Leon Coffee has been painting his face for the rodeo for more than four decades. His work face never changes but the adrenaline of the job can go outside the lines when you least expect it. "I ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Rodeo legend Leon Coffee knows how to entertain a crowd. For more than 40 years, the bullfighting clown been painting his face and getting big laughs at rodeos across the country.

Clint Lott sported his bright, multicolored button-up shirt over layers of protective padding on Saturday, a cowboy hat atop his head. He readied himself for the arena at the Brazos County Expo by ...

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Daniel Dyson wears makeup, pink polka-dot socks and thinks clowing around at the rodeo is a bunch of bull. That’s because he is a rodeo clown at the East Montgomery County Fair Association Rodeo.

It's an hour before showtime and Rob Gann is running late. He has to get his makeup on, climb into his costume, and build a flash-bang firework that will provide the big noisy finish for his act.

"It's dangerous. So is driving a car," said Bob Courtney, a college-educated clown. Rodeo clowning became his dream job when his father - pro-football lineman Dean Courtney - took him to the Roy ...