Dallas meets Mizzou
Icons of Texas mixed with symbols of Mizzou at the New Year’s parade in downtown Dallas. There were Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders and Kilgore Rangerettes, and then there were Missouri cheerleaders and Golden Girls. Marching Mizzou followed a high school band playing the theme from the TV show Dallas. NFL legend Emmitt Smith was the grand marshal, but MU Chancellor Brady Deaton and wife Anne actually got more cheers (at least from the black-and-gold factions).
The Dallas-Mizzou mix makes sense. There are 18 players on the football team from the state of Texas. Likewise, it’s a big alumni base (more than 3,500 in the Dallas area), and the admissions office recruits here for new students. The connection was more pronounced today, though, with the Big MO drum banging against the Dallas skyline.
Photos by Rob Hill
Above, Marching Mizzou takes part in the New Year’s parade in downtown Dallas on Dec. 31. Below, the parade also featured icons of Texas football, including the Cowboys cheerleaders.
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