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"Neal Gay's profsnal roo reer began as a nttant Atoka, Okla., 1945. Born June 25, 1926, Dallas, Gay ro bulls, saddle bronc and bareback, and wrtled steers. His nttant years have sce been overshadowed by his stock ntractg and roo productn skills.

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NEAL GAY

Much of the succs of Texas Mque Roo me as a rult of Kay Gay’s talents as a manager. Wife of roo producer Neal Gay, of Mque, Texas, and * kay gay rodeo *

Kay Gay is an important part of Texas roo history. -NEAL GAY.

NEAL GAY. Neal Gay’s profsnal roo reer began as a nttant Atoka, Okla., 1945. KAY GAY.

JIM GAY. THE YOUNGEST SON OF NEAL AND KAY GAY, JIM GAY, CURRENTLY SERVES AS GENERAL MANAGER OF RAFTER G RODEO.

KAY GAY

Much of the succs of Texas Mque Roo me as a rult of Kay Gay’s talents as a manager. Wife of roo producer Neal Gay, of Mque, Texas, and mother of three roo champns-Don, Pete, and Jim Gay-she was an origal participant the creatn and anizatn of the Mque venue, a show that promot the sport of roo worldwi, via televisn.

The Mque Roo origated 1958, when Neal Gay, roo champn Jim Shoulrs, and others bed their talent and experience. Sce then, Kay Gay has round up livtock, matched the clothg for the pickup men and flag bearers, and generally attend to the operatn’s tails. On the Mque Roo Ranch, north of Terrell, Texas, Kay Gay breeds and tras hors for barrel-racg pletn.

MQUE ROO FOUNR GAY HONORED

“Neal Gay’s profsnal roo reer began as a nttant Atoka, Okla., 1945. Born June 25, 1926, Dallas, Gay ro bulls, saddle bronc, and bareback, and wrtled steers.

“In May 1958, Gay put Mque, Texas, on the map wh the openg of the Mque Champnship Roo partnership wh several other wboys, Gay as Managg Director. Gay’s roo ntemporari pot to his early experience the productn and fancg of small roos Texas as an excellent example of what small muni n do.

“Jim Gay serv as the General Manager of the Rafter G Roo Company. “Pete Gay is a 3x qualifier to the Wrangler Natnal Fals the bull ridg. “For nearly 40 years, Rafter G has been brgg Kay Gay’s signature Palomo hors and pageantry to lns of roo fans.

NEAL & KAY GAY - 2003

Neal Gay, founr of Rafter G Roo Company, began managg the Stock Show's roo performanc 1979. Neal Gay. " -NEAL GAY, Founr Rafter G Roo.

NEAL GAY & KAY GAY 03/26/2008

Gay ro bulls, saddle broncs, bareback broncs and wrtled more than 90 years old, he regularly ris the Stock Show Roo’s lorful grand entry.

Kay GayA 2010 Natnal Cowgirl Mm and Hall of Fame ductee, Kay Gay is an in Texas roo history. Jim, Brenda, Summer and Megan GayJim Gay peted bull ridg, steer wrtlg, saddle bronc ridg and was a very acplished pick-up man.

25, 2003) — A year-long project will honor a lifetime of acplishments when a 1 ¼-sle statue of Neal Gay, founr of Mque Champnship Roo, is unveiled. Followg the ditn ceremony, the roo Gay found will get unr way as s 46th year to statue, signed by Loveland, Colo., artist Don Hunt, was st out of bronze and picts Gay on a horse wavg to visors to the roo and the Hampton Inn and Su and Mque Conventn began the latter part of 2002 and clud even flyg an artist to Texas to meet Gay and his wife, Kay. Jack Beckman, a nsultant workg wh MCR parent pany Southwt Sports Group and former manager of the roo, said Kay Gay was the official "Neal Gay Expert, " and that the statute need to pass her spectn before beg set stone— project st was timated at $105, 000 at the outset some 10 months ago.

KODY KAY FDS A HOME AT THE COLORADO GAY ROO

"Gay found the roo 1958 when he purchased the Pleasant Mound roo. Over the years, Neal Gay laid everythg on the le—several tim—to keep the show have been several signifint dat the history of the roo, but arguably there are three very noteworthy eventsOne was the buildg and openg of the LBJ Freeway 1970, which ma Mque more accsible to travelers. Another was the phone ll Neal Gay received om a small, brand new televisn work lled ESPN.

And, fally, another signifint event was the purchasg of the roo by Tom Hicks' Southwt Sports Group—the same anizatn that owns the Texas Rangers and Dallas ceremony will clu a wele om emcee Jam Jenngs, Neal Gay's iend and the public addrs announcer at Ristol Arena as well as participatn om Congrsman Pete Ssns (R-Texas), and roo great Jim Shoulrs and W. Watt Jr., print of the Fort Worth Stock Show and Gay has produced the Fort Worth Stock Show and Roo for the past 24 years. "I've been lucky all my life, " Neal Gay, 78, said.

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