FRISCO — Bob Lilly played in the East-West Shrine Bowl in 1960. The man known as “Mr. Cowboy’' flew to San Francisco for the game.
He won’t have to travel nearly as far to watch next year’s game.
Lilly was at The Star Monday for the press conference to unveil that the organization will host college football’s longest running All-Star game. The 2024 game, the 99th in the series, will be played Feb. 1 at the Ford Center. The game is the signature event to raise the profile of the Shriners Children’s hospitals around the world.
“So humbled to get to do that,’’ said Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones, whose grandfather was a Shriner. “This is more than just a game.
“It’s an opportunity to showcase some of football’s greatest young athletes from all over in support of the tradition and philanthropy like no other.’’
Roger Staubach and Randy White join Lilly as former Cowboys in the Hall of Fame who also played in the game.
Briefly: The Cowboys conducted a teaching clinic for approximately 400 youth, middle and high school coaches at the Ford Center on Monday. The six-and-a-half-hour session included training in CPR techniques, led by the Red Cross and American Heart Association, and sessions with the team’s coaches. Owner Jerry Jones and head coach Mike McCarthy spoke to the group during lunch.
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