Chris Shivers


Chris Shivers is an American former bull rider on the Professional Bull Riders tour. He turned pro in 1997, and earned the title of PBR World Champion in 2000 and 2003.

Background

Chris Shivers was born on December 30, 1978, in Natchez, Mississippi.

Career

Shivers has twenty-two career Bud Light Cup Series and Built Ford Tough Series wins. The BLC was the name of the elite series from 1994 to 2002. The BFTS was the name from 2003 to 2017. He has recorded the following history-making firsts: the first PBR bull rider to win more than $300,000 in prize money in one year ; the first PBR bull rider to reach the $1 million mark, the $2 million mark and the $3 million mark ; the first PBR bull rider to register 13 90-point rides in one season ; the highest marked ride in PBR history ; and the first bull rider to win three consecutive Bud Light Cup events. He is the second man to win multiple PBR world titles, after Adriano Moraes. Shivers rode with a cowboy hat for most of his career. However, after a wreck fractured his nose at the 2009 BFTS season opener in Baltimore, Maryland, he rode with a helmet for the remainder of his career.

Unfinished Business

On May 30, 2015, Shivers came out of retirement for one more ride at "Unfinished Business". There, he rode a bull named Black Cat for 88.5 points and split the event win with J.W. Hart. Shivers and Hart were the only two PBR legends to ride their bulls for the full 8 seconds in the event.

Career highlights

Shivers announced that the 2012 PBR season would be his last. He retired after the World Finals that year. His final earnings during his 16-year PBR career total to $3,989,209.33. He was inducted into the PBR's Ring of Honor in 2013.

Personal life

Shivers resides with his family in Jonesville in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana. Shivers is married to his long-time wife Kylie, and they have three children. In 2019, Kylie was awarded the PBR Sharon Shoulders Award.