By BRIAN ARGABRIGHT
The 830 Times
Lane Frost’s legacy has been etched in Del Rio since he won his first bull riding championship here in 1985.
Saturday night, Del Rioans and bull riding fans will get the chance to see a side of Frost many people have never seen through the documentary, “Lane: Life, Legend, Legacy,” which is being brought to Del Rio through the efforts of KDLK 94.1 FM.
The nearly two-hour film will be screened at the Whitehead Memorial Museum beginning at 7 p.m. The film’s director, Bradley J. Hughes, will be on hand for the screening while other guests are expected to make an appearance. This is a ticketed event. Tickets are available through Eventbrite. Tickets will be available until Saturday night. All seats are general admission and are $25 plus applicable taxes.
The film chronicles Frost’s life and is told through home movies, archived footage and personal stories from his closest friends including Tuff Hedeman and Cody Lambert, his wife Kellie Macy, his parents Elsie and Clyde Frost, and current bull riding stars such as world champions J.B. Mauney, Sage Kimzey and Stetson Wright.
There will be a chance for the audience to meet with Hughes after the film as the event isn’t scheduled to end until around 11 p.m.
The Del Rio stop is part of the Road to Cheyenne Film Tour. The film debuted in Fort Worth and has already been screened in Atoka, Ok., and Lubbock. It was also an official selection for the Dallas International Film Festival.
Frost was a two-time George Paul Memorial Bull Riding champion. He won his first George Paul buckle in 1985 and then repeated as champion in 1986, sharing the title with his traveling partner Hedeman. He’s one of eight bull riders to win the George Paul at least twice.
In 1987 Frost captured the PRCA World Championship in bull riding at that year’s National Finals Rodeo. He was a five-time NFR qualifier, winning the average in 1986.
Two years after winning the world championship, Frost was killed when he was struck by the bull he had just ridden while competing at Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyo. He was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1990.
Frost’s story was immortalized on the silver screen with the 1994 “8 Seconds,” part of which was shot at the Val Verde County Fairgrounds in Del Rio, the same arena Frost won his two George Paul championship buckles.
The Frost family added a third George Paul title to its legacy when Lane’s second-cousin Josh Frost won his first George Paul championship at this year’s event in April.
A trailer for the film can be found on YouTube at https://youtu.be/XcI2FD0Rt4Q?si=lWHaICGEZ_wET1JC
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