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The image of Big Tex and the statue's iconic stance is commonly used in regional advertising campaigns. Big Tex's image was featured prominently on a tour promotion poster for the Japanese J-Pop group "Puffy AmiYumi" on their three-city April 2017 USA "Not Lazy Concert Tour" in which the city of Dallas, Texas, was their final stop.
Randall Craig "Tex" Cobb (born December 10, 1953) is an American actor, martial artist, and former professional boxer who competed in the heavyweight division. Considered to possess one of the greatest boxing chins of all time, [ 1 ] Cobb was a brawler who also packed considerable punching power . [ 2 ]
Big Tex wearing a mask during the 2020 pandemic; The State Fair operated as a Drive-Thru event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo ops were offered with a masked Big Tex. [59] In September 2021, the fair resumed after a one-year hiatus. On the evening of October 15th, 2023, shots were fired at the fair. Three people were injured as a result.
DALLAS -- The larger-than-life cowboy, Big Tex, has been voted #1 in USA Today`s Best Quirky Landmark in the nation competition. Apparently Big Tex is quirkier than the Longaberger Basket home ...
Big Tex has greeted State Fair of Texas visitors for 70 years, but ten years ago a fire brought the North Texas icon down to its metal frame.
The Big Texan Steak Ranch is known for its Cadillac white stretch limos with longhorn hood ornaments, [7] one of which appears in the 2006 animated film Cars as Texas oil baron Tex Dinoco. Becky Ransom and the Big Texan Steak Ranch ("free 72-ounce steak if consumed in 60 minutes") are acknowledged in the film's credits.
Tex recorded his next big hit, "I Gotcha", in December 1971. The song was released in January 1972 and stayed on the charts for 20 weeks, staying at number two on the Hot 100 for two weeks and sold more than 2 million copies, becoming his biggest-selling hit to date. [5] Tex was offered a gold disc of the song on March 22, 1972.
Standing at 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) tall, he is the tallest active player in the NHL and was nicknamed "The Big Easy" or "Big Tex" when he started his NHL career, because he was born in Houston. [2] After moving to Vancouver, Myers earned the nickname "Chaos Giraffe" from fans. [3] Born in Houston, Myers grew up in Calgary.