Texas Welcomes Mizzou Fans

Monday, December 31, 2007 | 7:46 p.m. CST; updated 1:55 p.m. CDT, Monday, July 21, 2008
A Missouri cheerleader is tossed into the air during Monday's parade.   ¦  CATALIN ABAGIU/Missourian
BY Alycia Lewis and Catalin Abagiu

Thousands of people lined the streets of downtown Dallas to enjoy the Comerica Bank New Year’s Parade, Monday afternoon, Dec. 31, 2007. The parade is one of many events preceding Tuesday's Cotton Bowl. Parade participants included 24 high school bands from across the country, along with the MU and Arkansas bands and spirit squads. Former Dallas Cowboy Emmitt Smith served as the parade's grand marshal.

Various bands from high schools around the United States participated in Monday's parade.   ¦  ALYCIA LEWIS/Missourian
Missouri cheerleaders participate in the parade.   ¦  CATALIN ABAGIU/Missourian
Miss Missouri USA, Candace Crawford, a broadcast journalism student at MU waves to the crowd as a Missouri representative on Monday.   ¦  ALYCIA LEWIS/Missourian
Former Dallas Cowboy and New Year's Parade grand marshal Emmitt Smith greets fans at the Parade.   ¦  ALYCIA LEWIS/Missourian
A dancer from the Ballet Folklorico de Fort Worth, Inc. performs during Monday's parade.   ¦  ALYCIA LEWIS/Missourian
The Big Mo drum marched on the streets in downtown Dallas, Texas during the parade.   ¦  CATALIN ABAGIU/Missourian
Members of the Kilgore Rangerettes perform in the parade.   ¦  CATALIN ABAGIU/Missourian
Missouri Tiger fans cheer Marching Mizzou in Dallas, Texas on Monday.   ¦  CATALIN ABAGIU/Missourian

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