Cotton Bowl Archives

Claude Buddy Young, star halfback for the Dallas Texans, National Professional Football League entry, signs his 1952 contract, as Texans Head Coach Jim Phelan looks on, May 7, 1952, Dallas, Texas.

February 28, 2024

How Dallas Teams Integrated Professional Sports in Texas

First came an already integrated NFL franchise, which moved from New York in 1952. The same year, Texas League baseball would follow.

By Jeff Miller

Lionel Messi of Inter Miami CF in Dallas

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January 23, 2024

The Cotton Bowl Gets Messi

Fans braved near-freezing temperatures and frigid rain to catch a glimpse of soccer icon Lionel Messi on the pitch against FC Dallas.

By Mary Beth Gahan

Dallas Texans players tackling Frank Gifford during the first game of the season, with empty seats in the background.

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March 22, 2019

Right Place, Wrong Time: How the 1952 Dallas Texans Flamed Out After One Lackluster Season of Football

The true story of my family’s brief ownership of the last NFL franchise to go bankrupt.

By Connell Miller

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September 30, 2015

Why Can’t The Rangers Sell Out Baseball Games?

The AL West leaders are having a storybook season—so why isn’t anybody going to the stadium to watch it play out?

By Dan Solomon

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November 7, 2013

A&M Hopes to Play UT Again . . . But Only in a Bowl Game

Would new Longhorns AD Steve Patterson be willing to revive the rivalry? College Station says it's in no hurry.

By Jason Cohen

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May 3, 2013

Will a Texas Team Play in the 2016 Cotton Bowl?

Houston, SMU, UTEP, Rice, UTSA, North Texas and Texas State will all have a shot at Jerry World the year it doesn't host a College Football Playoff championship or semi-final.

By Jason Cohen

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January 21, 2013

Our Question For UT Fans: Aggies or Sooners?

Friday's Cotton Bowl gives Longhorns fans a chance to decide which team they hate more: the University of Oklahoma, or Texas A&M.

By Jason Cohen

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January 21, 2013

Six Thoughts About the Cotton Bowl

Kansas St. and Oregon who? Arlington's the center of our college football universe, as Texas A&M plays Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl on Friday.

By Jason Cohen

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January 21, 2013

Meet Johnny Football

Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel finally speaks, UT-TCU, the Cotton Bowl, UTSA-Texas State and other highlights from the college football week that was.

By Jason Cohen