Jw hart biography

Riding Bulls to Raising Kids
By Laci Jones

With a career as a professional bull rider that spanned more than 15 years, J.W.

Hart was the Professional Bull Riders Rookie of the Year, PBR World Champion and later started the J.W. Hart Challenge that takes place each year in Decatur, Texas. However, these days Hart enjoys spending time with his family and raising cattle on the acre ranch in Overbrook, Okla.

“J.W.&#;s bull riding career is one thing, our marriage is one thing and our kids are one thing, but the connector has been God,” said J.W.

Hart’s wife, LeAnn Hart.

The bull rider was born in Marietta, Okla., in March , with rodeo in his veins. His father rode bulls before Hart was born and shortly after. His mother barrel raced, later becoming a secretary.

Hart tried his hand at calf-roping, barrel racing and goat tying in junior rodeos, but he found his passion in bull riding.

Both Hart and his little brother learned how to bull ride from their fat