History

Now housed in the Historic Cowtown Coliseum in the Fort Worth Stockyards. The organization, dedicated to the sport of rodeo and the recognition of Texas' contribution to that sport, the TRCHF was founded in 1975 by Johnny Boren and a group of Belton

Belton, Texas

Belton is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. The population was 14,623 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bell County.Belton is part of the Killeen – Temple – Fort Hood metropolitan area.-Geography:...

, Texas, businessmen. Boren was the manager of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association

Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association is an organization whose members compete in rodeos throughout North America, primarily in the United States. The PRCA sanctions rodeo venues and events through the PRCA Circuit System. Its championship event is the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo...

 (PRCA) Lone Star Circuit, the biggest circuit in Prorodeo's circuit system. Johnny Boren, a Ford automobile dealer in Belton, frequently had world champion cowboys across the desk from him at his dealership. Autographed photos of world champs adorned both his office and his home. He was a well-known bull rider and founder of the Old Timers Rodeo Association.
The Hall of Fame was first housed in several spots in the Belton-area, including a western wear store. Eventually, the Hall of Fame moved to the Bell County Expo Center in Belton, only a block or so away from the Ford dealership where it was born.

They currently have an induction ceremony usually in March or April, that takes place at the Bell County Expo Center

Bell County Expo Center

The Bell County Expo Center is a 6,559-seat multi-purpose arena, in Belton, Texas. It was formerly the home of the Texas Bullets , the CenTex Barracudas and the Central Texas Stampede .It is the home of the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame....

 in Belton, Texas every year.

The Hall of Fame is currently run by a Board Of Directors from all over the state of Texas. Funds are currently being raised for a permanent Hall of Fame building in Belton. The Hall contains pictures and biographies of famous Texas rodeo cowboys who helped to shape the sport from its inception until the present.

In 2005, the Hall of Fame inducted as members the former rodeo performer and promoter Dan Collins Taylor

Dan Taylor (rodeo)

Dan Collins Taylor was an American cowboy and rodeo performer and promoter.-Rodeo career:Taylor was born to third-generation ranchers Babb Taylor and Kathleen Taylor in rural Doole near Brady in McCulloch County in central Texas...

 of Doole

Doole, Texas

Doole is an unincorporated community in McCulloch County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 74 in 1990....

, Texas, and his wife, the Berva Dawn Sorensen Taylor.