NO BULL: Leon Coffee has been making crowds laugh for more than 40 years - but being a rodeo clown isn't just funny business. See why it's also one of the most dangerous jobs.
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.
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