He ponied up $6,000 of his own money to start the Cotton Bowl Classic, which was first played on Jan. 1, 1937, with nearby ...

Here is some of the lore behind the classic Lone Star Bowl game. The first Cotton Bowl was played at the Cotton Bowl stadium back in 1937. TCU defeated Marquette 16-6 in front of 17,000 fans.

The stadium was also the longtime host of the Cotton Bowl Classic bowl game, which is now one of the New Year's Six bowl ...

The stadium was also the longtime host of the Cotton Bowl Classic bowl game, which is now one of the New Year's Six bowl games and site of one of the new 12-team College Football Playoff.