December 17, 2024
By Dennis Dodd, CBS Sports: Jim “Hoss” Brock was a larger-than-life figure. The hard-charging, back-slapping, cigar-chomping former Cotton Bowl executive ruled with a charm unrivaled.
Back in the day when college football bowl games were more like arranged marriages, Ol’ Hoss had superpowers lined up for his game by Halloween. Brock once “recruited” Notre Dame by opening a bar tab reserved for the school’s seniors in South Bend, Indiana.
When it was suggested that lasting until a 3 a.m. last call might have rankled the Cotton Bowl executive committee, Hoss once told Sports Illustrated, “Ain’t but 2 a.m. Dallas time.”
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