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Lane's World |
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Lane's life, and rodeo career, took him to many places across the United States. This map marks where special events in Lane's life took place. |
| 1-Lane is born on Oct. 12, 1963 in La Junta, CO., near his grandparents home in Kim, CO. |
| 2-His parents take him home to Lapoint, UT., and later move 20 miles to Vernal, UT. |
| 3-In 1978, the Frosts move to Lane, OK., to escape Utah's harsh winters. |
| 4-Lane wins the Bull Riding Championship in the National High School Rodeo Association Finals held in Douglas, WY. |
| 5-He enters "Super Bull" in Del Rio, TX., and gets the "Tough Luck Award". |
| 6-Lane attends the National Rodeo Finals for the first time in 1984,
which is the last year they were held in Oklahoma City. |
| 7-Kellie and Lane marry on Jan 5, 1985, at United Methodist Church in Quanah, TX. |
| 8-Lane returns to "Super Bull" at Del Rio in 1985 and wins the Championship. |
| 9-Lane goes to the 1985 Finals in Las Vegas, and finished 3rd in world standings. |
| 10-Lane and Tuff Hedeman are co-champions at "Super Bull" in 1986. |
| 11-In 1986 he competes in "The World's Toughest Rodeo" in Oklahoma City, OK. |
| 12-In the 1986 Finals in Las Vegas, Lane is the NFR Average
winner, and places third in the world standings. |
| 13-In Sept. of 1987, Lane wins the bull riding at the "Pendleton
Round-Up", even though he suffered a broken collarbone in August. |
| 14-Lane also competes in the Oklahoma State Fair in September, 1987. |
| 15-Lane becomes the 1987 World Champion Bull Rider at the National
Rodeo Finals in Las Vegas, NV. |
| 16-In Feb. 1988, Lane competes in the Olympics, held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. |
| 17-Match 1 of 7 with Red Rock in Red Bluff, CA., on April 17, 1988. Red Rock wins. |
| 18-Match 2 of 7 held in Clovis, CA.., on April 24, 1988. Red Rock wins again. |
| 19-Match 3 of 7 in Redding, CA., on May 20, 1988. Lane stays on and is
the first one to ever complete a 8 second ride on Red Rock. Score now Red Rock-2, Lane-1. |
| 20-Match 4 of 7 in Livermore, CA., on June 11, 1988. Lane covers Red
Rock again, and the score is now tied. |
| 21-Match 5 of 7 is held the next day, June 12, 1988 in Sisters, OR.
Lane stays on and the score is now Red Rock-2, Lane Frost-3. |
| 22-Match 6 of 7 in St Paul, OR., on July 4, 1988. Red Rock ties the
score 3 to 3 when he bucks Lane off. |
| 23-Match 7 of 7 held in Spanish Fork, UT. on July 25, 1988. Lane stays
on and wins the match 4 to 3! |
| 24-Lane and Tuff Hedeman go to Hawaii to ride in a Hawaiian Professional Rodeo. |
| 25-Lane helps to organize the first "Bullmania-Tribute to Freckles
Brown" in Guthrie, OK. in early 1989. |
| 26-Lane is killed in Cheyenne, WY. on July 30, 1989 after successfully
riding his third bull at Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. |
| 27-Lane is buried in Hugo, OK., next to his friend Freckles Brown, on August 2, 1989. |
