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2021 YEAR IN REVIEW AT&T STADIUM | Arlington, TX | 12.31.21 GOODYEARCOTTONBOWL.COM

Inside Executive Summary .......................................................... 4 The Classic: Score by Quarter ........................................... 8 History: 86th Classic – Did You Know?.............................. 9 Game Summary ................................................................10 Economic Impact ............................................................. 11 Stadium Signage ........................................................ 12-13 Creative Campaign ..........................................................14 Outdoor and Texas Live! Signage......................................15 Bowl Week Events........................................................16-19 Website/Mobile................................................................ 20 Social Media Platforms ....................................................21 Social Media Campaign..............................................22-23 Cotton Bowl Connection ................................................. 24 Corporate & Media Sponsors........................................... 25 DMN Adverstising Campaign........................................... 26 FWAA All-America Team.................................................... 27 Cotton Bowl Classic in the Community............................ 28 CFP Foundation’s BIG DAY................................................ 29 Cotton Bowl Foundation Grants.................................. 30-31 North Texas Giving Day.................................................... 32 Tarrant Area Food Bank Mega Mobile Markets................. 33 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives......................34-35 Goodyear Support of Children’s Hospitals....................... 36 Dan S. Petty Scholar-Athlete Award Recipients .............. 37 CBAA Chairman Media Opportunities............................... 37 Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame........................................... 38-39 Executive Committee....................................................... 40 Future New Year’s Six Dates............................................ 40 2021-2022 Leadership......................................................41

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I would like to thank all the people of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl for all that they’ve done to create such great hospitality for our players and staff. Even though we’ve got circumstances that we all have to deal with, the week has worked out extremely well. We certainly appreciate the opportunity to be back in the Cotton Bowl. COACH NICK SABAN | HEAD COACH | ALABAMA

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Broadcast viewership ranked third among the 39 postseason games played, including the CFP National Championship. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, five bowl games were not played. The Classic ranked second only to the Rose Bowl Game in attendance.

15.7M +76K TV Viewers

Attendance

2021 Florida vs. Oklahoma

2020 Penn St. vs. Memphis

2019 Clemson vs. Notre Dame

2018 USC vs. Ohio State

Household TV Viewers

5.85M

6.77M

16.8M

9.54M

Attendance

17,323

54,828

72,183

67,510

Heisman Trophy winner, Alabama quarterback Bryce Young

Cincinnati quarterback, Desmond Ridder

CBAA Chairman Bry Patton presides over the postgame trophy celebration.

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FINAL

DECEMBER 31, 2021 AT&T STADIUM, ARLINGTON, TX

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#4 Cincinnati

#1 Alabama

HISTORY: 86TH CLASSIC – DID YOU KNOW? THE FIRST Alabama became the first team to win the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic more than once in the 13 Classic games that have been played at AT&T Stadium. The Crimson Tide defeated Michigan State, 38-0, in the 80th Classic.

ALMOST PERFECT With the win, Alabama moved to 6-1 in College Football Playoff Semifinals, winning its last six appearances by double digits. Cincinnati is 0-1 in CFP Semifinal appearances.

6.4 Alabama’s rushing average of 6.4 yards (301 yards on 47 carries) ties two other teams for the highest rushing average in a New Year’s Six bowl game.

HEISMAN HOME Alabama quarterback Bryce Young became the 14th player in Cotton Bowl history to win the Heisman Trophy given annually to the nation’s top college football player. The previous Heisman winner to play in the Classic was Alabama running back Derrick Henry.

BEING NO. 1 Alabama was the first No. 1 ranked team to win the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic since the 34th Classic on January 1, 1970, when No. 1 Texas defeated No. 9 Notre Dame, 21-17.

ACTUALLY PERFECT Alabama is 6-0 at AT&T Stadium, the most wins for an FBS team at the stadium without a loss.

THE BIG 2-0-0 Alabama’s Brian Robinson Jr.’s rushing performance 204 yards on 26 carries (7.8 yards per carry) ranks tied for fifth in Classic history. His rushing total also ranks second all-time in a New Year’s Six bowl game and sixth best by an FBS player in AT&T Stadium history.

G5 HISTORY Cincinnati became the first school representing the Group of Five conferences to make the College Football Playoff. Champions of the American Athletic Conference, the Bearcats came into the Classic undefeated.

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2021 GAME SUMMARY Cincinnati earned the historic invite to the playoff party, but it was Alabama running back Brian Robinson Jr. who owned the dance floor in the 2021 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the 86th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Robinson, a fifth-year senior, rushed for a career-high 204 yards in a 27-6 victory on New Year’s Eve at AT&T Stadium. Robinson averaged 7.8 yards per carry while earning the J. Curtis Sanford Offensive Most Valuable Player Award. Cincinnati (13-1, 8-0 AAC) was the first member of a Group of Five conference to earn its way into the four-team College Football Playoff. The Bearcats, the American

Athletic Conference champion, were the last remaining undefeated squad. While Cincinnati was a newcomer to the national semifinals, Southeastern Conference champion Alabama (13-1, 7-1 SEC) was making its seventh College Football Playoff appearance in the eight years of the format. Alabama’s offense totaled 482 yards, including 301 on the ground, while the Crimson Tide defense did not allow a touchdown in holding Cincinnati to 218 yards. Outside linebacker Will Anderson Jr. earned the Felix McKnight Defensive Most Valuable Player Award with two sacks.

J. CURTIS SANFORD OFFENSIVE MVP

FELIX MCKNIGHT DEFENSIVE MVP

Brian Robinson Jr.

Will Anderson Jr.

Running Back Alabama

Outside Linebacker Alabama

26 CARRIES, 204 RUSHING YARDS

6 TACKLES, 2 SACKS

ECONOMIC IMPACT The Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic partnered with the Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau to undertake an economic impact study. In the report created by Highland Market Research, LLC., the Classic generated nearly $100 million in economic impact ($54 million in direct, $45 million in indirect). This ranks second for annual events in North Texas only to the 24-day run of the State Fair of Texas.

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2021 CREATIVE CAMPAIGN The Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic once again partnered with PytchBlack out of Fort Worth to develop a creative campaign that embodied the #LikeNoOther brand platform. A visual branding campaign was created featuring the “road to greatness” theme culminating at AT&T Stadium. The goal for this year’s campaign was to creatively highlight the Classic’s role as a College Football Playoff Semifinal knowing both participating teams were playing for a shot at the CFP National Championship. The “road to greatness” theme was conceived to complement Goodyear’s campaign.

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WEBSITES COTTONBOWL.COM A continued focus on the digital home of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, GoodyearCottonBowl.com, paid dividends in 2021 with significant increases across the three key metrics.

189.2K 215K 430.2K USERS SESSIONS PAGE VIEWS GAMEDAY.GOODYEARCOTTONBOWL.COM This year’s Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Game Day Guide went digital with a microsite launched specifically to inform fans and followers of the 86th Classic. The site launched on Selection Sunday (December 4) and was chalked full of information, including tickets, events, game day timeline and maps with access to photo galleries and social media content.

COTTONBOWLFOUNDATION.ORG The digital home of the Cotton Bowl Foundation, CottonBowlFoundation.org, received a makeover with a revamped website on the same SIDEARM Sports platform as the Classic’s main website and game day guide. The new site provides more synergies for content sharing across the Classic and Foundation websites as well as more dynamic opportunities to showcase the Foundation’s work, partnerships and collaborations. It also provides a more seamless process to accept and manage online donations as a part of the site’s overall integrated environment.

COTTON BOWL CLASSIC MOBILE APP The Cotton Bowl Classic Mobile App, available on iOS and Android devices, gained more traction among the Classic’s fan base and ticket holders since its initial launch. Throughout the year, the app was featured across the Classic’s digital and social media platforms highlighting step-by-step directions and an instructional video on how to download and navigate the app to use for ticketing and parking information and safe, hands-free entry into AT&T Stadium on game day.

SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS — YEARLY COMPARISON The social media presence for the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic and Cotton Bowl Foundation has continued to move in a positive direction with significant increases in key metrics across multiple platforms.

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2021

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1,038

+136%

33,834 24,658 10,291

35,289 25,305 24,100

+4.3% +2.6% +37%

Followers

EXPANDED REACH The Classic enhanced its LinkedIn page and welcomed TikTok to the social media family.

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SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN The social media plan for the year centered around a strategic, year-long approach to post informative and engaging content about all facets surrounding the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic and Cotton Bowl Foundation. The increased content created more awareness about the Classic and its history. It also highlighted the impact throughout the year the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association and Cotton Bowl Foundation continually has in the North Texas community and beyond.

SOCIAL MEDIA BY THE NUMBERS

Posts Engaged Users

Tweets Retweets Likes

Posts

Yearly 2021 280 76K

2020 89 48

2020 302 6K 55K

2020 89

+/+215% +34%

Yearly 2021 484 6.6K 47K

+/+60% +9%

Yearly 2021 +/170 +486%

Impressions Likes Reach Video Views

27.9K 53K 967.4K 994.4K 165.4K 222K

December 2020 2021 +/48 101 +110% 44.2K 59K +34%

+92% +3% +34%

December 2020 2021 152 154 4.3K 4.3K 31.7K 30K

2020 29 182.6K 13K 126.4K 2.5K

December 2021 +/92 +666% 331.2K +81% 44.1K +238% 845.3K +569% 211.3K +8,068%

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COTTON BOWL CONNECTION The Cotton Bowl Connection expanded more to a year-round distribution approach with monthly editions from January to August and weekly installments through the heart of the college football season from September to December. The newsletter’s platform changed in April with a shift to Mailchimp. The revamped, strategic approach in content presentation across all 12 months sparked significant growth in subscribers’ opens and clicks over the previous year.

NEWSLETTERS SENT

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18.2K SUBSCRIBERS 24% 117K OPENS

+49.9%

AVG. OPEN RATE

28K CLICKS

+110%

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FWAA ALL-AMERICA TEAM For the third consecutive year, the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic partnered with the Football Writers Association of America to unveil the FWAA All-America Team. The 2021 team was headlined by seven firstteam selections from the four teams competing in the College Football Playoff, nine repeat All-Americans, six first-team picks from both the Big Ten and Southeastern Conferences, six explosive wide receivers, a sensational freshman running back and a record-setting punter.

Bry Patton, Chairman, Cotton Bowl Athletic Association and Cotton Bowl Foundation. “We’re honored to play a small role in celebrating the on-field accolades these student-athletes achieved this season.” The Cotton Bowl created commemorative footballs that were distributed to all players on the first and second team. Each winner also received a certificate. The FWAA All-America Team was promoted via a press release, a social media campaign and as part of the in-game centerhung scoreboard production at the 86th Classic.

“The partnership between the FWAA and the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic is one we take a lot of pride in,” said

2021 FWAA ALL-AMERICA TEAM FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

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Bryce Young Sean Tucker Kenneth Walker III Jordan Addison David Bell Garrett Wilson Trey McBride Ikem Ekwonu Darian Kinnard Evan Neal Nicholas Petit-Frere Tyler Linderbaum

Alabama Syracuse Michigan State Pitt Purdue Ohio State Colorado State N.C. State Kentucky Alabama Ohio State Iowa

Pasadena, Calif. Owings Mills, Md Arlington, Tenn. Frederick, Md. Indianapolis, Ind. Austin, Texas Fort Morgan, Colo. Charlotte, N.C. Knoxville, Tenn. Okeechobee, Fla. Tampa, Fla. Solon, Iowa

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COTTON IN THE COMMUNITY At the core of the Cotton Bowl Foundation since its creation in 2016 is being a champion and advocate in the community. Whether that is lending a hand, providing financial assistance or amplifying the needs of children and families across North Texas, the Foundation has stayed true to its mission to positively impact those who play, attend and support the game of football and the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. This was once again evident over the past year as the Foundation extended its all-time total to nearly $2 million in grants and financial support benefiting non-profit organizations in the surrounding communities and beyond.

CFP FOUNDATION’S BIG DAY The Cotton Bowl Foundation and College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation teamed up once again to make it a BIG DAY for North Texas educators on September 14, 2021, awarding grants of $50,000 each to Urban Teachers Dallas-Fort Worth and Catch Up & Read, as a part of the Extra Yard for Teachers initiative. The $100,000 in grant dollars for Urban Teachers DFW and Catch Up & Read were unveiled in a presentation at Uplift Grand Preparatory School. The free, public, college-preparatory charter school located in Grand Prairie, Texas, served as the perfect backdrop to celebrate both organizations and provide the opportunity for in-person surprises for two well-deserving educators. Christiane Crawford-Gill, a sixth-grade math teacher and pillar of both Uplift Grand Middle School and Urban Teachers since 2017, was surprised just outside of her classroom with a special BIG DAY presentation for being steadfast as an educator and a mentor and host teacher for aspiring Urban Teachers. Gracie Pineda, media specialist at Cuellar Elementary and representing Catch Up & Read, was recognized for her dedication and teamwork attitude as a multitalented educator. Crawford-Gill and Pineda each received a $500 donor choose gift card and gift bag, courtesy of the CFP Foundation, and a backpack full of gifts and two tickets to the 2021 CFP Semifinal at the 86th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, courtesy of the Cotton Bowl Foundation.

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COTTON BOWL FOUNDATION GRANTS In its signature giving opportunity of the year, the Cotton Bowl Foundation awarded $350,000 to four deserving organizations as a part of its 2021-22 grants initiative.

FOR OAK CLIFF

$150,000 For Oak Cliff used its grant to help provide timely support for its culturally responsive initiatives in South Oak Cliff built on the organization’s foundation of education, advocacy, community building and the arts. These four pillars serve as catalysts to drive change within South Oak Cliff and the broader North Texas community.

MERCY STREET DALLAS

$100,000

Mercy Street Dallas earmarked its grant to aid in creating the Mercy Street Dream Center, a state-of-the-art facility with a computer lab, photography, videography and music studios and collaboration spaces for inner-city youth in West Dallas as well as providing job training, resume writing, GED and ESL classes for single parents and grandparents during the school day.

CRISTO REY FORT WORTH

$50,000

Cristo Rey Fort Worth put its grant towards supporting its central mission as the only school in Tarrant County dedicated exclusively to young people of lower economic means, offering extraordinary college preparatory education and an innovative Corporate Work Study Program.

EDUCATE TEXAS

$50,000 Educate Texas at Communities Foundation of Texas designated its grant to support its Best in Class Coalition, which partners with more than 50 organizations across Texas, and assist in the creation of an awards program to spotlight the amazing work of effective educators in our region.

$15,000 The Cotton Bowl Foundation extended its giving efforts to the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) with a $15,000 grant to support a new initiative targeting upand-coming coaches. In 2021, THSCA launched the R.O.C.K. (Rare, Outstanding, Compelled, Knowledgeable) Coaches Mentoring Program, which pairs the best and brightest young coaches with seasoned mentors to create networking and educational opportunities and spark better retention among coaches looking to grow in the profession.

Betty Sanford Crawford, a longtime member of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association’s Board of Directors, passed away on July 30, 2021, at her home in Dallas at the age of 75. Her father, J. Curtis Sanford, founded the Cotton Bowl Classic. To honor Crawford’s enduring, positive impact on the Cotton Bowl Classic, the Cotton Bowl Foundation donated $50,000 to UT Southwestern’s Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) research program. “Betty was such a special person. She always had a smile on her face, was so endearing to so many of us and truly epitomized grace,” said Rick Baker, President/Chief Executive Officer, Cotton Bowl Athletic Association. “The legacy of Betty and her impact will live on in our minds and in our hearts.”

$50,000

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NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY The funds collected went to secure a new service dog and provide the critical financial support needed to manage the health care needs of all dogs in the unit. The Foundation’s fundraising effort was a part of another record day as the 2021 North Texas Giving Day generated more than $66 million from 103,275 unique donors benefiting 3,366 local nonprofits.

TARRANT AREA FOOD BANK MEGA MOBILE MARKETS Through the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic and Cotton Bowl Foundation, the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association teamed up with several community partners in the Dallas Cowboys, American Airlines and Arlington Police and Fire departments to hold two Tarrant Area Food Bank Mega Mobile Markets at AT&T Stadium in May and November 2021. T his marked the second-straight year that Tarrant Area Food Bank and the CBAA partnered to lead a holiday distribution event and the two organizations have collaborated to lead three mass distribution events in Arlington. The three Mega Mobile Markets at AT&T Stadium (November 2020, May 2021 and November 2021) have combined to provide food for more than 13,300 families.

designed to provide a Mother’s Day meal to celebrate the matriarch of their households, distributed food to 2,175 families.

“Tarrant Area Food Bank could not do this without the help and support of our community partners,” said Julie Butner, President & Chief Executive Officer, Tarrant Area Food Bank. “We are so grateful. If we didn’t have the support of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic and Cotton Bowl Foundation in For us to be able this location, we couldn’t run events that to help people in need serve so many families so efficiently during really challenging and so quickly. We’re just grateful for the times is wonderful and it partnership and the way the community shows our commitment comes together to help others.” to our community.

In addition to the Mega Mobile Markets, the Cotton Bowl Foundation extended President/Chief Executive Officer, CBAA a donation equal to providing 75 The Holiday Mega Mobile Market on November 18 meals to families in need in the distributed Thanksgiving-related nutritious food to names of the Classic’s season2,300 families with the turkeys and chicken provided ticket holders for the secondby the collective efforts of Albertsons/Tom Thumb, straight year. MW Logistics and the Baptist Ministers Union of Dallas. The Meals for Mom Mega Mobile Market on May 5, -Rick Baker

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DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION INITIATIVES The Cotton Bowl Athletic Association continued in its mission to be a champion for change in the fight against systemic racism and discrimination in the quest for equity and social justice for all through its Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives.

FRED MCCLURE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Dallas native Shitara Taylor served as the first CBAA Fred McClure Intern, joining the staff for a six-month stint. The University of North Texas and Tarleton State University graduate supported the day-to-day operations of the CBAA office, assisted in the execution of various Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic and Cotton Bowl Foundation events and activities and played a role in the communications and media operations efforts leading up to, during and after the regular-season college football games at AT&T Stadium and the 86th Classic.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH The Cotton Bowl Athletic Association celebrated Black History Month via its website and social media platforms.

NATIONAL GIRLS & WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY AND WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH The Cotton Bowl Athletic Association celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day on February 2 and Women’s History Month throughout March via its website and social media platforms.

KILGORE COLLEGE RANGERETTES SCHOLARSHIP Since 2002, the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association has endowed a scholarship at Kilgore College for one deserving member of the famed Kilgore Rangerettes. The Rangerettes have been a Classic fixture since founder and Cotton Bowl Hall of Famer Gussie Nell Davis first introduced the Sweethearts of the Gridiron in 1949. The endowed scholarship, invested with the Texas Presbyterian Foundation via Kilgore College Foundation, is awarded each academic year to a deserving sophomore member of the squad. The 2021-22 scholarship recipient is Zoë Dale, a rising sophomore from Celina, Texas. She plans to pursue a degree in Psychology specializing in Child Development or a career as a Dental Hygienist.

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GOODYEAR SUPPORT OF CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS Goodyear continued its remarkable support of Children’s Health and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children during Cotton Bowl Classic week. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alabama and Cincinnati were not able to visit the hospitals in person, so Goodyear set up virtual visits where patients were able to interact and play games with select players from both teams. Additionally, Goodyear presented checks for $10,000 to both hospitals on game day.

DAN S. PETTY SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD RECIPIENTS The Dan S. Petty Scholar-Athlete Award is presented annually to two deserving student-athletes, one from each team, participating in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. A crowning achievement for student-athletes playing in the Classic, this recognition was created as a continuing effort to emphasize the combination of academics and athletics along with good citizenship, leadership and sportsmanship. The student-athletes are selected by the schools’ directors of athletics and football head coaches. Wilson Huber

Slade Bolden

Linebacker Cincinnati

Wide Receiver Alabama

This year’s award winners were Cincinnati senior linebacker Wilson Huber and Alabama redshirt junior wide receiver Slade Bolden. Each took similar successful paths on and off the field. Huber earned two finance degrees – his bachelor’s in three years and his master’s in four years. Bolden also earned two degrees in four years – receiving his bachelor’s degree in management with an entrepreneurship focus in just three years and earning his master’s degree in management just prior to playing in the 86th Classic.

CBAA CHAIRMAN MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES

Cotton Bowl Athletic Association Chairman Bry Patton made his rounds with North Texas media throughout the month of December leading up to the 2021 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the 86th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

on various topics including the matchup between topseeded Alabama and fourth-seeded Cincinnati Bearcats, fan events during bowl week and the continued work of the Cotton Bowl Foundation in the North Texas community.

The CBAA’s 41st Chairman visited with area television and radio stations and print/digital publications, speaking

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COTTON BOWL HALL OF FAME

Six former standouts on the field and one distinguished head coach who roamed the sidelines for decades were inducted into the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame on October 5, 2021, during an induction ceremony at AT&T Stadium. The honorees in the 12th Hall of Fame Class who helped shape the traditions of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic and college football history included Kansas State quarterback Jonathan Beasley, Notre Dame split end Tom Gatewood, Arkansas guard Jerry Jones, Ole Miss running back/wide receiver Dexter McCluster, Texas defensive end Cory Redding, Boston College linebacker Bill Romanowski, and Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder.

These seven inductees stand among a group of 78 men and women who have left an indelible mark on the Classic, one of America’s original postseason bowl games. Each member of the Hall of Fame Class received a personalized bronze statue in the likeness of a 1930s football player, the era in which the Classic was founded. Brad Sham, the Voice of the Dallas Cowboys and Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, served as Master of Ceremonies for the enshrinement activities. For the first time in the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame history, the induction ceremony and media panel featuring the inductees and moderated by Sham were streamed live on the Classic’s YouTube channel.

18 44 61 22 40 53 HC JONATHAN BEASLEY Quarterback

TOM GATEWOOD Wide Receiver

JERRY JONES Right Guard

DEXTER MCCLUSTER Running Back/Wide Receiver

CORY REDDING Defensive End

BILL ROMANOWSKI Linebacker

BILL SNYDER Head Coach

“Our Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame induction ceremony is such a special occasion,” said Bry Patton, Chairman, Cotton Bowl Athletic Association. “It’s an event that provides all of us an opportunity to relive great moments from past Classics and honor those exceptional people who have meant so much to our game.”

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BRY PATTON - CHAIRMAN Rick Baker Finley (Fin) Ewing, III Carl R. Ice

Dee Kelly Jay McAuley Baker Montgomery

Daniel P. Novakov Bry Patton – Chairman

Monica Egert Smith W. Kelvin Walker

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Dec. 31

Dec. 30

Jan. 2

Jan. 9 Los Angeles, CA

2023 - 24

Jan. 1

Dec. 30

Dec. 29

Dec. 30

Jan. 1

Jan. 8 Houston, TX

2024 - 25

Dec. 28

Dec. 30

Dec. 28

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Dec. 27

Dec. 30

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2021-2022 LEADERSHIP CBAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Carl Baggett W. Mike Baggett Thomas C. Bain, Jr. Thomas Bain R. Craig Baker Rick Baker Read Ballew Brian Barnard Brett Berman Derrick Boyd Gillian Breidenbach Dave Brown J. Larry Cantrell David A. Cole Betty Crawford John F. Crawford Barry Davis Bill Davis A.R. (Buddy) Dike Cole Dulaney William C. Duvall Michael Dwyer Chad Estis

Finley (Fin) Ewing, III Michael Flynn R. Bruce Gadd J.J. Gomez Mike Henderson Darrell Hernandez Adam Herrin Elly Sachs Holder Cindy Hourigan Kristi Sherrill Hoyl Carl R. Ice J. Stephen Jones Rod Jones Dee Kelly Derek Kerr Ron Kirk Chris Kleinert Marcus E. Knight Greg Leftwich Stephen Luskey Todd Macsuga Karen Maroli Ross Martin

Charles W. Matthews Brad Mayne Jay McAuley Fred McClure Michael Miles Sara Madsen Miller Baker Montgomery Jeff Montgomery Porter Montgomery Thomas Morgan, Jr. Dat Nguyen Daniel P. Novakov Greg Oliver Chuck Pacioni Bry Patton Griffin Perry Mary Martha Pickens Brad Ramsey Scott Rogers Daniel Routman Christopher Roy Tod A. Ruble Ketric Sanford

Kathy Saunders John Field Scovell Brad Sham Kevin Smart Jim Ray Smith Monica Egert Smith Robert Smith, III John T. Stuart, III Mike Sweet William Toles Jim Trebilcock Jake Wagner S. Denton Walker III W. Kelvin Walker Robert Watson Blake Wiley Jeff Williams Jim Williams, Jr. Ramsay Woodall John L. Zogg, Jr.

FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Rick Baker Gillian Breidenbach David A. Cole

Terrance Henderson Carl R. Ice William D. Jackman

Marty MacInnis Jay McAuley

Bry Patton - Chairman Monica Egert Smith

COUNCIL Art Barnes Lauren Barnicle Robbie Baty Nicole Britenriker R. Heath Cheek

Joseph P. DeWoody Julie Forbes Sam Gadd Ian Hall Isabell Novakov Higginbotham

Harrison Holmes Kyle Manley - Chairman Chris Miner Garrett Nerren Bryce Petty

Christian Rodriguez Taylor Stern John Stewart Kyle Williams

CBAA STAFF Rick Baker Charlie Fiss Lisa Fortenberry Michael Konradi

Cathy Luetje Marty MacInnis Nancy Mills Kelly Newell

Tiffany Rauschkolb Scottie Rodgers Amy Scott

Shitara Taylor David Hooks Waller Allie Webb