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Lane's Story

To The Present

At the National Rodeo Finals in 1989, Coors Brewery made sure that Lane
received (posthumously) its "Coors Favorite Cowboy Award"
an honor usually voted on by the fans. The $3,000 donation went to
Kellie Frost, who accepted the award in the arena after the tenth performance.
Lane's parents also attended the ceremony. Don Sober, rodeo program manager
for Coors stated: "I am sure everyone regrets the circumstances involved, and I am confident
everyone agrees with our decision to

Lane's friend Tuff won the Bull Riding Championship that year,
and rode an extra 8 seconds "for Lane". The name of the bull was # 4, 
owned by Beutler & Gaylord Rodeo.

Also, the bull Red Rock appeared during the "Lane Frost Memorial Service"
held at the 1989 National Rodeo Finals.

(For more information on this fund, see my "Other Rodeo Information" page.)

In August of 1990, Lane was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame.
He is the youngest cowboy ever inducted.

Also inducted in 1990 were Red Rock, (the bull only Lane ever
successfully rode), and former Oklahoma Congressman
Clem McSpadden who was general manager of the National Finals Rodeo
for 18 years, and gave the eulogy at Lane's funeral.
Below is part of Mr. McSpadden's eulogy.

"Lane had one great quality that separates him
from much of this generation today.

He knew no greed.

To the people he baled hay with in Choctaw County,
and the people he worked cattle with, he was just what he was.

He had goals that far exceeded a championship buckle,
and today he wears the buckle of immortality."

Also in 1990,  Lane was the first recipient of the "Lane Frost Memorial Award",
an award created for people who promote rodeo in their daily lives.

Lane's parents, Clyde and Elsie Frost, accepted the award for their son.

In 1990, country music singer Garth Brooks released the video "The Dance"
with clips of Lane in it.

On Feb. 26, 1991 a special showing of the movie
"My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" was shown in Oklahoma City.
It would premiere nationally on March 1.

An auction to benefit the "Cowboy Crisis Fund" was also held.

Here is part of a speech by E.K.Gaylord II, co-producer of the movie,
given before the auction.

"A tremendous rodeo talent, Oklahoman Lane Frost died in 1989
during the final round of competition
in the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo in Cheyenne, WY.

Frost's death resulted in an outpouring of concern
for the families of rodeo cowboys
struck by catastrophic death or injury,
and the 'Cowboy Crisis Fund' was formed.

Lane was killed just days before we began filming
'My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys'.
He was going to be Scott Glenn's stunt double in the movie.

This film is dedicated to the memory of Lane Frost. Let the auction begin."

In 1993, a music group called "Smokin' Armadillos" released a song
called "Red Rock" about the Challenge of the Champions.

On July 24, 1993 a Memorial Sculpture by Chris Navarro of Lane riding a bull
was dedicated to Lane at the Frontier Days Park in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The sculpture stands 15 feet high, 11 feet long, 7 feet wide,
and weighs more than a ton.

Clyde and Elsie Frost, Kellie Frost, and even Luke Perry, who was filming
"8 Seconds" at that time, attended. It was the first time the Frosts were
back in Cheyenne since Lane's death.

And, in 1993, Jimmy Morris, one of Lane Frost's bull riding students,
won the overall title in bull riding at Cheyenne Frontier Days.
He said,
"Lane Frost helped me ride. If it hadn't been for him,
I wouldn't be here today.  It means a lot to me to be the first
one of his students to win this."

Also in 1993, Kellie Frost remarried, and now lives in Texas,
with her new husband and their two children.

In 1994 the movie "8 Seconds" was released,
which was supposed to tell Lane's story.

However, Hollywood decided to add some details, and leave other details out.
Lane's parents were very upset and disappointed that the movie
made no mention that Lane was a Christian.
( Find out more on my"8 Seconds" Page.)

In 1997, at a concert in Oklahoma City, the country music duo Brooks and Dunn
dedicated a song called "Last Rodeo" to Lane.

Cheyenne Frontier Days Tribute
.
Cheyenne Frontier Days had a 10 year tribute to Lane Frost on Friday, July 30, 1999
during their afternoon rodeo.
Here are the "Official" Highlights of the tribute, as reported by the
"Wyoming Tribune Eagle"

The ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary
of Lane's death was held in the middle of the arena
just before the third session of bull riding.

The participants were Clyde and Elsie Frost,
rodeo announcer Hadley Barrett
(who was the announcer the day Lane was killed)
and the Cheyenne Frontier Days General Committee.

The Frosts were presented a
Lane Frost commemorative belt buckle and a CFD bracelet.

Hadley Barrett was quoted as saying,
"Lane was a great champion, but he also was a great man.
He had a smile that was contagious.
The thing that set him apart was that
he always had 10 to 20 kids gathered around him.
He always talked to them and encouraged them."

The Frosts thought the tribute was appropriate,
and Mrs. Frost remarked that this was the first time
they had been back to Cheyenne since the
unveiling of Lane's statue there in 1993.

The Frosts also said if people remember
one thing about Lane they want it to be
"that he was a kind person and knew Jesus."