You're listening to episode 2 of This Cowboy Life. You can listen to episode 1 here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jerome-davis-wanted-to-be-a-bull-rider-tiffany/id1896732890?i=1000774007147
On March 14, 1998, Jerome Davis climbed into the bucking chute in Fort Worth, Texas, to ride Knock-‘Em-Out John. The day started horribly. The weather was bad, Jerome’s flight got diverted to Waco, Texas, and security wouldn’t let Jerome in the building without his credentials. He almost missed his bull. Tiffany remembers having a strange feeling that night that something was about to change.
Jerome eventually made it to climb into the chute. 8 seconds later, he’s lying face down in the dirt, knocked out with a broken neck that would leave him paralyzed from the chest down. In this episode of This Cowboy Life, Jerome and Tiffany tell the full story of the accident, the hospital, the fear, the faith, the people who showed up, and the reality of building a life together after everything changed. Jerome opens up about hearing he would never walk again, why his first thought was whether he would ever ride bulls again, and the mindset that still drives him to believe he will walk one day.
Tiffany shares what it was like being 23 years old, being told most fiancées do not stay, and choosing to never leave Jerome’s side. They also talk about the support they received from the bull riding community, Dale Earnhardt’s phone call after the accident, the friends who sold championship buckles and donated prized gear to help them, and the quiet strength it took to get home, keep the ranch going, and eventually get married in Gatlinburg with a blue heeler dog by their side.
This is the story of Jerome and Tiffany Davis after the ride that changed everything. It is about bull riding, faith, marriage, toughness, paralysis, recovery, and the life they refused to walk away from.
This Cowboy Life started as a three-part documentary series, but Jerome and Tiffany’s story doesn’t end there.
The series continues as a podcast, where two people who have lived one hell of a life talk about what that life actually looks like day to day. The ranch, the bulls, the marriage, coaching the Carolina Cowboys, and everything that comes with it.
All of it, unfiltered. Starting July 9th.
Additional footage and images provided by PBR, PRCA, Carolina Cowboys, Harold Hinson, and Davis Rodeo Ranch.
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