Brett Hoffman 
Ranger's Reeves gets double dose of news
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
Tom Reeves' rodeo career spurred on headlines twice during the past week.
The 2001 world champion saddle bronc rider from Ranger learned that he will be inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colo. And as a college rodeo coach, he also learned that he would advance another men's team to the College National Finals Rodeo.
Last year, Reeves led Ranger College to the men's collegiate national title, an honor that probably expedited his induction into the hall of fame.
"I thought I might get in the hall someday, but only after I was dead and gone," Reeves said. "It's just unreal."
The other inductees are all-around cowboy Paul Tierney, team roper Bobby Hurley, the late steer roper Shaun Burchett, the late stock contractor Feek Tooke, the late saddle bronc Trails End, contract act performers Leon and Vicki Adams, bull rider/judge Duane Howard and the late rodeo judge Buddy Lytle.
The hall's selection committee also opted to induct 16 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association rodeo committees, and the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo was among four Texas shows that will be honored. The others are in San Antonio, Houston and Pecos.
Reeves received the ProRodeo Hall of Fame Mentoring Award in 2007 after leading Ranger to the collegiate men's title in his second season as coach. As a competitor, Reeves qualified for the first 18 NFRs held in Las Vegas (1985-2002). Only Billy Etbauer has more NFR qualifications with 19.
Reeves, 43, retired in 2005 with career earnings of $1,745,962, putting him 20th on the all-time list.
Reeves resurrected Ranger's rodeo program and won the 2007 national men's title.
The top two teams from each region advanced after the 10th regular-season show, which was last weekend's Tarleton State Rodeo. Ranger finished second behind Western Texas in the 2007-2008 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Southwest Region men's race. Tarleton's women advanced to the nationals by finishing second to Texas Tech.
PBR update
Brazilian Adriano Moraes, 37, a former Keller resident who lives near Tyler, earned $23,740 after sharing the title at the Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series tour stop last weekend in Rosemont, Ill. Moraes, a three-time world champion, announced earlier this year that he will retire at the end of the 2008 season. He is scheduled to compete at the Dallas tour stop on Jan. 21-22.
Family tradition
Joel Bach of Millsap won the team roping heading title and earned $5,271 last weekend at the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo. He is ranked 16th in the PRCA world heading title race with $16,385. Bach's father, Allen, has four world team roping titles. The younger Bach is entered in the Mineral Wells' traditional PRCA rodeo Wednesday through Saturday.
Briefly
Two-time National Finals Rodeo saddle bronc riding qualifier Bradley Harter of Weatherford won the Clovis Rodeo with a score of 84 and earned $6,006.
Former NFR qualifier Bud Ford of Everman won the tie-down roping title at the Henderson County PRCA Stampede in Athens with a time of 7.8 seconds and earned $1,102.
