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Inside the Texas A&M Towel Heist at the 1988 Cotton Bowl Classic

8/28/2024 4:00:00 PM

ESPN staff writer Dave Wilson penned a piece delving into inside story behind Notre Dame and the Texas A&M towel heist surrounding the 52nd Cotton Bowl Classic in 1988.

Tim Brown is part of an elite fraternity. He's one of 10 men inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame with a Heisman Trophy. Warren Barhorst is part of a select group as well. He's one of 90 people inducted into the Nationwide Insurance Hall of Fame.

The two could've crossed paths anywhere. But the most unlikely place might have been where they actually did meet: in the 1988 Cotton Bowl Classic during the first-ever meeting between Texas A&M and Notre Dame.

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