Quail Dobbs

{{Short description|American rodeo clown}}

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Quail Dobbs (August 27, 1941, in Albany, Texas – January 15, 2014, in Coahoma, Texas{{cite web|last=Henry|first=Mike|title=National Rodeo Legend, Retired Justice of the Peace Passes Away|url=http://www.newswest9.com/story/24470103/national-rodeo-legend-recently-retired-justice-of-the-peace-passes-away|website=NewsWest9.com|date=January 16, 2014|publisher=NewsWest 9|access-date=January 16, 2014|archive-date=January 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118053057/http://www.newswest9.com/story/24470103/national-rodeo-legend-recently-retired-justice-of-the-peace-passes-away|url-status=dead}}) was an American rodeo clown and performer.

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.texasrodeohalloffame.com/biographies/quail-dobbs/|title=Quail Dobbs|website=Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=April 12, 2017|archive-date=April 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413072334/http://www.texasrodeohalloffame.com/biographies/quail-dobbs/|url-status=dead}} In 1972, he made his acting debut as a rodeo clown in the movie J. W. Coop.{{cite web |title=Quail Dobbs |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0229647/ |website=IMDb |access-date=3 March 2022}}

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 in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) circuit. He was named PRCA Clown of the Year twice in 1978 and 1988 and the Coors Man in the Can (the barrelman inside the barrel in the arena during the bull riding at the National Finals Rodeo) 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 Bullfighting Tour Finals. 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;{{Cite news|url=https://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/contract-personnel/quail-dobbs/|title=Quail Dobbs|website=ProRodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=April 11, 2017}} a position he held until his death in 2014.{{cite web |title=Howard County, Texas |url=http://www.co.howard.tx.us/page/howard.Justice |website=www.co.howard.tx.us |access-date=September 21, 2021}}