4X WORLD CHAMPION BULL RIDER J.W. HARRIS RETIRES
4X WORLD CHAMPION BULL RIDER J.W. HARRIS RETIRES * * MEDIA RELEASE * * Harris, a four-time PRCA world champion and a nine-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier confirmed to ProRodeo Sports News in May 2021 that he is retiring. "Man, I would just rather be home," said Harris, 34. "I'm just tired of going up and down the road. I've been fortunate enough to make a living in this sport and made lots of great friends. I got to see a lot of places a lot of people don't get to see in their lifetime. There are guys who don't get to ride bulls for five years and I've been very blessed to do this for a living and do it for as long as I have. I'm one of the few guys who got to do this for this long." Harris' last ride was at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo Xtreme Bulls in Mercedes, Texas, May 12 when he failed to register a score. "I've been seeing the writing on the wall because the last few (rod