GEORGE DOAK "Fearless Funnyman"

George Doak passed away peacefully on the evening of April 27 ^th , with his wife, Reada by his side.  His funeral will be held at 2PM, May 18, 2021, at Lone Star Cowboy Church, at 21627 Eva Street, Montgomery, TX 77356.

He was preceded in death by his son Steven Lyle Doak. George is survived by his wife, Reada Kay Doak; sons George Doak Jr and wife Laquitta and Michael Doak and wife Laura; step-son Derron Vincik and wife Amy, step-daughter Lenece Smith and husband Raymond Smith Jr.

George was blessed to have 11 grandchildren: Colby Doak, Cassie Hamlin, Samantha Doak, Amberly Andress, Nicolas Doak, Jordan Johnson, Katelyn Macalla, Kelsey Vincik, Kingsley Vincik, Skye Smith and Steele Smith; and 9 great-grandchildren: Jett & Jake Doak, Chase Hamlin, Ballie Sessom, Gage & Brielynn Andress and Royer and Amberi Doak, plus many other loved ones.

At the age of eight when asked what he wanted to do when he grew up he quickly answered, "Be the best rodeo clown in the world!".  This boyhood dream led the 1937 born, Fort Worth, Texas, cowboy through a 28 year career as one of the all-time great bullfighters in rodeo.

George began his rodeo career in high school in 1953 at Mesquite, Texas rodeo when he fought bulls for entry fees in bull riding and bareback riding.  The lure of the rodeo arena drew George away from his mechanical engineering major at Texas Tech University.  Born to bullfight, he launched his career at Cowtown, New Jersey, working the first nationally televised rodeo from 1957-1960.

He joined the Rodeo Cowboys Association in 1961 booking many rodeos including Walla Walla, Ellensburg, Pendleton and Lewiston, the Big Four in the northwest.  From that introduction to professional rodeo he was hired from one end of the country to the other, and border to border.  George and Junior Meek teamed up in 1963 and this was the first time two great bullfighters worked as partners.  In 1971 he worked the National Finals Rodeo, and again in 1977.  In 1979 he helped put the Wrangler Bullfights together and judged various events including the 1981 Wrangler Bullfight Finals.  He also worked the National High School Finals three times, the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Finals in 1969, and received numerous awards along the way.

George clowned the American Bi-Centennial Rodeo, in Philadelphia, PA in 1976 along with Quail Dobbs. He performed at the Royal Easter Rodeo in Sydney, Australia in 1971.  In 1977 he was made an Honorary Shriner by the Ardmore, OK, Shriner Club, the first person to get this award by that chapter.  He appeared in the Academy Award Winning Documentary Film of 1972, "The Great American Cowboy".  George retired in 1981 at Pendleton, Oregon, where he fought bulls for 19 years.

George was inducted in to the Pendleton RoundUp Hall of Fame in 1983, the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2000, and also Texas Rodeo Cowboys in 2000. He was inducted to the Rodeo Hall of Fame in the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in 2001, and the Cowboy Capital Walk of Fame in Stephenville, TX, in 2002.  In 2008 he was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame.  He became the President of the Rodeo Cowboy Alumni organization in 2004 and held that office for ten years.

After retirement, George continued to work the Texas Special Olympics and attended numerous Rodeo Clown reunions, cowboy reunions and rodeos across the nation, and inductions at the various Halls of Fame for rodeo persona.  George worked for Cavender's Western Stores, and enjoyed working for friend, Bunky Boger, retired bullfighter, who created the TicTacToe Chicken that was featured in various casinos across the nation.  George, dubbed "Ok Doak" brought smiles and laughter to all those who crossed his path.

Memorials for George should be sent to the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund, at 101 ProRodeo Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80919 and/or the Rodeo Cowboy Alumni, Scholarship Fund, 6064 Appleton Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105.