Cotton Bowl (stadium)
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The Cotton Bowl is an outdoor stadium in Dallas, Texas, United States. Opened in 1930 as Fair Park Stadium, it is on the site of the State Fair of Texas, known as Fair Park.
The stadium in 2019
Panoramic view of the 2008 Cotton Bowl Classic between Missouri and Arkansas
Red River Rivalry in 2010
The Cotton Bowl before the 2019 State Fair Classic
Doak Walker
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Ewell Doak Walker II was an American football player who was a halfback and kicker. He played college football for the SMU Mustangs, winning the Maxwell Award in 1947 and the Heisman Trophy in 1948. H
Cotton Bowl (stadium)
…without a professional or college team as a regular tenant. It became known as "The House That Doak Built", due to the large crowds that SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Artificial turf was installed in 1970 and removed in 1993 in preparation for the 1994…
Walker in 1948
Walker, circa 1951