MIKE LEE World Champion PBR Bull Rider: Sponsorship

PBR World Champion Mike Lee

A sponsorship with World Champion Bull Rider Mike Lee can be a strategic and

beneficial move for your company.

Why sponsor Professional Bull Rider World Champion and

Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) Champion Mike Lee?

Mike Lee is considered one of the most consistent and successful bull riders in PBR history.
2004 PBR World Champion and BFTS Champion in the same year.
Been in the elite PBR Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) 15 consecutive years, which is a record.
Qualified for the PBR BFTS Finals 15 consecutive years, which is a record.
Has ridden over 500 PBR BFTS qualified rides, which only one other rider in PBR history has accomplished.
Is consistently at events, not taken out by injury. He has been able to represent the companies that he endorses at PBR BFTS, Velocity, and TPD events through out the year.
Lee only takes off two weeks a year, otherwise is competing around the country – representing company’s brands with him.
Lee works hard to attend every autograph signing available and will typically be the first one there and the last one to leave.
Lee has a huge and loyal fan base.
Lee is recognized as having one of the best social media interaction in the PBR. His posts recognize his sponsors, shares their pages/links, websites, and promotes their products.

As of Nov. 11, 2016

Finished the PBR BFTS in 10th place 2016. Attended 67 events. 35.53% riding average.
Finished the PBR TPD (Touring Pro Division) in 4th place 2016. Attended 17 events. 46.15% riding average.
Finished the PBR Velocity in 10th place 2016. Attended 12 events 50% riding average.

Mike Lee attends all the PBR BFTS, which is the highest level of bull riding a professional can compete in. When not at a BFTS event, he is at the Velocity and TPD event.

Career Stats:

Attended over 643 PBR events
1440 PBR outs
758 Rides
37 90 pt Rides
47 event wins
169 top 5’s
274 top 10’s
100,427.36 Total points earned in the PBR
2301.66 2016 PBR world points
12,175.50 Career Final Points
87,570 Career BFTS points
#6 All Time PBR Money Earner with more than $3,841,159.71
Has competed in 15 consecutive World Finals, and 15 years in the PBR BFTS which is a record in the PBR

Other important stats:

2004 World Champion
2004 World Finals Winner
First PBR bull rider to win both events in one year
He has been in top standings every year for his entire PBR career.
Qualified for 15 World Finals Competitions held each October in Las Vegas, NV
1 of 4 riders in the 20 year history of the PBR with more than 800 outs (times on a bull at events)
1 of 2 with over 500 PBR BFTS qualified rides (rides that made the 8 seconds requirement)
Won the Calgary Stampede in 2008
Represented the USA in the 2010 World Cup, an event where 25 riders, from 5 different countries, compete
Finished in the Top 10 of the world standings 7 times

According the PBR Website article, Winners of the 2015 BFTS Summer Break, “Mike Lee was the PBR’s strongest bull rider for the second consecutive summer.”

Mike Lee World Finals Standings by year show his consistency and success in this industry:

2017 30th
2016 10th

2015 18th

2014 7th

2013 10th

2012 13th

2011 17th

2010 5th

2009 28th

2008 8th

2007 15th

2006 3rd

2005 36th (due to injury, but still made finals)

2004 1st

2003 6th

2002 11th

2018

2018 Events entered:

Jan. 12 / Jackson, Tennessee CBR
Jan. 13 / Augusta, Georgia/ American Bull Riders Assoc. Bull Riding
Jan. 19 / Toledo, Ohio / Pro Rodeo Xtreme bull riding
Jan. 27 / Fort Worth Stock Show Pro Rodeo
Feb. 1 / Bismarck, North Dakota, Pro Rodeo Xtreme bull riding
Feb. 10 / Jackson, Mississippi/ Dixie National Pro Rodeo
Feb. 16 / Los Fresnos, Texas / Pro Rodeo
Feb. 17 / Lufkin, Texas CBR
Feb. 21 / American Qualifier
Feb. 24 / El Paso, Texas / Tuff Hedeman Bull Riding Tour
March 3 / Las Vegas, Nevada/ Tuff Hedeman Bull Riding Tour March 17 / Bossier City, Louisiana/ Tuff Hedeman Bull Riding Tour March 24 / Salina, Kansas / CBR
April 7 / Fort Worth, Texas/ Tuff Hedeman Bull Riding Tour
April 24 / Wharton, Texas / Pro Rodeo Xtreme Bull Riding
April 27 / Athens, Texas/ Pro Rodeo
April 28 / Lufkin, Texas / Pro Rodeo
May 5 / Las Cruces, NM CBR
May 11 / Crockett, Texas/ Pro Rodeo
May 12 / Bridgeport, Texas / Pro Rodeo
May 17 / Jacksonville, Texas/ Pro Rodeo
May 18 / Killeen, Texas, Pro Rodeo
May 19 / Open Bull Riding/ Nocona, Texas
June 2 / Hugo, Oklahoma/ Pro Rodeo
June 6 / Gladewater, Texas/ Pro Rodeo Xtreme bull riding
June 8 / Woodward, Oklahoma/ Pro Rodeo
June 9 / Hoxie, Kansas / CBR
June 15-16 / Bismarck, North Dakota/ World Champions Challenge June 20 / Williston, North Dakota/ CBR
June 22 / Williston, North Dakota/ CBR
June 28 / Dickinson, North Dakota/ Pro Rodeo
June 29 / Sidney, Montana/ CBR
July 25-26 / Cheyenne, Wyoming/ Pro Rodeo
Aug 1 / Rifle, Colorado / Pro Rodeo Xtreme Bulls Garfield Conty Fairgrounds
Aug 2 / Castle Rock, CO / Pro Rodeo Xtreme Bulls Douglas County Fairgrounds

Tie for 1st place Las Cruces, NM CBR
1st place Athens, TX Henderson County Go Texan Rodeo Pro Rodeo
1st place Lufkin, TX Angelina County Benefit Rodeo Pro Rodeo
1st place Ft. Worth, TX Tuff Hedeman Bull Riding Tour
2nd place Bossier City, Louisiana Tuff Hedeman Bull Riding Tour
2nd place Jacksonville, TX Tops in Texas Pro Rodeo
5th place Bismarck, North Dakota, Pro Rodeo Xtreme Bulls

6th place Gladewater, TX Gladewater Round Up Xtreme Bulls Pro Rodeo

SPONSORSHIP:

There are multiple places for logo placement:

front of vest
back of vest
shirt - sleeve, collar, front, back
chaps
hat
helmet - sides, top

Internet:

Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
website
YouTube

Other:

photo shoots
autograph signings
videos

Ways to sponsor:

monetarily
product equivalent to a monetary sponsorship
travel - air fare, gas cards, rental car
equipment such as tractor, bull riding equipment, arena equipment, truck, car, etc.

Sponsorship levels can include a variety of the above as well as for different amount of time.

For details, email smith@smithprollc.com