Boyd Polhamus has been the announcer for the Wrangler Nationals Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas 13 times. Continued from page 36
The memories of Polhamus’ high school days still linger with Curtis and have positively influenced his life and coaching career.
“He made me more humble because of the effort he made to make our little team better. To realize how hard he worked, to see how much work he put into it, made me a better coach. I had to understand the complexity of his life, which made me look at coaching from a different perspective. His relationships with his family and the support they provided made me realize how much influence families have on your success. The team, family and school have to all work together to be successful,” explains Curtis.
Having the opportunity to coach Polhamus in wrestling along with football, Curtis describes Polhamus as an ideal athlete to coach.
“It was an honor and a privilege to work with him as a high school kid. He’s the kind of person that you wish was your own kid. That’s the way I felt about Boyd; he was one of the best ever. An outstanding individual, he was respected by everybody. Nobody that I know of had a bad word to say about Boyd Polhamus and the person he was,” expresses Curtis.
With his involvement in both wrestling and rodeo, Polhamus has witnessed the devotion and heart that these athletes pour into their sport. “To them, it’s not just a game or competition; it’s a lifestyle. If you find a man that plays with his head and heart, he won’t come in second for you. If you don’t use your head you’re not going to take the victory in either sport,” said Polhamus. With the utmost respect for the sport, Polhamus believes that wrestling is the foundation for his rodeo career. All the roots come back to wrestling. “Wrestling is the ultimate sport; it is demanding and isometric, every move you make someone is trying to stop it. You have to do everything with a passion in order to be successful. You have to have a burning desire to win and compete,” said Polhamus. A four-time state rodeo champion throughout high school, Polhamus was popular amongst the crowd. Suffering a knee injury during high school, Polhamus was unsure that he would be able to continue to compete in all the events. This cowboy who competed in every event felt an obligation to his fans and to the rodeo people to uphold his tradition; he competed despite the injury.
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