Every day during the rodeo fans line up to get autographs from one of the cowgirls or cowboys competing in the day’s rodeo. During Saturday’s performance of the rodeo a fan approached one of our rodeo committee members frantically asking where Beau Hill was. The unnamed fan had come from England to see the Stampede, more specifically, Beau Hill. She had watched him compete on TV in the PBR (Professional Bull Riders Association) and instantly she was a follower of his. She liked watching him so much so that when the first male was born in her family in three generations she named him Beau. She had come to Calgary for the second year in a row hoping to have the chance to meet the child’s namesake. Upon hearing the story, Bill Piers from the Rodeo Committee tracked down the two-time NFR qualifier and three-time PBR finals qualifier to have him come over and meet his adoring fan.
“It was kinda funny,” mentioned Beau as he taped his hand in his pre-ride preparation. “I didn’t know what to think”. For Beau, the name is something he shares with all the males in his family. “All the boys in my family have the initials J.B.H. – my full name is Jason Beau Hill.” When he and his wife Keri had their two sons, after having daughter Lakai, they continued the tradition naming them Jory Beau and Jace Beau.
Beau was able to sign autographs and take pictures with the dedicated fan from England making her second trip to the Calgary Stampede a successful one and proving that when you are a rodeo hero, fans will adore you, and may even name their children after you.
- Submitted by Katie Lutz, Calgary Stampede Rodeo Committee
