 Speed Williams
8-time consecutive world champion team roper
A native of Florida, now living in DeLeon, Texas, Speed grew up in a roping family. His late father, Ken, was a world champion saddle bronc rider. The Williams trained rope horses and kids for many years in Jacksonville, FL. His mom, Bobbi Williams, still competes regularly to date.
Speed is one of the few to have made the NFR in both heading and heeling, but won eight consecutive world titles heading for Rich Skelton.
Married in 1997 to Jennifer Shurden, the couple have two children: a daughter, Hali Wren, 4; and a son Gabrielle Ken, 1.
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Q & A with Speed Williams
If I didn’t rodeo for a living I would probably:
Teach people how to rope
If you had a day off, you would do what:
Hang out with the family
Favorite food:
Mom’s deer meat, Rice-a-Roni and gravy
Who would you like to meet in person, that you’ve never met?
Albert Einstein
Favorite sports team:
Don’t really have a favorite
Other than NFR, favorite rodeo:
Dallas Tour Finale
Hardest thing about what you do:
Mental game
Best thing about what you do:
The choice of what you do, when you do it and how you do it
Your best character trait:
Honesty
Your worst character trait:
Too driven
Who do you most admire:
My wife
Favorite movie:
Don't have a favorite
What makes you laugh:
My kids
Best horse you’ve ever ridden:
Viper and Bob |
