Larry Clayman, left, helps apply clown makeup on his son, Matthew William Clayman at the 32nd Annual Clayman Rodeo held at Windsong Farm on Saturday, October 4, 2025. Larry Clayman, 85, a longtime rodeo clown and bullfighter is being inducted into the National Rodeo Hall of Fame on November 7-8.
Larry Clayman acknowledges the crowd as he rides through the arena at the 32nd Annual Clayman Rodeo held at Windsong Farm on Saturday, October 4, 2025.
Larry Clayman acknowledges the crowd as he is driven through the arena at the 32nd Annual Clayman Rodeo held at Windsong Farm on Saturday, October 4, 2025.
Larry Clayman watches the athletes in action at the 32nd Annual Clayman Rodeo held at Windsong Farm on Saturday, October 4, 2025.
A young Larry Clayman, wearing his clown makeup, carries a young Todo on his back.
Todo, Larry Clayman’s chimpanzee, riding horses as part of a performance in 1975 while Mr. Clayman held the horses on a rope.
After a career as a rodeo clown, bull fighter and announcer — one that allows him to meet a president, a queen and a pope — Florence resident Larry Clayman will be inducted into the National Rodeo Hall of Fame this November.He was the guest of honor at the 32nd annual Clayman’s Rodeo this weekend, a Georgetown event founded in the 1990s by his nephew Jim Bob Clay...
