PUEBLO, Colo. (May 26, 2009) – Veteran bull rider  Brian “Pee Wee” Herman (Victoria, Texas) was knocked unconscious during the 2009 Professional Bull Riders Troy Dunn International, one of the stops on the 2009 PBR Australia schedule, at the Townsville Entertainment Centre on Saturday, May 23.

In attempting to ride the bull Hell Yeah, owned by stock contractor Fred Kleier, thirty-eight-year-old Herman clashed heads with the animal and sustained multiple facial fractures. On-site ambulance officers immediately attended to Herman before he was transported to The Townsville Hospital, where he spent the night. He underwent surgery on Sunday, May 24 to fix the fractures. He is currently recovering in a stable condition and was released from the hospital yesterday.  He will be returning home to Texas on Tuesday, May 26.

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About the PBR:
PBR attracts over 1.7 million live attendees each year with its multi-tiered event structure which includes the prestigious Built Ford Tough Series, the Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and the Discovery Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants. With over 450 hours of prime time programming annually and a viewership of 100 million, PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air and broadcasts on FOX, NBC, VERSUS, and on a host of foreign networks across the globe. The PBR is headquartered in Pueblo, Colo., with additional offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico, and prides itself in its 1,000 plus stock contractor relationships and over 1,200 PBR bull riders competing in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions across the five countries.

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