Dillinger (bull)

Dillinger (died 2004) was a two-time Professional Bull Riders World Champion bucking bull owned by the Herrington Cattle Company. He won PBR "Bull of the Year" honors in 2000 and 2001.^[1] He is currently ranked first all-time in the ProBullStats.com Hall of Fame^[2] and was bestowed the PBR Brand of Honor in 2012, the second bull to receive the honor after Little Yellow Jacket won the inaugural award in 2011.^[3] Although larger than most elite bulls of his era,^[4] he was well known for his speed and agility, bucking over 86% of riders in 51 career outs.^[5] His most notable ride came in the 2001 Built Ford Tough World Finals, when 2-time PBR world champion Chris Shivers rode him for an all-time Finals record score of 96.5.^[6] At the 2002 Tuff Hedeman Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, two-time PRCA World Champion Jim Sharp rode Dillinger for 95.5 points in the Mossy Oak Shootout and won $85,000 for that ride.^[7] 2002 PBR world champion Ednei Caminhas drew Dillinger four times and successfully rode him all four times, with three scores of 94 or better.^[8] Dillinger was forced into retirement after a leg injury in Louisville, Kentucky (which happened right before Caminhas' fourth ride on him) during the 2002 season; he was on track to win his third consecutive Bull of the Year title in 2002 prior to the injury. He died in 2004.^[9]

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