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Dee Brock
Dee Brock (born June 7, 1930) is an American educator, model, and cheerleading director. She is the founder and first director of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Brock was hired by Tex Schramm in the early 1960s to create a cheerleading squad for the Dallas Cowboys. She brought the squad to the Cowboys first Super Bowl appearance in 1971 at Super Bowl V. Originally a co-ed squad consisting of high school students, the squad was later rebranded by Brock as an all-girl group. She was responsible for racially integrating the squad in 1965. Brock was an educator in Texas and taught in the public schools. She was a teacher at Thomas Jefferson High School (Dallas), Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas until 1966 and helped found Dallas College El Centro Campus, the first campus of Dallas College. She went on to serve as senior vice president of educational programming and director of adult-learning programming at PBS in Washington, D.C. Early life Brock was born on June 7, 1930, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covington, Oklahoma
Covington is a town in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 477 at the 2020 census. Geography Covington is located in southeastern Garfield County at (36.307490, -97.588379). Oklahoma State Highway 74 passes through the center of town as First Street, leading north to Garber and south to Oklahoma City. Enid, the Garfield County seat, is to the northwest via OK 74 and U.S. Route 412. Oklahoma State Highway 164 leads southeast, then east to Perry. According to the United States Census Bureau, Covington has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 553 people, 224 households, and 159 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 259 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 93.49% White, 3.98% Native American, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |