Urban legends are a part of the fabric of any city, and Amarillo has had some pretty big urban legends. None of them ever seems to have been proven, and that’s the beauty of an urban legend.
From the Cursed Road at Palo Duro Canyon to the Lady of Lobo Cemetery, the Texas Panhandle has had its fair share of them, but this one is direct out of Amarillo and has several different iterations of what was seen or experienced.
A Night Out Turns Uncomfortable…And Strange
Legend has it that there was a man who would go out to bars or clubs here in Amarillo, dressed in either all white or all red. He’s also been known to wear an overcoat at times, and that may be to hide what everyone says they saw.
He would go out on the dance floor and sway with numerous women throughout the evening, everyone thinking they were just having a good time. It wouldn’t be until after they were done dancing that they would notice something.
Chicken Legs & Hooves
As the legend would have it, the women would be dancing the night away with the (reportedly) handsome man, and they looked down. Legend says they would see he had hooves for feet, and others have reported that he had chicken legs…