Nancy Sheppard

Nancy Sheppard (December 29, 1929 – April 8, 2026) was an American ProRodeo Hall of Fame trick rider and trick roper who was inducted in 2003.

Background Nancy Sheppard was born on December 29, 1929, on a ranch in Fort Worth, Texas.

Sheppard died at her home in Globe, Arizona, on April 8, 2026, at the age of 96.

Career Sheppard performed professionally for 22 years at rodeos all around the country. She worked for many well-known stock contractors, such as Harry Knight, Christensen Brothers, Leo Cremer, and Everett Colburn. In her time, she was the only woman who could stand on a running horse while spinning two ropes. Traveling around the country enabled her to do charity work on the side. She would visit local hospitals where she could entertain patients, particularly children. In the 1950s, she filled the position of contract acts representation to the Rodeo Cowboys Association (the name of the organization after the Cowboy Turtles' Association but prior to the PRCA).

Honors 1991 National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame 1996 Rodeo Hall of Fame of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 2003 ProRodeo Hall of Fame