HOMETOWN: Summerville, GA
BIRTHDAY: 05/18/81    AGE: 26
HEIGHT: 5' 10"   WEIGHT: 140
BACK NO: 4   YEARS RIDING PRO: 8
WEBSITE: www.sean-willingham.com

Sean Willingham grew up team roping, but he always had his sights set on bull riding. "I always wanted to try it; roping wasn't challenging. So, at age 15, I got on my first bull, and I liked it and just stuck with it." After high school, Willingham was offered a rodeo scholarship at Western Texas College in Snyder, Texas, where he rode before joining the PBR.

The Georgia cowboy hit a hot streak on the Built Ford Tough Series in 2006 – earning three event championships. With wins in Tacoma, Wash., Reno, Nev. and Portland, Ore., along with six top-five finishes, Willingham has had the strongest season of his seven-year career.

States Willingham, "After my first win in Portland, that momentum carried me through the season. I just took it one bull at a time and kept trying hard. In the past years, I had spent part of the season out with injuries, so I was putting pressure on myself to make the Finals. This year I didn't have that pressure and I've been able to just have fun."