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BIG TEX: Greeter extraordinaire
Engagement: Kelly and Nick Benedict got engaged in front of Big Tex last year. Photo by Dan Blakenship.
Dan Blankenship
“Howdy, folks. Howdy, howdy.” That’s Big Tex—all 55 feet of him—welcoming everyone to the State Fair of Texas. He first showed up at the fair in 1952. He learned to speak by the next year and by 1997 gave a friendly Texas wave. Big Tex is one of the most famous Texans on earth—and the tallest. Like many Baby Boomers, he has had some problems with age.
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