Bud Longbrake of Dupree, who qualified for five National Finals Rodeos and multiple Indian National Finals Rodeos was tragically killed Dec.20 in a one-vehicle accident on his ranch.
This sign recognizing Bud Longbrake’s 1990 performance at the National Finals Rodeo once welcomed visitors to Dupree. It’s now on display at the Ziebach County Historical Society.
Bud Longbrake
Rodeo community mourns the passing of saddle bronc legend Bud Longbrake
On Saturday, the community of Dupree and the rodeo community as a whole laid to rest one of its best - saddle bronc legend Bud Longbrake - filling the Dupree School gymnasium to capacity to pay homage to a man described by most who knew him as “one of the best.”
A five-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier, Longbrake, 62, was tra…
