Left to right: NTCC Director of Student Development and Inclusion Kaymon Farmer, Shelby Club President Brandon Fuller, Daryl “Frito” Bevins, and Kolby Perkins beside a cupcake desert commemorating Carroll Shelby’s 100th birthday. Bevins and Perkins are students in the Shelby Automotive Program. They are also Work 4 College students and are majoring in mechanics. TRIBUNE PHOTO / ELIZABETH LANNING
Members of the Northeast Texas Community College Carroll Shelby Automotive Program hosted a chili cook off on January 11, the 100th anniversary of Shelby’s birthday.
While at first glance, Carroll Shelby and chili may not seem to have much in common, Shelby was actually partly responsible for the fame of this dish in the great state of Texas.
By 1967, Shelby and a friend, ...
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