Top photo courtesy of The Arizona Historical Society.

Sequence of photos by FRANCISCO MEDINA/Tucson Citizen

Video: Highlights from the first weekend of the 2005 Tucson Rodeo

Video: A day in the life of rodeo cowboy Tate Straton

Images: 80th Annual Tucson Rodeo Finals

Images: Friday at the 80th annual Tucson Rodeo

Images: 80th Annual Tucson Rodeo Fiesta De los Vaqueros

Images: Rodeo Parade

Images: Mike Cervi Memorial Team Roping

Images: 80th Annual Tucson Rodeo kicks off with Xtreme Bulls and wet weather

Images: Time to saddle up

Pain inseparable from rodeo

80TH RODEO PARADE: A traditon lives in Tucson

Parade draws 175K - or was it 55K?

TV station rains on their parade viewing

Hay spoils day for saddle broncs

Tucsonans share their love for our annual ropin', ridin' and paradin' festivities

Barnes loves Tucson roping

Cheering on the cowboys

Marana High grad shows longevity

Rodeo parade watchers could get wet

Tied for lead in tie-down roping

City slicker Moore won't take any bull at rodeo

Cowtown (for a week)

Prizes, weather attract rodeo's top stars here

Chatting with Louise Serpa, veteran of rodeo photography

Polo lover pitched big rodeo