Saturday, November 8, Boot Hill Distillery hosted a social hour leading into the 2025 Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony, at Boot Hill Museum in Dodge City. Among this year’s honorees was Ulysses’ own Wacey Munsell, whose career and legacy have made him a standout figure in the world of rodeo and bullfighting.
The 2025 class of inductees included Ron Roller of Woodbine, The Winter Family of Dodge City, Diamond Wrangler of Wichita, Frankie Buchman of Alta Vista, and Wacey Munsell of Ulysses. (The following is rewrote from Placard at the Induction ceremony)
Born October 15, 1986, in Liberal to Doug Jr. and Lorrie Munsell, Wacey carries forward a proud family tradition—his grandfather, Doug Sr., started the Munsell legacy of rodeo bullfighting. In 2004, at just 17, Wacey became the youngest competitor on the TwoBulls Protection Tour and the World Championship Rodeo Bullfighting Tour, going on to win the World Champion title and a gold buckle just eight days after his 18th birthday. He repeated the title again in 2006.
Throughout his career, Munsell has earned recognition across the nation, including victories at the California Rodeo Salinas, National Finals Rodeo Bucking Stock Sale, and numerous PRCA events. He’s been voted six times as one of the Top Five Bullfighters for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and was twice a finalist for PRCA Bullfighter of the Year (2019 and 2020).
With over 20 years of professional bullfighting experience, Wacey has worked at major rodeos across the country—from Denver to Tucson, Austin to Dodge City—and even fulfilled a lifelong dream when he worked nine performances at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in 2018.
When asked about what drives him, Munsell shared, “I just really enjoy the rush and the feeling I get when I save a cowboy. It’s what I’m best at in life, so that’s why I do it.”
Congratulations to Wacey Munsell on this well-deserved honor, recognizing not only his years of hard work and dedication but also the pride he brings to Ulysses and the Kansas cowboy legacy.
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