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Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo a lesson in family tradition

Courtesy PRCA

Monday, April 13, 2009

POCATELLO, Idaho — When saddle bronc rider Wade Sundell took off his hat and used it to fan his horse at the end of his winning ride Saturday night at Holt Arena, it wasn't merely youthful exuberance. It was a tribute to his late grandfather. Cloyd Sundell Jr., 77, died last week, and at the April 10 funeral in Boxholm, Iowa, Wade pledged to his family and friends that if he made to the final round of the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo, presented by U.S. Smokeless Tobacco, he was goi ...

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