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Unsolved mystery nearly left Big Tex shirtless for State Fair of Texas

Name: Unsolved mystery nearly left Big Tex shirtless for State Fair of Texas
Uploaded: 2022-09-26T17:36:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 27 s
Description: It is hard to imagine the State Fair of Texas without its iconic 55-foot greeter, but in 1970, a missing piece of clothing nearly kept Big Tex out of the fair.

It is hard to imagine the State Fair of Texas without its iconic 55-foot greeter, but in 1970, a missing piece of clothing nearly kept Big Tex out of the fair.