Bullfighter Clay Heger

Clay Heger is a professional bullfighter whose legacy outlives his 36 years on this Earth. He’s a second-generation bullfighter, carrying on the family business started by his father, Paul Heger, known as CC Gator.

“I was in my first clown act when I was 2 years old,” Clay Heger said. “I grew up around it and always loved it. Rodeo always seemed to be something our family did, so I was pulled into it. We had the option to do anything we wanted, and we did everything imaginable: We played baseball, ran track, wrestled and played football, but rodeo was always there… Without my brother or dad or the rest of my family, I wouldn’t have rodeoed,” said Clay, who is recognized with two nominations as PRCA Bullfighter of the Year.

Clay Heger has taken those lessons quite well and is an integral part of the Pete Carr Pro Rodeo family. He’s been able to fight bulls at some of the biggest rodeos in the country, and he’s proven to be one of the best in the business. These nominations are just proof that the bull riders like what they see in Heger as a cowboy lifesaver.

“I haven’t found anything else, besides Jesus and my family, that I love as much as I do rodeo,” he said. “I love helping my friends and being able to travel and have a rodeo family that loves this as much as.”

Raised in a rodeo family in Asotin, Washington, Heger attended Odessa College on a rodeo scholarship and has called Texas home since 2012.