Kasey Hayes

Kasey Hayes (born August 16, 1985) is an American former professional bull rider on the Professional Bull Riders (PBR)'s Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) tour. He is one of the few riders to come on tour and win his very first event that same weekend (that being the 2006 Tulsa Express PBR Classic in Tulsa, Oklahoma). Hayes has also competed on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and Championship Bull Riding (CBR) circuits. After suffering a facial injury early in his professional career, Hayes began riding with a protective face mask underneath his cowboy hat. However, by 2010, he was riding with a full helmet. He qualified for the CBR World Finals in 2005 and the PBR World Finals from 2006 to 2010 and 2014 to 2016. He retired from professional bull riding after the 2016 PBR season with pride.[1]

Hayes currently resides in Liberal, Kansas and is of Irish descent on his father's side.

Biography

Raised in the plains of western Kansas, Kasey Hayes topped his first steer at the age of 9. With the guidance of his father, Hayes progressed to junior bulls and then big bulls. He won the bull riding title in the Kansas High School Rodeo Association after two years as reserve champion.[2] At the age of 12, he was badly injured at an open bull riding in Kingman, Kansas. He received a concussion and a fractured skull. The injury put him out for two weeks, and he has ridden with a face mask in every event since; around 2010, he made the transition to a full helmet.[3] Hayes took Tulsa by storm in July 2006, winning the third round with a 90-point ride and earning over $36,000 for the event championship.[2]

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References
  1. "Eight Time World Finalist Hayes retires". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  2. "Professional Bull Riders - Kasey Hayes". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  3. "Not even helmets help pro bull riders stave off concussions". Associated Press. May 28, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2020.

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