Legends of the Sun Bowl

In 1994, the Sun Bowl Association and the El Paso Rotary Club commenced "Legends of the Sun Bowl" and added it to the annual Rotary Sun Bowl Team Luncheon. Following is a list of the Legends of the Sun Bowl:

2009 Gerald J. Rubin - Administrator
2008 Priest Holmes - Player, Texas (1994)
Craig Silver - CBS Sports (1983-2005)
2007 Cornelius Bennett - Player, Alabama (1983 & 1986)
Don James - Coach, Washington (1979 & 1986)
2006 Tony Franklin - Player, Texas A&M (1977)
Grant Teaff - Coach, Baylor (1992)
2005 Terry Donahue - Coach, UCLA (1991); CBS Sports (1995)
Verne Lundquist - CBS Sports (1988, 1992, 2000-05)
2004 Pat Tillman (Posthumously) - Player, Arizona State (1997)
Alex Van Pelt - Player, Pittsburgh (1989)
2003 Ken Heineman - Player, El Paso All-Stars (1935)
2002 Thurman Thomas - Player, Oklahoma State (1987)
2001 John H. Folmer - Administrator
Barry Switzer - Coach, Oklahoma (1981)
2000 Vince Dooley - Coach, Georgia (1964, 1969 & 1985)
Derrick Thomas (Posthumously) -
Player, Alabama (1986 & 1988)
1999 Hayden Fry - Coach, SMU (1963) and Iowa (1995 & 1997)
Jimmy Rogers, Jr. - Administrator
1998 Jesse Whittenton - UTEP (1954 & 1955)
1997 Tom Brookshier - CBS Sports (1973, 1977-1981)
Pat Summerall - CBS Sports (1971, 1977-80)
1996 Tony Dorsett - Player, Pittsburgh (1975)
1995 Johnny Majors - Coach, Iowa State (1971), Pittsburgh (1975) and Tennessee (1984)
1994 Harrison Kohl - Administrator
Bill Stevens - Player, UTEP (1965 & 1967)
Charley Johnson - Player, New Mexico State (1959 & 1960)

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