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The Bayou Bowl is an annual high school football bowl game in which the best graduated seniors from Texas and Louisiana are pitted against each other. It has been played at Stallworth Stadium in Baytown, Texas since it began in 2003.

Bowl History
The game was conceived as a join collaboration between leaders in the Baytown-Houston area, including the Baytown/West Chambers County, TX Economic Development Foundation, the President of the Baytown Chamber of Commerce, the incoming chair of the Greater Houston Football Coaches Association and a banker from Amegy Bank in Baytown.

After the initial success in 2003, leaders of the Bayou Bowl decided to donate proceeds to the Shriner's Hospitals for Children in Galveston and Houston. In 2007, the Bayou Bowl raised $33,000 for the Shriner's Hospitals. Most of the money was raised by the Bayou Bowl Celebrity Golf Tournament.

Bayou Bowl Celebrity Golf Tournament
Associated with the Bayou Bowl is the Bayou Bowl Celebrity Golf Tournament, which provides a major portion of the fundraising given to the Shriner's Hospitals. Past celebrities include:
 * Jim Bierne - Former Houston Oilers wide receiver
 * Butch Alsandor - KHOU sportscaster
 * Booker T - WWE wrestler
 * Ed Biles - Former head coach of the Houston Oilers
 * Roger Hinshaw - Defensive Coordinator at Lamar University
 * Calvin Murphy - Pro Basketball Hall of Fame with Houston Rockets
 * Paul Gaffney - Of the Harlem Globetrotters