Felix McKnight

Position:
Cotton Bowl Athletic Association
Hometown:
San Antonio, Texas
Classic Memories:
CBAA Executive Committee: 1953-1999 CBAA Team Selection Chairman: 1943-1974 CBAA?President: 1955-1956 CBAA Chairman: 1957-1958 Associated Press Southwest Sports Editor: 1934-1941 The Dallas Morning News Managing & Executive Editor: 1941-1957 Dallas Times Herald Co-Publisher & Editor: 1957-1987

One of the guiding forces behind the rise to prominence of the Cotton Bowl Classic was Felix McKnight. No other individual has served the CBAA in as many ways as the long-time newspaperman. McKnight was there from the beginning. At the age of 26, he served as an advisor to the bowl's founder, J. Curtis Sanford. Through the years, McKnight's duties ranged from entertainment, special events, team and player awards, radio-television negotiations and press and community relations. However, his best known work came in team selection, a committee he chaired for 31 years. No job was too big or too small for Felix. His goal was always the same - to promote the city of Dallas and its Cotton Bowl Classic.