February 25, 1989: Jerry Jones buys the Cowboys

[KJJ]

Since the Cowboys last SB win in 95 there’s only been 3 teams win 3 Super Bowls since, NE, Pittsburgh and KC. No doubt the last 30 years have been frustrating for the Cowboys but the odds that they would have had more success with another owner is very unlikely. It’s VERY difficult winning a SB. Since the Cowboys last SB win the Bills have had more success than the Cowboys but they haven’t been back to the SB since we beat them in 93. Does anyone honestly believe their fan base is less frustrated than ours because they’ve won more playoff games than the Cowboys the past 30 years and have been to a couple of conference title games?

 

[Diehardblues]

Darkest day in Cowboys history.

I lived it. Will never forget. It’s sticks with me like 9-11 or Pearl Harbor.

2-25-89 shook our Cowboys world.

 

[mrmojo]

It goes down in infamy, like when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.....

 

[KJJ]

New England is the only team with more SB wins than the Cowboys the past 36 years. Had our 3 championships not come within Jerry’s first 7 years and were more spread out, the fan base might not feel as frustrated.

 

[Diehardblues]

The 3 championships weren’t worth the misery and embarrassment.

I’d of rather taken our chances with the other 2 great bids from Lakers owner Dr Jerry Buss and Mavericks original owner Donald Carter.

 

[JonesBoys]

He also saved the franchise

By hiring Jimmy, yes.

 

[KJJ]

Some of you are really exaggerating. There’s only 3 other teams with 3 championships the past 36 years. NE has 4 SB wins over that period. Thinking or claiming we would have more championships with another owner is highly unlikely. That’s just being honest. SB wins don’t come around very often. Just look around the league. KC went 50 years before their next SB win. Miami hasn’t won a SB since their back to back championships in 73 and 74. Look at the frustration Buffalo and Detroit have endured. The biggest issue with the Cowboys is their lack of playoff success. Only 5 playoff wins since our last SB win is not acceptable. If the team was in contention more often making deep runs in the playoffs the fan base wouldn’t be so down.

 

[ArtClink]

You’re living in the moment. Regardless what’s happened the past 30 years it led to three Super Bowl wins in 4 years. The Cowboys were the team of the 90s. Had Jerry not bought the team the Cowboys last SB win might have been in 1977. Not trying to defend Jerry but it hasn’t been all bad with him.

I get that but who’s to say we wouldn’t have had five or six more by now if someone else had bought the team? 30 years is an eternity in the NFL and we’re no closer now than we were 30 years ago. And without Jimmy, we would have nothing to show for it under Jerry‘s reign of terror.

 

[KJJ]

I get that but who’s to say we wouldn’t have had five or six more by now if someone else had bought the team? 30 years is an eternity in the NFL and we’re no closer now than we were 30 years ago. And without Jimmy, we would have nothing to show for it under Jerry‘s reign of terror.

It’s easy to say we wouldn’t have that many SB wins considering the most SB wins by any team since 89 is 4 wins by NE because they had the goat at QB. You mentioned Jimmy and he would have never been the Cowboys HC had it not been for Jerry. Them being teammates at Arkansas led to Jimmy’s hire. Had Jimmy not been the coach there would have been no Herschel Walker trade. Some of you are living in a fantasy world believing it would’ve been a whole lot better without Jerry.

 

[JayFord]

….young me thought this would last forever….

All the superbowls…playoff wins

…the sun has gone down