Texas Urban Legend: The Man With Chicken Legs in Amarillo

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.

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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.

They would reportedly freak out and run, but things only got worse from there. The women who danced with him? Reportedly, they ended up with some kind of illness after their dance or leaving the bar.

Some would even say that they noticed his feet weren't actually on the ground, but that he'd be levitating as they danced.

Not Only In Amarillo

While the story seems to have more reported sightings in Amarillo, it's not the only place it has been reported. There have been reports of the man being in Odessa at the Los Arcos Ballroom.

The story goes that a woman was dancing with him and became tired. She requested they go and get a drink, and that's when she noticed the chicken legs and hooves. She screamed, and the man walked out of the bar laughing, while hopping on top of cars and denting them.

Whether or not the legend is real, we'll never know. Just another one to add to the list.