Tornado (bull)

Tornado was an American bucking bull. He went to the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) at least four times. He was voted Bull of the NFR four times consecutively from 1962 to 1965. Owned by rodeo champion Jim Shoulders, Tornado was named the "meanest bull alive" at the NFR four times. Tornado is best known for his matchup with ProRodeo Hall of Fame bull rider, Freckles Brown, which is most often referred to as "The Ride." It was Brown who, in 1967, broke Tornado's undefeated streak of 220 buckoffs in six years. Tornado, Brown, and Shoulders all have been recorded in The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture maintained online by the Oklahoma Historical Society. Tornado was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame 1979 and the Bull Riding Hall of Fame in 2016.