Tilden Hooper

Name and Hometown: Tilden Hooper, Carthage, TX

9-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Qualifier

Joined PRCA: 2006

Regular Season Earnings: $161,952

Starting 2022 NFR in 1st place

Major regular season wins –

• Red Bluff (California) Round-Up, $5,654
• Reno (Nevada) Rodeo, $53,54
• Cody (Wyoming) Stampede, $6,486
• Farm City Pro Rodeo (Hermiston, Oregon), $5,108
• Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, California), $6,486

Fun Facts about Tilden: He was on the bubble for his ninth WNFR qualification until August, then he got hot at Hermiston, Oregon and San Juan Capistrano winning $11,594. The first of September he had moved to 13th and enters his ninth WNFR in 11th place. He’s very grateful to have another opportunity to ride in the Thomas and Mack Center and go for a gold buckle. He said just thinking about it makes the hair stand up on the back of his neck. And that hair has become a trademark. He has spent some time acting in the “Yellowstone” series and along with competing stays busy chasing his little boy Tell. Tilden and his wife Melissa have been married since 2017.