the one thing, when you look back, that takes the wind out of you," said Herrington, referencing the injury. He added, "It's not always easy." At the end of his career, Dillinger had a buckoff rate of 85.11 percent in events. Dillinger went out for a total of 47 Bud Light Cup Series rides. Of those 47 rides, 7 were qualified rides and 4 of those rides were event round wins. He finished up his career with an average bull score of 46.83. He is a member of the ProBullStats Hall of Fame, and ranks first with an average mark of 46.888. According to Herrington,"When bull-riding enthusiasts - be it contractors, riders and PBR fans alike - see a bull like Dillinger they appreciate it. People gravitate toward greatness. When you talk about great bulls, from Little Yellow Jacket to Bushwacker, each has his own style." Career-ending injury and death Dillinger was forced into retirement after "sustaining multiple fractures in his left hock that caused joint dislocation" at the 2002 Jack Daniel's Invitational Bud Light Cup Series event in Louisville, Kentucky, which occurred when his left leg was caught in the chute. The injury happened right before Ednei Caminhas' fourth career ride on him. He was on track to win his third consecutive World Champion Bull title in 2002 prior to the injury. "We say we've never had a back-to-back champion, but that is only in the human category," said PBR Founder and Livestock Director Cody Lambert. Dillinger won two years in a row, and he was battling with Little Yellow Jacket, Blueberry Wine, and Mossy Oak Mudslinger when injury took him out of the game. He was a lot bigger than those bulls, weighing about 1,800 pounds in his prime. He had the same tools that they had with lots of speed and agility with power added in. All great athletes come in different sizes and shapes or even different species, but they all have one thing in common and that's competitive desire. Dillinger brought that on every trip. Dillinger died in 2004 at the age of nine. It is claimed that PBR great late bull Mick E. Mouse, who finished his short career undefeated, was his grandson. Honors 1999 Co-Bull of the PBR World Finals w/ Promise Land 1999 PRCA National Finals Rodeo Bull 2000 PBR World Champion Bull 2001 PBR World Champion Bull First back-to-back PBR World