Do you eat Tyson chicken?

[OhSnap]

How a chicken magnate made the Dallas Cowboys the Jerry Jones show

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Jerry Jones is celebrating his 25 years of owning the Dallas Cowboys today and here is to another great 25 years of running America's Team. Don't laugh. He's only 71. The guy is going to out-live all of us.
Take it to the bank - he's going to be running this team until he is 150.

Little known fact: When Jerry was kicking around buying the Dallas Cowboys in 1988, a deal he completed in February of 1989, he strongly considered not making this a solo purchase. He wanted a partner to make this buy complete.

Jerry had originally approached friend, and billionaire, Don Tyson - the founder of Tyson Chicken - about buying the Dallas Cowboys along with him. They were long-time Arkansas buddies.

Tyson, who died in 2011, told Jerry no. He told Jerry if he was going to buy the Dallas Cowboys to do it solo, and to run it himself.

With the blessing of his billionaire buddy, Jerry bought the Cowboys by himself.

So if you are looking to blame someone - blame Don Tyson.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

The guy is going to out-live all of us.
Take it to the bank - he's going to be running this team until he is 150.

someone (and I know there is no lack of candidates) hit me over the head with a shovel until I show no signs of life.
This is indeed a depressing thought.

 

[Manster54]

The last 15 years of futility feels like a bad case of salmonella.

 

[speedkilz88]

I thought originally Jerry had some minority investors that he bought out along the way.

 

[john van brocklin]

I thought originally Jerry had some minority investors that he bought out along the way.

He did , Mike McCoy....

 

[xwalker]

How a chicken magnate made the Dallas Cowboys the Jerry Jones show

Read more here: http://sportsblogs.star-telegram.co...wboys-the-jerry-jones-show.html#storylink=cpy

Jerry Jones is celebrating his 25 years of owning the Dallas Cowboys today and here is to another great 25 years of running America's Team. Don't laugh. He's only 71. The guy is going to out-live all of us.
Take it to the bank - he's going to be running this team until he is 150.

Little known fact: When Jerry was kicking around buying the Dallas Cowboys in 1988, a deal he completed in February of 1989, he strongly considered not making this a solo purchase. He wanted a partner to make this buy complete.

Jerry had originally approached friend, and billionaire, Don Tyson - the founder of Tyson Chicken - about buying the Dallas Cowboys along with him. They were long-time Arkansas buddies.

Tyson, who died in 2011, told Jerry no. He told Jerry if he was going to buy the Dallas Cowboys to do it solo, and to run it himself.

With the blessing of his billionaire buddy, Jerry bought the Cowboys by himself.

So if you are looking to blame someone - blame Don Tyson.

The Cowboys won 3 Super Bowls in Jerry's first 7 years of ownership. I feel that some rare confluence of events transpired that resulted in that amount of success.

It could be that just a small change in influence could have resulted in a completely different outcome. It's possible that the Cowboys could have zero Super Bowls since 1989 instead of just zero since 1995.

 

[Zekeats]

The Cowboys won 3 Super Bowls in Jerry's first 7 years of ownership. I feel that some rare confluence of events transpired that resulted in that amount of success.

It could be that just a small change in influence could have resulted in a completely different outcome. It's possible that the Cowboys could have zero Super Bowls since 1989 instead of just zero since 1995.

Jerry made two correct decisions in 25 years and took one of those correct decisions away. He hired Jimmy Johnson and Bill Parcells. He fired Jimmy Johnson while Parcells basically walked away. Switzer, Gailey, Campo, Phillips, and now Garrett are all a bunch of pet coaches. None of them could lead a 3rd grade class out to saftey during a fire drill let alone coach a team of 53.

 

[xwalker]

Jerry made two correct decisions in 25 years and took one of those correct decisions away. He hired Jimmy Johnson and Bill Parcells. He fired Jimmy Johnson while Parcells basically walked away. Switzer, Gailey, Campo, Phillips, and now Garrett are all a bunch of pet coaches. None of them could lead a 3rd grade class out to saftey during a fire drill let alone coach a team of 53.

How is that relevent to what I posted?

I don't think you understand the context of this thread or my post.

The point is that it was a miracle that they won those Super Bowls considering what we've experienced since that time.

My specific point is that many things had to work out perfectly for it to happen 3 times. Any changes might have prevented that success.

I didn't create a post to give Jerry credit. I actually believe that Jimmy acomplished one of is not the most impressive things that has been done in the history of team sports and that Jerry did just enough to help him and stay out of the way.

 

[dcstands4]

It never fails here. ..

 

[big dog cowboy]

He fired Jimmy Johnson

Stop. We all know that isn't true.

 

[Seven]

Eat mor chickn..........

 

[OhSnap]

I thought originally Jerry had some minority investors that he bought out along the way.

I remember reading about a guy that owned a small percentage and would ride the team bus in the Landry years, that probably had to be a separate deal to buy him out.

 

[OhSnap]

The Cowboys won 3 Super Bowls in Jerry's first 7 years of ownership. I feel that some rare confluence of events transpired that resulted in that amount of success.

It could be that just a small change in influence could have resulted in a completely different outcome. It's possible that the Cowboys could have zero Super Bowls since 1989 instead of just zero since 1995.

How many would they have if Troy had torn up his shoulder his second year or Emmitt blew out a knee or Landry doesn't draft Ken Norton and Robert Jones has to make that one yard stop on the goal line in the first SB? Would they have won it with Jimmy Smith and Alvin Harper if Landry didn't draft that 3rd "triplet"? It took allot of things going right for that amount of success. Hiring Jimmy may have been the only good coaching hire in 25 years but it was a whopper. It all looks more rare every year.

 

[Carolina Cowboy]

The last 15 years of futility feels like a bad case of salmonella.

I liken it to what I've been dealing with since this past weekend: trying to pass a kidney stone (my 3rd one). Imagine walking around, trying to sleep, everything you do in your normal day with a bladder that feels like it's about to burst, but being unable to void (family forum and all) and then dealing with bouts of acute abdominal pain. The combination of these things driving you so mad you can't focus and want to punch someone in the face.

 

[BigStar]

Senfeld does apply to all aspects of life

 

[Zekeats]

Stop. We all know that isn't true.

Seriously.......fired and quitting, saying **** it while your boss is calling you a piece of **** even after you had the most productive year out of anybody else in the company are pretty much the same thing

 

[Future]

The Cowboys won 3 Super Bowls in Jerry's first 7 years of ownership. I feel that some rare confluence of events transpired that resulted in that amount of success.

It could be that just a small change in influence could have resulted in a completely different outcome. It's possible that the Cowboys could have zero Super Bowls since 1989 instead of just zero since 1995.

I mean you could say that a "rare confluence of events" is always needed for any team to win a Super Bowl. The Pats went existed for 40 years before they ever won a title...for example. Its possible that any team could have 0 super bowls ever (Bengals, Bills, Cardinals, etc.)

And, not for nothing, the NFL implemented the salary cap - which hurts the Cowboys more than a lot of other teams - in 1994.

 

[theSHOW]

How a chicken magnate made the Dallas Cowboys the Jerry Jones show

Read more here: http://sportsblogs.star-telegram.co...wboys-the-jerry-jones-show.html#storylink=cpy

Jerry Jones is celebrating his 25 years of owning the Dallas Cowboys today and here is to another great 25 years of running America's Team. Don't laugh. He's only 71. The guy is going to out-live all of us.
Take it to the bank - he's going to be running this team until he is 150.

Little known fact: When Jerry was kicking around buying the Dallas Cowboys in 1988, a deal he completed in February of 1989, he strongly considered not making this a solo purchase. He wanted a partner to make this buy complete.

Jerry had originally approached friend, and billionaire, Don Tyson - the founder of Tyson Chicken - about buying the Dallas Cowboys along with him. They were long-time Arkansas buddies.

Tyson, who died in 2011, told Jerry no. He told Jerry if he was going to buy the Dallas Cowboys to do it solo, and to run it himself.

With the blessing of his billionaire buddy, Jerry bought the Cowboys by himself.

So if you are looking to blame someone - blame Don Tyson.

A "like" for that cool old time logo of Jerr. He is flat out a winner. Jerry has made some mistakes but he has us fans a franchise that should going forward be able to out attract most any free agent, gives the fans in the house a 5 star experience, and continues to lead the owners in marketing the brand. The Cowboys are poised for a surge in a year or two and should be much improved this year. Jerry. All State RB at the high school level. Captain of the Arkansas national Championship team. And Jimmy was on that same offensive line. He is going down as the owner of record for all three SBs in the 90's. No way he is done. The Cowboys also have the best fans in the world and will all be prouder than ever when the franchise takes down the next title.

 

[john van brocklin]

How a chicken magnate made the Dallas Cowboys the Jerry Jones show

Read more here: http://sportsblogs.star-telegram.co...wboys-the-jerry-jones-show.html#storylink=cpy

Jerry Jones is celebrating his 25 years of owning the Dallas Cowboys today and here is to another great 25 years of running America's Team. Don't laugh. He's only 71. The guy is going to out-live all of us.
Take it to the bank - he's going to be running this team until he is 150.

Little known fact: When Jerry was kicking around buying the Dallas Cowboys in 1988, a deal he completed in February of 1989, he strongly considered not making this a solo purchase. He wanted a partner to make this buy complete.

Jerry had originally approached friend, and billionaire, Don Tyson - the founder of Tyson Chicken - about buying the Dallas Cowboys along with him. They were long-time Arkansas buddies.

Tyson, who died in 2011, told Jerry no. He told Jerry if he was going to buy the Dallas Cowboys to do it solo, and to run it himself.

With the blessing of his billionaire buddy, Jerry bought the Cowboys by himself.

So if you are looking to blame someone - blame Don Tyson.

I prefer Purdue ....

 

[OhSnap]

The last 15 years of futility feels like a bad case of salmonella.

You can get that if you shake hands with beef too.