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 News from Around the Americas | July 2006 
No Fowl: Man is Champion Chicken for 9th Year
 Associated Press
| | During his winning cluck, Hampton scratched, pecked and clucked before perching on what appeared to be a large wooden roost and laying a spring-loaded fake egg the size of a small watermelon. |
Wayne, Nebraska - Del Hampton has no reason to be fowl.
He was named champion Saturday of the National Cluck-Off competition - an event the Fort Smith, Arkansas, native has won for the past eight years.
"My dream when I was a kid was to do cartoon voices. It all kind of goes back to that," Hampton said.
The 26th annual event featured all things related to chickens, including a barbecue chicken dinner, contests, vendors and the world's largest chicken dance. The highlight was the cluck-off.
During his winning cluck, Hampton scratched, pecked and clucked before perching on what appeared to be a large wooden roost and laying a spring-loaded fake egg the size of a small watermelon.
Hampton said watching "Looney Toons" when he was young and later entertaining his daughter with animal sounds helped him develop the award-winning schtick.
"I always jokingly say that 'I make my momma proud,'" Hampton said. |
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