Jason Barr is KGUN-TV's sports director and anchor, and he appears regularly on KGUN newscasts.
TUCON, Ariz. — It's said that every trail has its puddles. Long before Cody Jesus was riding a bucking bull for eight seconds, he spent the first fourteen years of his life on the Navajo Nation without running water or electricity.
"It's not as bad as people made it," said Jesus."You do your homework under candlelight, and wash out of a bucket in the morning." Inspired by his father, who was a bareback rider, and the movie,"8 Seconds," the Window Rock native learned to compete by setting up an old plastic barrel tied to trees with a rope.This weekend, Jesus buckles up for a new PBR"Unleash the Beast" season. He's ranked 22nd in the world, and often referred to as"The Pride of Navajo Nation."Jesus will do so under the bright lights of the Tucson Arena, a few hundred miles from where he grew up.
"Any bull rider can come from any circumstance in life. As long as you show up here, you're a professional bull rider."Jason Barr is a sports anchor and reporter for KGUN 9. Jason's stories have won KGUN four prestigious regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for sports reporting. He has also won two Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards for sports reporting. Share your story ideas with Jason by emailing jason.barr@kgun9.com or by connecting on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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