What makes the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic great: Volunteers like Cathy Luetje

Media Hotel Coordinator Cathy Luetje and her two walkie-talkies

   A bowl game is only as good as its volunteers, and the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic has an army of first-rate volunteers making sure the event runs smoothly.
   One of the generals of the bowl's volunteer army is Cathy Leutje, the Media Hotel Coordinator who has been with the Cotton Bowl Classic for 24 years.
   Cathy is so busy, she needs two walkie-talkies to do her job! She gave us a minute out of her hectic schedule to explain why she donates so much time and energy to the Cotton Bowl Classic every year.

   "I love it," Luetje said. "I love the Cotton Bowl. I love the people. Every year it's like a family reunion. You come back, you see the same folks that you've worked with before. They're all great people and they're great to work with."

 And the worst part of her job?

"There's not enough hours in the day," Luetje sighed. "Lots of things happening at the same time, moving parts during the week and also trying to prep and get ready for gameday as well."

So why does she need two walkie-talkies?

"I have one that I can hear all the other traffic from the other hotels, team hotels as well as the stadium," Luetje explained. "One is an internal channel here at the media hotel. Communication is key, that's what it's all about."