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Lerwill bringing his award-winning act to Buck Wild Days
SILVERTON, Texas – It’s quite
possible the greatest athlete that will be heading to Silverton for the Buck
Wild Days Rodeo wears greasepaint and loves to make people laugh.
He’s also a daredevil who can make
his motorcycle do magical things.
Welcome to the world of Troy “The
Wild Child” Lerwill, one of the greatest specialty acts in the Professional
Rodeo Cowboys Association. He will bring his special brand of entertainment to
the Texas Panhandle for the Buck Wild Days Rodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
Aug. 12-Saturday, Aug. 14.
“We’re pretty excited to have the
best specialty act in the business coming to our rodeo,” said Ken Wood,
chairman of Buck Wild Days Rodeo committee. “If people haven’t seen what Troy
does in the arena, they’re going to be amazed.
“Our sponsors have been great,
helping us put on the best event in Texas.”
It’s all part of the rodeo’s
fascinating production, a staple feature of Dallas-based Carr Pro Rodeo, the
livestock firm that will not only bring some of the best bucking stock in the
PRCA to Silverton but also a special rodeo flair.
“We want to bring the very best
talent we can every night to every rodeo we produce,” said Pete Carr, owner of
Carr Pro Rodeo. “One of the keys to putting on great events is having a team of
extremely talented individuals; our entire team consists of some of the best
people in the business.”
For Carr, he has pickup men like
Paul Peterson, who has been selected to work the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
three times and is one of the best in the business, and Guy Allen, an 18-time
steer roping world champion. The Carr outfit also features the husband-wife
tandem of John and Sandy Gwatney – John handles the timed events at all of the
Carr rodeos as well as production, while Sandy is a timer, a secretary and an
all-around cowgirl who also helps with openings and other production needs.
In Silverton, the rodeo will
feature announcers Ken Stoncecipher and Andy Stewart, a remarkable tandem who combine
a national presence with a local understanding.
And when you figure on the Buck
Wild Days Rodeo having the best in the business, having Lerwill involved in the
inaugural ProRodeo in Silverton is just another step in that process. Six times
he’s been named the PRCA Comedy Act of the Year; three times he’s been selected
to be the barrelman at the NFR, each season’s grand finale.
“I started my bullfighting career
in 1994,” Lerwill posted on his website, www.thewildchild.net.
“Before I joined the PRCA in 1997, I found myself more often as ‘the man in the
can,’ making people laugh as the barrelman. During this time, I tried to us my
experiences as a professional motocross racer to build up funny motorcycle acts
for the rodeo world. I told my self that somehow it had to be possible to jump
a Dodge pickup truck and a Bloomer trailer with my dirt bike.
“In 1998, ‘The Wild Child,’ was
born, and since then, I have had the privilege of performing one of the most
spectacular acts in professional rodeo.”
In the years since, Lerwill has
been seen by more than a million spectators, including when he performed as the
opening act of the NFR in 2001, ’03 and ’05.
“We’ve had a rodeo in Silverton for
118 years, and we’re doing everything we can to make it better,” Wood said.
“That’s the reason we decided to make this a ProRodeo, to bring the best
cowboys here. It’s the reason we brought Pete and Troy here this year; the fans
will love it.”