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Name: Edison Bitsui

Association Information: All Indian Rodeo Cowboys Association

Event(s): 50+ Breakaway Roping

Joined Association: 2004 inductee AIRCA Gold Card

Association Titles: AIRCA Bareback Reserve Champion 1976-1984; Nine times INFR Qualifier 1976-1985;  PRCA card holder since 1976; Turquoise Circuit Finalist 1980-83;   

Career Highlights:

• I began team roping in high school with my Grandfather Dee Etsitty;
• Won the 1980 Bareback Riding Championship at the Navajo Nation Fair Rodeo;
• In 1987 won the Team Roping finals at the Navajo Nation Fair Rodeo.
• All American Rodeo Helsinki Finland 1991 – Bareback Riding and Team Roping
• All American Rodeo Paris France- 1992 – Bareback Riding and Team Roping
• AIRCA President 1983-1988
• Navajo Community College Rodeo Coach
• AIRCA Commissioner 2004-05

Personal Information:

Born: Navajo

Residence: Corrales, NM

Family: Ruth –

25 yr. old son - Jeremiah Bitsui, actor: Natural Born Killers; A Thousand Roads; Into the West; Screenwriter -The Rise of the Son; and Businessman - “Youth Impacting Youth”- Motivation Workshops for young people. 

Height: 5’10” Weight: 155

Rodeo Idol:

Motivation for Rodeo: To grow my faith and serve the Lord.

Other interests: