Guy Allen

Guy Allen (born September 5, 1958) is an American ProRodeo Hall of Fame cowboy and an 18-time steer roping world champion. He competes in rodeos sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). He won the world title for the steer roping event 18 times when competing at the National Finals Steer Roping (NFSR) and also won the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) Average title five times. He had won the title 11 times in a row when Buster Record broke his streak. Allen is also inducted into eight rodeo halls of fame. Early life Guy Allen was born on September 5, 1958, in Coushatta, Louisiana, to a ranching family. He graduated from Santa Anna High School. He started rodeo in 1961. His father and brother are also PRCA members and the three all qualified together for the NFSR in 1983, the first time a father and two sons had qualified for the event at the same time. Career Allen competes on the PRCA rodeo circuit. He most recently competed in 2016. At age 7, Allen traveled to rodeos with his father to compete. At age 13, he had become an adept steer roper. In 1976, at age 16, he joined the PRCA. He filled his permit within a month of joining. "Filling a permit" is when a contestant fulfills the requirements to become a PRCA card holder, which includes purchasing a permit and earning a minimum dollar amount at sanctioned rodeos. As a card holder, a contestant is allowed to compete in finals events and gain official ranking. At age 19, he competed in his first NFSR and won his first world title. He also competes in team roping. In 2000, in Duncan, Oklahoma, Allen set a new world record for the fastest steer roping time at 7.9 seconds. He held the record until 2012 when, on June 2, Cody Scheck set a new world record with a 7.7-second run at the Old Fort Days Rodeo in Fort Smith, Arkansas.