Leeds cowboy who rode the city streets in full western gear

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John Calvert put a smile on the faces of kids on the way to school - and adults on the way to work

If you grew up in Leeds in the 1960s you may remember John Calvert – not by his name but simply as the 'Headingley Cowboy'.

Read more: Violence, riots and vandalism - The real life Woodstock '99 that happened right here in Yorkshire John's love of horses stemmed from his National Service when he served for a mounted section in Bermuda. He had several jobs working as a miner and a night watchman. Steve Calder remembered: "Saw him in Headingley Post Office dressed as a cowboy when I was a young kid. Loved him."Alan Wilcock remembered: "He would bring his horse up to the schoolyard and would sing to all the kids."

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