Christopher Lee “Chris” Shivers (born December 30, 1978) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bull riding, and competed on the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) circuit. He turned pro in 1997, and won the PBR world championship 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 (BLC) and Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) wins. The BLC was the name of the PBR’s elite series from 1994 to 2002. The BFTS was the name from 2003 to 2017. Shivers has recorded the following history-making firsts: the first PBR bull rider to win more than $300,000 in prize money in one year (1998); the first PBR bull rider to reach the $1 million mark (2001), the $2 million mark (2003) and the $3 million mark (2006); the first PBR bull rider to register 13 90-point rides in one season (1998); the highest marked ride in PBR history (96.5 points - twice) [a record later broken by Jose Vitor Leme]; and the first bull rider to win three consecutive Bud Light Cup events (2000). Shivers is the second man to win multiple PBR world titles, after Adriano Moraes (1994, 2001). Shivers rode with a cowboy hat for most of his career. However, after a wreck fractured his nose at the 2009 BFTS season opening event in Baltimore, Maryland, he rode with a helmet for the remainder of his career. He had suffered multiple head and facial injuries throughout his career, but only made a helmet a permanent part of his riding gear after this specific injury. Career highlights First PBR bull rider to register 13 90-point rides in one season (1998) First PBR bull rider to earn $1 million (2001), $2 million (2003) & $3 million (2006) First PBR bull rider to earn $1 million World Champion bonus (2003) 94 career 90-point bull rides (most of any rider in PBR history) Tied PBR Record High-Mark Ride (96.5 points) (2000 Tampa Open & 2001 PBR World Finals) [Record for Highest-Marked Ride in PBR history later broken by Jose Vitor Leme with 98.75 points in 2021] 15-time PBR World Finals qualifier (1997–2003, 2005–2012) 22 career Bud Light Cup/Built Ford Tough Series wins 4-time PBR Touring Pro Division/Challenger Tour Finals qualifier (1999–2001, 2004) First bull rider in PBR history to win more than $300,000 in a single