A year we’ll remember: Star-Telegram photos of the most memorable moments in 2023
Amanda McCoy
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The year was undoubtedly a memorable one for sports fans in North Texas, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram staff photographers were there to capture every moment — from the disappointment of TCU’s heartbreaking loss to Georgia in the College Football National Championship to the exhilarating World Series win by the Texas Rangers.
But it wasn’t just the drama on the field that we’ll remember from 2023. It was a year when we sang along at AT&T Stadium with superstars Taylor Swift and Beyonce, and the Queen of Country herself, Dolly Parton, at the Cowboys Thanksgiving halftime show. North Texans continued to deal with more serious issues, such as rising costs of living, debates over drag shows and the tragic toll of the fentanyl crisis. Our photographers strove to put faces to those issues and share the stories of people across our community.
Here are some of the many meaningful images captured by our staff in 2023.
Maxine Owens gives kisses to her new puppy on Thursday, July 6, 2023. Owens learned that day she was matched with an assistance program that helped pay her rent for at least three months, allowing her to escape Texas’ dangerous heat. Amanda McCoy/amccoy@star-telegram.com
Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson (87) hurdles Eagles cornerback Kelee Ringo (22) during the third quarter on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2023. Chris Torres/ctorres@star-telegram.com
Adolph and Peggy Alvarez hold the urn of their daughter Abigail, who died from a fentanyl overdose on May 14, 2022 at 18 years of age, at their apartment in Fort Worth on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Fentanyl-related deaths have surged in North Texas over since 2020. Chris Torres/ctorres@star-telegram.com
TCU quarterback Max Duggan leaves the field after the Horned Frogs 65-7 defeat by Georgia at the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. Amanda McCoy/amccoy@star-telegram.com
Carol, left, and Amber Rogers react after seeing their new apartment in Saginaw on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. For about four years, Carol and her daughter-in-law Amber have been living in low-cost hotels, motels and even storage units. With the help of the nonprofit organization Community Link, the Rogers were able to move into an apartment just before Thanksgiving. Chris Torres/ctorres@star-telegram.com
Patrick Mikyles puts on his makeup while preparing for his interactive drag show, Drag With Me Brunch, at Red Goose Saloon in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, June 3, 2023. To avoid potential protests at the venue he switched his show to 18+. Amanda McCoy/amccoy@star-telegram.com
Taylor Swift pauses between songs during her first sold-out concert of three nights at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in March. University of Kansas sociology professor Brian Donovan plans to turn a study of Swift’s fandom into a book because of the overwhelming response from her fans. File/Madeleine Cook/Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive
Rangers shortstop Corey Seager holds up the World Series Trophy during their Championship Ceremony at the Texas Live! Plaza in Arlington on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Chris Torres/ctorres@star-telegram.com
The Super Blue Moon rises over the Summit Office Park Plaza near downtown Fort Worth on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Chris Torres/ctorres@star-telegram.com
Texas Rangers pitcher Alex Speas (58) gets a ice water shower during his postgame interview after the Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Speas, a second-round draft pick in 2016 who was coaching little league baseball last year, made his big league debut and struck out his first three batters in relief. Chris Torres/ctorres@star-telegram.com
Eunice Nyangena poses for a portrait before entering Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Chris Torres/ctorres@star-telegram.com
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb attempts to stretch into the end zone while competing against the New England Patriots on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Amanda McCoy/amccoy@star-telegram.com
Timpson running back (7) JJ Garner bites his championship medal after the UIL Conference 2A Division I state championship football game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Bob Booth/Special to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Visitors crowd the glass viewing area as Jabulani watches from his new habitat at The Fort Worth Zoo on Thursday, June 22, 2023. The Fort Worth Zoo’s Predators of Asia & Africa habitat opened to much fanfare. Amanda McCoy/amccoy@star-telegram.com
Dallas Cowboys cornerback KaVontae Turpin (9) pulls out a turkey legs from the Salvation Army kettles after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Thanksgiving NFL game against the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. The Cowboys won 45-10.
Siblings Audie, 6, and Zoe Boynton, 9, play in the water to stay cool in the heatwave during the Rockin’ The River Live on the Trinity Concert event at the Panther Island Pavilion in Fort Worth on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Chris Torres/ctorres@star-telegram.com
Dolly Parton performs during the Dallas Cowboys’ halftime show to kickoff the Red Kettle Campaign on Thursday, November 23, 2023, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Amanda McCoy/amccoy@star-telegram.com
Darwin Payne, a former Dallas Times Herald reporter and professor emeritus at Southern Methodist University, was one of the first reporters on scene covering the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 23, 1963. Now, 60 years later, Payne, 86, reflects on his experience being on scene at Dealey Plaza covering that fateful day in his book, “Behind the Scenes: Covering the JFK Assassination.” Chris Torres/ctorres@star-telegram.com
Former teammates Ezekiel Elliot (15) and Dak Prescott (4) embrace after an NFL game between the Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. The Cowboys won 38-3 in their reunion. Chris Torres/ctorres@star-telegram.com
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