Sun Bowl Background Ticket Information

Originally, the Sun Bowl was a fund-raising event for one of the local clubs. The main purpose was the benefit of unprivileged children and the financing of the El Paso High School Stadium. In 1934 on one of the club meetings it was decided to sponsor a football match on New Years Day. The idea was accepted unanimously. The name was created by the Dr.C.M. Hendricks, who lately became the 1st Sun Bowl association president. Beginning from the following year the Sun Bowl became a college game. During many years a lot of university stars have participated in the Sun Bowl.

The present sponsor is the Brut (which is a range of perfumed grooming products) owned by the Helen of Troy Ltd. The Bowl changed its name only in August, 2006, and will have it at least till 2009, as the Helen of Troy extended its contract. It is already the 8th name of the Sun Bowl. Once it was simply the Sun Bowl, then John Hankock Sun Bowl, John Hancock Bowl, Norwest Sun Bowl, Wells Fargo Sun Bowl, Vitalis Sun Bowl.

Since 1968 the Sun Bowl is televised by the CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System).

The first participants of the Sun Bowl were the El Paso All-Stars and the Ranger (texas). In 2005 the UCLA (the University of California, Los Angeles) won over the Northwestern (50-38). On the 29th of December 2006 will be held the next Sun Bowl. The participants will be the Pacific 10 Conference number 3 and the Big 12 or Big East Conference team.

Among the most valuable players who distinguished themselves by their illustrious football careers can be mentioned the following: Junior Arteburn (Texas Tech), Dick Shinaut (UTEP), Jim Crawford (Wyoming), Paul Rogers (Nebraska), Paul Skansi (Washington), Walter Lewis (Alabama), Jerald Moore (Oklahoma), Samie Parker (Oregon), and many others.

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