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Ted Nuce

Ted Nuce
Personal information
Born 1961/1962 (age 55–56)
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) (1986)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg) (1986)
Sport
Sport Rodeo
Event(s) Bull riding
Turned pro 1982
Retired 1996
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking 1985 PRCA world champion

Ted Nuce is an American former professional bull rider. He is a 2009 ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductee. He was the PRCA World Champion bull rider in 1985. He also won the Professional Bull Riders (PBR)'s first World Finals event in 1994.

A native of Escalon, California, Nuce turned pro in 1982. He was the champion of the PRCA California Circuit in bull riding in eight seasons: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1994. In 1985, he won the PRCA world championship in bull riding.

In 1996, the PBR inducted him into their Professional Bull Riders: Heroes and Legends Celebration Ring of Honor, an award "given annually to individuals who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the sport of professional bull riding, both in and out of the arena." Nuce was one of the four inaugural honorees. He is a Native American.

Results per the PRCA World Champions archive.


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