The NFR at MGM Grand - Luke Branquinho Bio

Events: Steer Wrestling, Tie-Down Roping. Born: 9/17/1980 Santa Maria, CA. Joined PRCA: 2000. PRCA Career Earnings: $1,198,035.00. World Titles Won: 2. WNFR Qualifications: 7. Current Residence: Los Alamos, CA.

Awards - PRCA Overall and Steer Wrestling Rookie of the Year, 2000

Personal - 6-0, 235...Wife, Lindsay; son Mark Cade (born June 7, 2008)...Hobbies include training horses, fishing and hunting, playing golf...Diagnosed with Type I diabetes and uses an insulin pump in order to keep his blood glucose (sugar) levels under control ...Parents are ranchers John and Brandy Branquinho, who compete in team roping…He and his family survived a wreck in March 2002, when their rig hit a patch of ice and slid off the road…At the 2003 Redding (Calif.) Rodeo, both Luke and elder brother Casey won event titles…Eldest brother Tony is the rodeo coach at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo…When he missed the 2005 Wrangler NFR due to injury he helped call the action for the ProRodeo Radio Network....Travels with Jason Miller, Curtis Cassidy, Les Shepperson and Gabe Ledoux.

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