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Leon Coffee is a ProRodeo Hall of Fame Inductee as of 2018, and was named the PRCA Clown of the Year in 1983. Wherever he has performed in the arena, he also has given freely of his time and energy to support children and charities, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. For nearly three decades, Homer Holcomb of Addy, Wash., was known as a world champion rodeo clown and bullfighter. During the years the Reunion has been held we adjust the events, other than the rodeo, to suit the area. The painted face he uses in his act has been part of his persona since 1955 when he was asked to serve as an emergency replacement at Sardis, Miss., and used shoe polish and lipstick from the local drug store to prepare. Before long, he took up the role of rodeo clown, specializing as a bullfighter who protected downed riders in the arena. The rodeo clowns, also known as a bullfighter (US/Canada) or rodeo protection athlete, is a rodeo performer who works in bull riding competitions. On August 6th, the honorees will be at the ProRodeo Hall of Fame with programs, acts, and autographs. EVENTS Rodeo Clown and Bullfighter Steer Wrestler Born at Fort Worth, Texas, in 1937, George Doak became fascinated with rodeo as a youngster. Rodeo clowns may also tell jokes and use topical humor, though in one case, a clown told a racist joke about Michelle Obama, which offended many and for which he and the rodeo's organizers subsequently apologized. He competed as a junior rodeo contestant in bull riding, bareback riding, steer wrestling, and calf roping. Inducted in 2001 . Born in Oklahoma, Bobby Clark originally competed in calf roping and bulldogging. Regardless of how they spent their years in the arena the one common denominator is they have all continued to keep their sense of humor. He won the world all-around cowboy championship in 1923 in Calgary, Alberta, but gave up bull riding for bullfighting. At larger events in the USA, the job is split, a bullfighter (sometimes two or more) protects the riders from the bull, and a barrelman and clown (sometimes one person, sometimes two) provide comic humor. Another man, Lesley McFadden, was the president of the American Junior Rodeo Association, and he taught Sheffield to ride bulls. Popular S.A. rodeo clown Leon Coffee recognized in honor of Black