Joe Berger From Burger Bucking Bulls Passed Away
According to the PBR website, Joe Berger the father of Chad Berger passed away on December 25, 2020 at the age of 84. Joe Berger was a livestock contractor just like his son Chad. Joe Berger was a great guy and this is sad to see the PBR and Bis-Man community lose such a great person.
According to PBR s Website Joe Berger began his career in bucking bulls in the 1960 s. The Berger family has had bucking bulls for many years and have had some of the best bulls in the country. Joe Berger raised Little Yellow Jacket PBR s only three time world champion bull.
MANDAN, N.D. (PBR) – The legendary cowboy Joe Berger passed away at the age of 84, on Friday, December 25th.
Berger, the father of PBR’s reigning Stock Contractor of the Year Chad Berger, quickly fell in love with the cattle industry after beginning to raise bucking bulls for his sons when they showed an interest in bull riding at a young age.
It was the beginning of what became a long and successful career spanning over four decades. During Berger’s career, which began to take off in the 1960s, Berger helped organize events, developed his own breeding program and helped raise the PBR’s first three-time World Champion Bull Little Yellow Jacket (2002-2004) on the family ranch in Mandan, North Dakota.