2000 and 2003 PBR World Champion Chris Shivers (Jonesville, La.) suffered a severe concussion during Built Ford Tough Championship Round action on Sunday, October 2 during the Laughlin Invitational. Shivers was transported to an area hospital for further evaluation. Results of Shivers’ CAT scans were negative and he was released from the hospital at 1 a.m. pacific time. At this time Shivers is questionable to compete in the Built Ford Tough Series event in
Columbus, Ohio on October 15-16. There were no other injuries in association with the concussion and Shivers will compete at the PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals, October 28-30 and November 3-6, 2005.
Shivers was kicked in the head by Mike Solomon’s bull Ditto following a successful ride which yielded 87.5 points. Shivers was immediately transported to the hospital where he regained consciousness but was kept for observation. At the age of only 26, Shivers is on the way to positioning himself to win an unprecedented third Built Ford Tough World Championship, currently trailing world standings leader Justin McBride (Elk City, Okla. ) by 2,170 series points. Hip and shoulder surgeries kept Shivers out of competition for nearly six months during 2004; however 2005 has given the PBR sensation another opportunity to prove that he is among the sport’s legendary competitors.
About the Professional Bull Riders, Inc.:
Over 100 million viewers tune in each year to the PBR on NBC, OLN (Outdoor Life Network) and in Spanish on Telemundo. With over 450 hours of prime time programming annually PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air, in addition to attracting over one million live event attendees each year with its multi-tiered event structure which includes the marquee Built Ford Tough Series presented by Wrangler, the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company Challenger Tour, the Enterprise Tour, and the Humps N Horns Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants. The PBR's founding members and governing board of directors is comprised of celebrated bull riders of the past and present who have developed bull riding into a stand alone sport which is experiencing unprecedented growth in global popularity. The PBR is headquartered in
Colorado Springs, Colo. , and has over 600 athletes competing in more than 100 PBR sanctioned competitions.
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