Famous fanciers

Walt Disney loved pigeons so much that for many years he released a flock of white homing pigeons as part of daily ceremonies at Disneyland and Disney World.

 

Terry Bradshaw, former Pittsburgh Steelers’ Quarterback, breeds pigeons.

 

Ray Price, country singer, enjoys breeding homing pigeons.

 

Actors Yul Brynner and Roy Rogers raised pigeons. 

 

Pablo Picasso, who also raised homing pigeons, named his daughter “Paloma,” Spanish for dove. 

 

 

Boxing champion, George Foreman, maintains a loft and breeds homing pigeons. 

 

Actress Joanne Woodward raised fancy breeds of pigeons.

 

Maurizo Gucci is a fancier of show pigeons who is on record for paying more than $10,000 for an American bird. 

 

The British Royal Family has raised homing pigeons for centuries, and has an active racing loft yet today. 

 

Mike Tyson is working with Animal Planet on a new reality show to start summer 2010.