Fred Whitfield is one of the foremost calf ropers in the PRCA today. He has won six World Titles in the Calf Roping and the 1999 All-Around Cowboy World Title.

Growing up in Cypress, Texas, Fred always had a passion for rodeo. He first began calf roping at the age of seven. At age nine he competed in his first little britches rodeo in Tomball, Texas. When Fred reached his teen years, it was clear that he loved the sport of rodeo and you could find him competeing at amateur rodeo's and jackpots against adults.

Fred officially joined the PRCA in 1990 and quickly became known on the circuit, capturing the Resistol Rookie of the Year award. Since that time, Fred has gone on to set many arena and money records as well as be a leader and role model.

In 1991 Fred won his first Calf Roping World Championship and broke the NFR average record on 10 head of calves with a 91.7 seconds. In 1995 and 1996, he again won the World Championship in the Calf Roping event with the help of his horse, Moon.  By this time Fred Whitfield was well known and one of the most dominating calf ropers ever to step into the arena.

Being the first African American to win the Calf Roping Championship, things did'nt stop there. During the 1997 season, Fred spent most of his time competeing on Moon. When the  NFR in Las Vegas rolled around, Fred went on to break his own NFR average record on 10 head of calves riding Reno, with a total time of 84.0 seconds.

When the 1999 season approached, Fred decided to take things one step further. He began to team rope and found himself in the All-Around Circle. Half-way through the year, it was definate that he had a chance to become an All-Around leader going into the NFR. By December, Fred was honored with wearing the #1 National Finals Rodeo back number. To much success and wisdom Fred finished #1 in the Calf Roping and became the first African American in Professional Rodeo History to win the most prestigious award. Fred had won the 1999 All-Around Cowboy World Championship. 

In 2000, Fred married and later became a father. In the same year he managed to hold the first place position in the calf roping event throughout most of the season, and in December was number one in the calf roping event going into the NFR. Later, winning 2 of the 10 go-rounds of competition, he once again became the World Champion Calf Roper for 2000. 

In  2002 the PRA (Professioal Ropers Association) was organized. In November the PRA held their finals in Amarillo, TX in conjuction with the PRCA Steer Roping Finals. Whitfield became the PRA's first Champion. In the same year, Fred was determined to win his sixth calf roping championship. He pulled through at the last two rodeo's of the season, winning enough money to put him in the comfort of the calf roping's first place position going into the National Finals Rodeo. With one of the most exciting performances this event has ever seen, it came down to the tenth and final round, where Whitfield won over $85,000., including first in the average, with a total of 89.0 seconds, and finishing with a sixth Calf Roping World Championship Title.

Whitfield's 2003 season was a turning point, not only in his professional life, but his personal life as well. It started on January 10th, where he was honored by being inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame in Ft. Worth.  In June, Whitfield won his second consecutive Winter Tour Finale at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and to his surprise this was where he became the third professional cowboy in the history of the PRCA to surpass the $2 million mark in career earnings. In early November, Fred and his wife Cassie gave birth to their second daughter, Sydney Marie. With this being one of Whitfield's most memorable years, he finished second in the calf roping world standings at the 2003 NFR.

In early 2004 Whitfield received a phone call at home by the commissioner of the PRCA and was informed that he had been chosen to be inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. This is Whitfield's greatest accomplishment of his roping career since joining the PRCA in 1990. Seven World Championship titles later, Whitfield is honored to be in the 2004 class of inductees. On August 14th the inductions took place in Colorado Springs and the ProRodeo Hall of Fame celebrated their 25th anniversary since opening their doors in 1979.  In December Whitfield finished the season in third place.

To much of Fred's accomplishments, he continues to set his goals high and win more World Championship Titles. Still today, Whitfield holds many records in the PRCA's calf roping event. Fred owes much of his success to his horses that have traveled the many miles with him. For 2004, he will go to as many as 100 rodeos in the 12 month season, and he'll travel over 100,000 miles in a year, (driving and flying) entering in rodeos all over the country and in Canada.

Fred Whitfield is proudly sponsored by: Cinch Jeans,  P and P Trailer Sales, Cimarron Trailers, United States Army, and Southwest Fabricators.  Fred continues to have a growing fan base and is recognized as one of the greatest Pro Rodeo Cowboys of all time.