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Clem Rogers McSpadden (November 9, 1925 – July 7, 2008) was an American rodeo announcer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District for one full term from 1973 to 1975.
Jul 14, 2008 · Clem McSpadden, known as the voice of professional rodeo, his Oklahoma intonations a familiar presence through six decades as the sport grew from a rural pastime to a spectacle showcased in...
Jul 10, 2008 · Clem McSpadden, a member of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and an immensely popular political figure in his native Oklahoma, died at 10:51 p.m. July 7 at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston after a lengthy struggle with cancer.
Aug 22, 2021 · Clem McSpadden gave fellow Oklahoman Reba McIntire a leg up as a rodeo National Anthem singer. oklahoman.com Photo. When they auction off the flotsam and jetsam of a life, especially an important one, the memories that come with the items can prove not only personal but also existential.
Clem McSpadden served as contract director for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association from 1963 while developing real estate and running his ranch near Chelsea. He died of cancer on July 7, 2008, in Houston, Texas.
Sep 1, 2008 · Clem McSpadden, a member of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and an immensely popular political figure in his native Oklahoma, died at 10:51 p.m. July 7 at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston after a lengthy struggle with cancer.
"The Cowboy's Prayer," written by Clem McSpadden, has been widely popular and recited for decades before the beginning of rodeos everywhere. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the words to the original prayer have been altered and numerous, but similar, versions of it exist today.
Clem McSpadden. Rodeo Notable • Inducted 1990. No one in the history of the National Finals Steer Roping has announced the event more times than Clem McSpadden. McSpadden of Chelsea, Okla., has announced the NFSR 27 times, starting in 1963 with his last coming in 2000.
Unofficially rodeo’s number one ambassador, announcer Clem McSpadden has called more of the sport’s action than any man behind a microphone. Born in 1925 in Bushyhead, Oklahoma, Clem McSpadden entered rodeo as a calf roping and bulldogging contestant.
Aug 20, 2021 · Clem McSpadden was called the Golden Voice of Rodeo. The late Oklahoma lawmaker and ProRodeo Hall of Famer from Chelsea announced rodeos in 41 states in his career. He was the first American to be the voice of Canada's most prominent rodeo, the Calgary Stampede, where he announced from horseback.
