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Quail Dobbs (August 27, 1941, in Albany, Texas, US – January 15, 2014, in Coahoma, Texas) was a famous rodeo clown and performer, inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2002.
His parents were Acie and Avis Dobbs, and his childhood was marked by many moves. In the late 1950s, the family moved to Colorado City. In 1964, Dobbs married a high school classmate named Judy, and the couple had two children, Stephanie and Coley. In 1972, he made his acting debut as a rodeo clown in the movie J. W. Coop.
Dobbs began his career in rodeo by riding bulls and bareback horses, and in 1962 began work as a barrelman. During his career he performed on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). He was named PRCA Clown of the Year twice in 1978 and 1988 and the Coors Man in the Can four times in 1985, 1986, 1990 and 1993. He was one of only three men to work as both a bullfighter and barrelman at the National Finals Rodeo, and also worked seven times as a barrelman for the Wrangler Bullfight Tours Final. He also worked 28 times at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming, and the 1998 Frontier Days marked Dobbs' last appearance in professional rodeo. After his retirement, he became justice of the peace in Coahoma, Texas a position he held until his death in 2014.




Honors


2002 Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame
2002 Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame
2003 Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame
2003 Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame
2004 Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame
2011 Texas Trail of Fame
2021 Bull Riding Hall of Fame




References






External links


No Clowning in This Court, Quail Dobbs in American Profile magazine

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• Quail Dobbs
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• List of Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Champions
• Quail (disambiguation)
• Coahoma, Texas
• Bull Riding Hall of Fame
• List of clowns
• Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame
• Coturnism
• Deaths in January 2014