Today is the 25th Anniversary of Super Bowl XXX

To all here at Cowboys Zone: Your memories of the game - those fortunate to be there in person; watching on TV - where you were and with whom you were with; the players and plays throughout the game that stick with you.

Motorola said:

To all here at Cowboys Zone: Your memories of the game - those fortunate to be there in person; watching on TV - where you were and with whom you were with; the players and plays throughout the game that stick with you.

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My gross error 25TH ANNIVERSARY - Moderators - correct the thread title please. THANK YOU.

I watched from 1-15 to this. Was 17 at the time. Never thought the good times would end. I’ll be 43 in 2 weeks....

I was 24 at the time and like Vanilla2 said, it felt like the most normal thing in the world to be on top.

Motorola said:

My gross error 25TH ANNIVERSARY - Moderators - correct the thread title please. THANK YOU.

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For a minute there i was worried.

The early Nineties were football Camelot.

I can well recall the lunch at Mia’s and the story breaking that Jerry was buying from Bum Bright. Mia’s was just a few blocks from my high school campus and I was a senior at the time, just three months shy of graduation. The Saturday Night Massacre went down a couple days later.

The first game of the Jones/Johnson regime, in New Orleans. First win, at Washington. The Herschel trade.

First playoff game and first playoff win, both in Chicago — also the franchise’s first postseason dub in a decade. Of course, the NFCC at Candlestick; SB XXVII in Pasadena. Remember it all fondly.

I know exactly where I was, exactly what I was doing, where I was heading when I heard Jimmy make the Three Inch Headline guarantee to Randy Galloway on his show.

Amazingly enough, it was just a few weeks later when the divorce essentially went full tilt, after news broke of that toast gone awry in Orlando. We’d heard of Jimmy’s unhappiness followed by his flirtations and thoughts of Jacksonville. Like many, I brushed all the gossip aside, but it was always heading this direction. That night, it really ended.

All these moments and places associated, they’ll forever be with me. What a crazy, wonderful time! What couldn’t possibly end only lasted a few years. From the Mexican lunch in Feb ‘89 to the owner’s party in Mar ‘94, just over five years. And for those two, it was always over drinks.

Yeah, I know, there was still another high-stakes go-round in San Francisco. A fifth Lombardi came home from Tempe. That was great, too. Maybe not the same, but still, those moments, as we’ve come to learn, don’t come cheap.

At the time, it was pretty much the expectation. I mean, that loss we took in the CG in San Francisco damn near broke me emotionally. Despite everything we were up against that day, it was a bitter pill to swallow. That’s precisely how entitled and how much I took these things for granted.

It sure didn’t last long. I remember so much of it. From then to now, it seems like forever and much of it I try to forget.

Pompey-Cowboy said:

I was 24 at the time and like Vanilla2 said, it felt like the most normal thing in the world to be on top.

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Thanks Jerry

was just looking at my XXX superbowl hat on the shelf

I was living in South Florida at the time. I remember it pretty well.
Worked with an avid Bills fan, and a Steelers fan. So it was great for me.

Actually fans of many other teams, as well, as all the fake Dolphins fans.

65fastback2plus2 said:

was just looking at my XXX superbowl hat on the shelf

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I have a SB XXVII hat, never got a XXVIII or XXX hat.
Never wore it, as I did not wear hats back then.

I remember watching us beat the Steelers and it was so sweet.

But at the same time I was thinking that the Boys great team was already beginning to come to an end. The O line was not what it had been a couple of years earlier; Nate Newton was about done; and I could see problems coming up. One must remember that the Steeler D pretty much stuffed our running game in the second half. Our D was not what it was; thankfully O'Donnel was in a very GIVING mood that day.

I have it on dvd, was planning on watching it tonight anyway, forgot it was the 25th anniversary.

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Don't know Kelsey & Matt but I like the prices of a house and gasoline. I was barely over 30 years old then. Seems like ages ago now.

The friend I watched this game with died a few weeks ago.

Vanilla2 said:

I watched from 1-15 to this. Was 17 at the time. Never thought the good times would end. I’ll be 43 in 2 weeks....

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Same here man, I was 16 at that time. I thought we would win at least 2 more Super Bowls.

The thing I always think about is man could you imagine keeping all those players together for their whole careers?

Think about the Steelers of the 70's...there was no free agency...you played with them until you were cut, traded or retired.

Of course as soon as the Cowboys became great again free agency had started and the Cowboys got picked over at their zenith.

Even thought it was a fantastic run...I always think of what could have been.

And of course Jimmy leaving too...Vomitous.

SB 30 was the strangest moment of my sports watching life.

The joy and excitement of the 3rd championship in 4 years juxtaposed against the painful realization that the sun was setting on those glorious times.

Keeping this thread title in mind and the relative ages of the many posters here not born or toddler/1st/2nd grade since the last trophy is key.
If the starting point of your understanding football/Cowboy fandom is post 96 then it's reasonable to expect all the somewhat questionable comments at times.
Like they say, if you are a product of your environment and this is the only Cowboy environment you've ever known, then don't be shocked by the viewpoints shared.

My brother is a big Stealers fan so we watched it together. Man I gave him hell that day.

Hope to be here when we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the last Cowboys SB.