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Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

1998 HALL OF FAME

Players

1998 HALL OF FAME
First Name Last Name Position
Jim Brown Running Back, Syracuse
Bobby Layne Quarterback, Texas
Dicky Maegle Running Back, Rice
Darrell Royal Head Coach, Texas
J. Curtis Sanford Founder
Field Scovell Jr. Mr. Cotton Bowl
Doak Walker Running Back, SMU
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    Jim Brown

    6'2" 232 lbs 1957 Classic TCU 28, Syracuse 27
    Running Back, Syracuse
    St. Simons, Georgia
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    Bobby Layne

    6'1" 201 lbs 1946 Classic Texas 40, Missouri 27
    Quarterback, Texas
    Santa Anna, Texas
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    Dicky Maegle

    6'0" 195 lbs 1954 Classic Rice 28, Alabama 6
    Running Back, Rice
    Taylor, Texas
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    Darrell Royal

    1960 Classic: Syracuse 23, Texas 14; 1962 Classic: Texas 12, Mississippi 7; 1963 Classic: LSU 13, Texas 0; 1964 Classic: Texas 28, Navy 6; 1969 Classic: Texas 36, Tennessee 13; 1970 Classic: Texas 21, Notre Dame 17; 1971 Classic: Notre Dame 24, Texas 11; 1972 Classic: Penn State 30, Texas 6; 1973 Classic: Texas 17, Alabama 13; 1974 Classic: Nebraska 19, Texas 3
    Head Coach, Texas
    Hollis, Oklahoma
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    J. Curtis Sanford

    Dallas Oil Man & Sports Promoter Conceived Idea at 1936 Rose Bowl Received Copyright to the Cotton Bowl Name in January, 1936 Urged City Leaders to Rename Fair Park Stadium to The Cotton Bowl Inaugural Matchup Featured TCU & Marquette on January 1, 1937 Personally Underwrote First Four Cotton Bowl Games, 1937-1940 Guiding Force in Formation of CBAA
    Founder
    Tyler, Texas
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    Field Scovell Jr.

    Affilitation with CBAA Began in 1948 Co-Chairman of Team Selection from 1963-1974 Chairman of Team Selection from 1975-1992 President of CBAA in 1973 & 1974 Chairman of CBAA in 1975 & 1976 CBAA Institutional Director for Texas A&M from 1965-1975 Established Field & Mary Scovell Ice Cream/Hospitality Suite in 1979
    Mr. Cotton Bowl
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    Doak Walker

    5'11" 175 lbs 1948 Classic SMU 13, Penn State 13; 1949 Classic SMU 21, Oregon 13
    Running Back, SMU
    Dallas, Texas