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. But despite the makeup and the silly costume, being a rodeo clown is no funny business. Its actually one of the most dangerous jobs in the world!
Coffee has been a rodeo clown since the early 1970s. He first began riding bulls as a child, then started bullfighting in high school and began performing in major rodeos across the country. He estimates he performs in 35 to 40 rodeos a year.