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Left: Dallas Businessman and Philanthropist Pete Schenkel; Right: Cropped early rendering of the proposed Cotton Bowl Plaza [Images: National Football Foundation Gridiron Club of Dallas/Overland Partners]
The Last Word: On the Passing of Dallas Businessman and Philanthropist Pete Schenkel
by David Seeley | Dec 3, 2024
Pete Schenkel—who owned Dallas-based Schepps Dairy before its sale to Suiza Foods in 2000—led a long, accomplished life of leadership in Dallas before his death Wednesday at age 89. But the former board chair of the State Fair of Texas, DFW Airport, and the Methodist Health System Foundation may be best known for preserving something truly valuable: keeping the Texas-OU game at the Cotton Bowl at least through 2036.
