Tony Mendes (born August 10, 1977) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bull riding.
He is the younger brother of Scott Mendes, who was the 1997 PRCA World Champion bull rider, and a co-founder of the PBR.
Over the years, he progressed from sheep to calves and steers, before climbing on his first bull at age 14.
[citation needed] He qualified for his first PBR World Finals in 1999 and recorded a 93.5 score atop the 1900-pound Clayton's Pet of Double J Rodeo Palace in the short-go.
[citation needed] Tony's last professional bull-riding out was at the PBR Velocity Tour event in Portland, Oregon, on February 28, 2015.