Randy Corley - Announcer
Randy Corley has been the man behind the microphone in Phillipsburg for the past 25 years.
A ten time PRCA Announcer of the Year winner, he has worked marquee rodeos including the 2008 National Finals Rodeo, the Caldwell , Idaho Night rodeo, La Fiesta de los Vaqueros in Tucson , and the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.
As announcer, Corley's job is to entertain and educate fans. He has firsthand knowledge of the sport; he competed as a young man but after realizing he was only making contributions to the other contestants' prize money, he moved to the announcer's stand.
He and his wife make their home in Silverdale , Washington .
Keith Isley – Rodeo Clown & Barrelman
Pro rodeo clown Keith Isley will make his second appearance at Kansas ' Biggest Rodeo this year.
Isley, a 10 time PRCA Clown and Specialty Act of the Year winner, performed in Phillipsburg in 2005 and returns to bring his comedy act to rodeo fans.
He is best known for acts involving horses, including a miniature horse and working a horse without reins, bridle or halter. Isley also has a trick roping and whip cracking act.
Isley has worked such prestigous events like the Salinas ( Calif. ) rodeo, the Calgary Stampede in Canada , and the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas . He enjoys the lesser-known hometown rodeos just as much, though. “I work lots of the smaller rodeos that nobody ever knows about but you have a lot better time at. I do, anyway,” he says.
Keith makes his home in a small town in North Carolina . “Goldston, where I live, doesn't have a stop light. We have a stop sign, but nobody uses it,” he quips.
Texas Kid Rodney Hayes – Specialty Act
Specialty act Rodney Hayes will ride an unusual mount into the Phillipsburg rodeo arena.
His steed? An 1800 lb. Brazilian Gir bull named Billy the Kid!
Complete with saddle and reins, Rodney has trained Billy the bull to lie on his side, ride a teeter-totter, and overcome natural fears, evidenced when he jumps through a hoop of fire and climbs to the top of a trailer.
Rodney says Billy the Kid is a “freak of nature,” because he is so docile and easily trained.
Rodney also brings along two pint-sized cowkids, who ride ponies and perform throughout the act.
This will be Rodney's first trip to Philipsburg; he looks forward to entertaining fans there.
Dusty Tuckness – Bullfighter
Dusty Tuckness is the newest personnel member at Kansas ' Biggest Rodeo. The Meteetse, Wyoming bullfighter replaces Donny Sparks, who finished out his career at last year's rodeo in Philipsburg.
Tuckness, 22, has been working the arena for half his life. His dad, Timber, also a bullfighter, gave his young son strict instructions: at local rodeos and in the practice pen, Dusty was there as a spectator only.
But that didn't last long. “I started sneaking out into the arena a few times (to fight bulls) and I found out I wanted to do this as a career,” Dusty said.
Dusty's résumé includes prestigious rodeos like RodeoHouston, Denver 's National Western Stock Show and Rodeo, the 2009 Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Pocatello , Idaho , and the Calgary ( Canada ) Stampede.
Dusty loves his job. “I like to go out there and manhandle a 2,000 lb. animal and save bull riders' lives, day after day. It's kinda like being the bull riders' angel.”
Greg Rumohr – Bullfighter
Greg Rumohr has a personality suited for bullfighting.
The 48 year old Texan grew up competing in tough, aggressive sports: playing hockey in his native Canada , racing chuckwagons, and boxing. In 1989, he got his PRCA bullfighting card and began working rodeos in the States.
That same year, Rumohr signed a contract to work Kansas ' Biggest Rodeo. He has endeared himself to Phillipsburg rodeo fans, so much that he has his own cheering section, Rumohr's Rowdies, in the northeast grandstands.
Rumohr, who is the 1990 Wrangler Bullfighting Champion, has worked rodeos across the nation and in Canada . He was a reserve champion in the Bullfights in 1995, 1997 and 1999.
Phillipsburg is one of three rodeos that Rumohr has had his entire U.S. rodeo career. Now, even though his primary occupation is as a heavy equipment contractor, he still works those rodeos (including North Platte , Neb. and Oklahoma City , Okla. ) “Now I just do it because I love the people that I know and the rodeos that I have. It's a paid holiday to get away from my business,” he says.
Rumohr and his wife Donna have two daughters, ages 10 and 3. They live in Rio Vista, Texas.
Beutler & Son Rodeo Company – Bennie & Rhett Beutler, Livestock Contractors
The Phillipsburg rodeo could not take place without the presence of a Beutler family member.
The Beutler family and its livestock have been coming to Kansas ' Biggest Rodeo since 1960, when Bennie was a youngster and Rhett wasn't even thought of!
Their job at Kansas ' Biggest Rodeo: to provide the bucking horses and bulls. In addition, Bennie's family serves in other roles: as timers, rodeo secretaries, flank men, and chute bosses.
The Beutler name is synonymous with rodeo. Bennie's granddad, Elra, and great-uncles Jake and Lynn, started the business in 1929.
Since then, Beutler & Son Rodeo Co. has had livestock selected to buck at nearly every National Finals Rodeo, and has had animals selected as the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association Bucking Stock of the Year 15 times.
The Beutlers make their home in Elk City , Oklahoma . Bennie and wife Connie are the parents of 3 children: Rhett, Amber and Katie. Rhett and his wife are the parents of 2 children.
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