The Kinder's Texas Bowl is dedicated to leaving a lasting legacy for a distinctively Texan charity. The Kinder's Texas Bowl is proud to be aligned with DePelchin Children’s Center as the game’s charitable beneficiary. DePelchin Children’s Center is the leading center in Texas for foster care and adoption services.
COMMUNITY
Community Initiatives
Connect with Houston with the
Kinder's Texas Bowl.
Gridiron Legends
Celebrate the epic players of football lore
The Gridiron Legends program honors individuals who have made a significant contribution to the game of football in the state of Texas, either at the high school, collegiate or professional level.

THSCA Tickets
Are you a Texas High School coach? We want to thank you for all the hard work you put in to helping develop young athletes in our great state!

Volunteer opportunities
Be part of the Kinder's Texas Bowl game! Contact us to find out more about volunteer opportunities with the 2024 Kinder's Texas Bowl.
Board of Directors
Committee chairs, advisory board and board of directors.

JIM FAIRBAIRN, CHAIR
Doris Engineering
President

Philamena Baird
Houston Philanthropist

John C. Bass
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Managing Director

Denis Braham
Winstead PC
Chairman Emeritus & Attorney at Law

Billy Burge
Ayrshire
President

janis burke
Harris County-Houston Sports Authority
CEO

Larry Catuzzi
Financial Security Assurance Inc.
Director

June Deadrick
CenterPoint Energy
Director of Government Affairs

Pete Derzis
Bespoke
Senior Advisor

SARAH FRAZIER
Audacy
Senior Vice President/General Manager

don faust, jr.
Faust Distributing
CEO

J. Kent Friedman
Harris County-Houston Sports Authority
Chairman

Jay Graham
Spur Energy Partners
Chairman & CEO

Greg Grissom
Houston Texans
President

chris hanslik
Boyar Miller
Chairman

michael heckman
Houston First
President & Chief Executive Officer

Jon Heidtke
Learfield Sports
SVP, Strategic Business Partners

Jarvis Hollingsworth
Irradiant Partners, LP
Vice Chairman

Rob Hungate
Blue Bell Creameries

hap hunnicutt
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
President, Equity Development

Korsh Jafarnia
Houston Methodist
Orthopedic Surgeon

Isaac Johnson
TDECU
President & CEO

Joe Karlgaard
Rice University
Director of Athletics

Jerry Levias
Harris County CPS
Board of Directors

JOHN MARTIN
Austin Commercial
Vice President of Houston

Bob Moses
Black Jack Resources
Chairman

lILA oNTIVEROS
Palantir Technologies
U.S. Commercial Lead

Clint Overby
ESPN Events
Vice President

Mike Perrin
Winstead PC
Counsel

Chris Pezman
University of Houston
Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics

Don Sanders
Sanders Morris Harris
Vice Chairman

Rob Lynch

Reid Ryan
RS3 Sports
CEO/Owner

Kate Klein
Houston Fitness Partners
Vice President of Marketing

Andre Walker
Houston ISD
Athletics Director

Clint Stoerner
Sports Radio, Cox Sports
Radio/TV host/ Analyst
Jim Springfield
Blue Cross BlueShield of Texas
President

Pete DeLongchamps
Group 1 Automotive
Sr. Vice President
Tommy McClelland
Rice University
Director of Athletics
Board members emeritus
Paul Barbetta, Chris Del Conte, Joel Cowley, Rob Graf, Don Henderson, John Huff, Mack Rhoades, Robert Smith, Jack Sweeney, Gio Tomasini, Steve Trent, Skip Wagner, Andre Ware, Bob Harvey, Mike Waterman, Hunter Yurachek, Brenda Bazan, Stephanie Sherrodd and Suzie Thomas.
Committee Chairs
- Trophy: Bill Scott
- Gameday: Thomas Martinez
- Gridiron Legends: Robert Lynch
- Hotels (Marriott): Eric Kanter
- Hotels (Hilton): Jason Monroe
- Officials: Joel Wetzel
- Spouses: Judith Logsdon
- Team Services: Jenerro Wade
- Hospitality/Transportation: Shone Evans
- DePelchin: Lisa Garces