Lane Frost
October 12, 1963 – July 30, 1989

Lane Frost was born in LaJunta, Colorado on October 12, 1963 but spent his childhood around Vernal, Utah where the Frost Family lived. Lane is survived by his parents, Clyde and Elsie Frost, a sister Robin, and brother, Cody. At the age of 14, Lane and his family moved to Lane, Oklahoma.  From the time Lane could talk he wanted to be a bull rider.  His father, Clyde, rodeoed and competed in bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, and steer wrestling.

In Oklahoma, Lane belonged to numerous youth Rodeo Associations and was very successful in these. Lane was the National High School Bull Riding Champion in 1981. In 1982, he was the Bull Riding Champion of the first Youth National Finals held in Ft. Worth, Texas.  He graduated from Atoka High School that year and joined the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and began rodeoing full time.

In 1985, he married Kellie Kyle. Kellie was also raised in a rodeo family.  Lane realized his lifelong dream when he became the PRCA World Champion Bull Rider in 1987.  That same year, the great bull Red Rock, owned by Growny Rodeo Company was voted Bucking Bull of the Year.  Red Rock had been out 309 times and has never been ridden.  In 1988, at the Challenge of Champions where Lane would try to ride Red Rock in seven exhibition matches.  He rode him four out of seven tries.

Lane’s life at this time was some turmoil. His mom reminded him that God had done a lot for him, but Lane had not done anything for God.  After some discussion, Lane said the sinners’ prayer and asked Jesus to come into his heart and life.

He went on to compete at the winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, where for the first time at the Olympics they held and exhibition rodeo.  Lane and his traveling partner, Tuff Hedeman, were invited to Hawaii to try two bulls that had not been ridden by Hawaiian cowboys. They were both successful in riding those bulls.

On July 30, 1989, at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo in Cheyenne, Wyoming, after making an 85 point ride on a bull called “Taking Care of Business”, Lane landed in the mud, the bull turned and hit him in the side breaking some ribs and severed a main artery.  He died on the arena floor at the age of 25.

Lane was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs in August of 1990. In 1994, the movie “8 Seconds” was released based on the life story of Lane Frost.  He was inducted into the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame, the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, as well as the Oklahoma Sports Museum.

Because of this decision in 1988 to accept Jesus as his Savior, his family and friends are comforted knowing Lane is in heaven receiving his greatest reward ever.