Las Vegas Events president Pat Christenson discussed myriad topics about Las Vegas and the NFR, including long-term viability at the Thomas & Mack Center.
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Hall of Fame musician Charlie Daniels, who was 83 when he died this past week, was so enamored of the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas that he wrote a song about it.
In 1968, Ann Lewis — nicknamed “Annie the Okie” — won rodeo’s barrel racing championship as a 10-year-old, but did not live long enough to receive the gold buckle.