Chris LeDoux Just LeDoux It (Frontier Park)

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States

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A bronze memorial to rodeo champion and singer Chris LeDoux, unveiled at Cheyenne Frontier Days in 2021. Buffalo sculptor D. Michael Thomas shows LeDoux on a bucking horse with a guitar nearby; Cowboy State Daily reported it at 12.5 feet tall and 17 feet long.

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Approximate location · 41.140° N, 104.820° W

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Chris LeDoux rode in the Cheyenne Frontier Days arena by day and played its main stage at night, according to the Frontier Days Foundation, and a bronze of him on a bucking horse was installed at the southwest corner of Frontier Park in 2021.

LeDoux graduated from Cheyenne Central High School and won the world bareback riding title at the 1976 National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City, according to Cowboy State Daily. He sold self-released tapes of his rodeo songs from his pickup truck, was diagnosed with cancer in 2004 and died in 2005.

Buffalo sculptor D. Michael Thomas titled the memorial "Just LeDoux It". Thomas told Cowboy State Daily he took the pose from LeDoux's life story, Gold Buckle Dreams. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported that both this and an earlier LeDoux statue at Kaycee show him on Stormy Weather, the horse he rode in 1976, with a bronze guitar leaning against the base. LeDoux wears contestant number 125 on his back, for the 125th Frontier Days. Caleco Foundry in Cody cast it from around 100 pieces; the foundry's general manager put the work at over 400 hours across roughly two years, and Cowboy State Daily gave the weight as over 3,500 pounds and the size as 12.5 feet tall by 17 feet long. Thomas hoped its patina would last 15 to 20 years outdoors.

A crane lifted the statue onto its pedestal on 22 June 2021, and it was dedicated in 2021 on opening day of the 125th Frontier Days. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported in 2021 that it is visible from Interstate 25.

In November 2024 Cheyenne Frontier Days announced that Frontier Park would be closed to the public except during the celebration and official events, after vandalism. A 2026 report says Frontier Days now charges $5 daily gate admission, so check with the organisers before planning a visit. The foundation also offers a 3-D version of the statue for mobile devices.

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A bronze on a pedestal on the west side of Frontier Park, facing Hynds Boulevard. In November 2024 Cheyenne Frontier Days announced that Frontier Park would be closed to the public except during the celebration and official events; a June 2026 report says daily gate admission is $5 during Frontier Days. Check with Cheyenne Frontier Days before visiting. The foundation offers a 3-D version for phones.

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On the west side of Frontier Park, facing Hynds Boulevard, Cheyenne. Cheyenne Frontier Days announced in November 2024 that the park would be closed to the public outside the celebration and official events, so check with them before visiting.

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