40. Harry Leary Loved to Dance! - Linda "didn't realize Harry had such a romantic nature"

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WC6yQiuzcps

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2025-11-15

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1:06

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40. Besides riding... BMX great Harry Leary had another hobby. He loved to Dance! Kyle learned of this because of a Facebook post made by Harry’s ex-wife Jami Owens. 

In this clip, Linda shares that her and Harry had “a hell of a lot of rhythm.” Not only that, but his sister didn’t realize that he had such a romantic nature. Linda fondly recalls Harry and her, as adults, dancing through her house & shares the story of all of the siblings cutting a rug at his wedding - they provided quite “a sight.”

We invite you to listen to our recent conversation about BMX legend Harry Leary with one of his sisters, Linda Leary Taylor, while walking over the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, AZ.

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Besides riding, I know he had a hobby that you haven't mentioned yet to be
that you haven't mentioned yet to be honest with you, and that's dancing. And
honest with you, and that's dancing. And here's how I know on it. For the same
here's how I know on it. For the same reason I know about Jamie, and it's
reason I know about Jamie, and it's because Jamie said that he was a dancer
because Jamie said that he was a dancer and had very wonderful things to say
and had very wonderful things to say about him. And the dancing really got my
about him. And the dancing really got my attention.
attention. >> Both Harry and I have a hell of a lot of
>> Both Harry and I have a hell of a lot of rhythm.
rhythm. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> Um and he could definitely dance.
>> Um and he could definitely dance. >> Yeah. And so as far as a hobby,
>> Yeah. And so as far as a hobby, >> I've seen he would I mean when he lived
>> I've seen he would I mean when he lived here, we would have the music going.
here, we would have the music going. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> We would be dancing through the house
>> We would be dancing through the house and at his wedding he was dancing and
and at his wedding he was dancing and >> my sister and my brother and I, all
>> my sister and my brother and I, all three of us were out on the dance floor
three of us were out on the dance floor and we provided quite the sight, I'll
and we provided quite the sight, I'll tell you.
tell you. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> So yeah, he really could. And after
>> So yeah, he really could. And after talking to Jamie, I didn't realize that
talking to Jamie, I didn't realize that Harry had such a romantic nature. Oh,
Harry had such a romantic nature. Oh, you see had a sister though, so I mean
you see had a sister though, so I mean that makes sense.

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