 For
the second straight year, Keith Isley swept the Coors Man in
the Can award, Comedy Act of the Year and Clown of the Year
at the annual PRCA Awards Banquet, Dec. 1 at the South Point
Hotel, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas. Isley, from Goldston,
N.C., also was selected as Coors Man in the Can in 2006.
2010 PRCA Awards - Clown of the
Year, Coors Man in the Can,
Comedy Act of the Year.
Keith was born on October 9,
1957 in Reidsville, North Carolina.
Keith Started his rodeo career in 1972 at the age of fifteen
competing in the junior rodeo division in the bareback
riding and bull riding. He also tried his hand at
bullfighting. It got to the point where he enjoyed the
bullfighting (protecting the cowboys) more than the
competition. That's more or less how his career as a
contract performer began.
Keith had no desire to tell jokes or perform clown acts.
Being somewhat shy, he found the large audiences
intimidating. However, after a period of time he found that
the baggy pants and make-up that he wore provided him a
comfort shield between himself and the spectators. Slowly
but surely, he began telling jokes and performing clown
acts.
Some of his comedy routines consist of Trick Roping, High
Impact-Low Impact aerobic workout, various animal routines
and Trick Riding. Acts such as these have made it possible
for Keith to make rodeo entertainment a full-time career.
His travels have taken him throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico
and Canada.
Awards/Accomplishments:
-
Coors "Man
in the Can" (2010)
-
PRCA "Clown
of the Year" (2010)
-
PRCA
"Comedy Act of the Year" (2010)
-
Dodge
Circuit Finals (2010)
-
First
Frontier Circuit Finals (2010)
-
PRCA "Clown
of the Year" (2009)
-
PRCA "Clown
Act of the Year" (2009)
-
Coors "Man
in the Can" (2009)
-
NFR "Barrel
Man" (2009)
-
PRCA "Clown
of the Year" (2008)
-
PRCA "Clown
of the Year" (2007)
-
PRCA "Clown
of the Year" (2006)
-
PRCA
"Specialty Act of the Year" (2006)
-
Coors "Man
in the Can" (2006)
-
8 X PRCA
"Specialty Act of the Year"
-
10 X Top
five finalist - Coors "Man in the Can"
-
9 X Top
five finalists for "Clown of the Year"
-
5 X First
Frontier Circuit Finals
-
1 X South
East Circuit Finals
-
1 X
Columbia River Circuit Finals
-
3 X Dodge
National Circuit Finals
-
1 X Great
Lakes Circuit Finals
-
1 X
Badlands Circuit Finals
The barrelman at a rodeo serves a dual purpose--he provides
the protective barrel for the bull-riding competition and is
the comic relief for the entire show.
He will bring his entertaining show to Ponca City as the
contract act and funnyman for the 101 Wild West Rodeo, which
will take place August 11 thru 13. Performances will be 8:00
p.m. nightly.
Keith Isley and his
Bull Fighters provide a
line of defense for bull riders in the arena.
While they swap
one-liners with rodeo announcer
Dr. Lynn Phillips, they
also perform the important task of distracting the bulls and keeping
them away from the riders.
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