The new stadium was nfl money, city of arlington bonds (they were ecstatic to get the team), bank of America and a nice chunk of Jerry's money. Then some at$t money. It would have been built even if campo still coached the team.
nope. The jones family spent years trying to get a new stadium and nobody would fund it or put in on the ballot. They intentionally let Texas Stadium go to hell to get their new stadium. The roof was peeling off and falling on our heads after floating through the air for the last 5 or so years of the stadium. The bathrooms were awful and the walkway around the outside reeked of garbage as did the ramps up the second level.
The Arrival of Parcells and the unexpected success of the 03 season helped The Jones family swindle arlington's mayor to get the stadium vote on the ballot which of course passed due to the changed perception of Jerry. Jerry and Bill did an NFL network commercial, Coach Parcells did a local commercial promoting the new stadium and the importance of voting yes.
up until parcells got here no one was going to fund this with public money, the city of Dallas continued to say no even when Parcells was here and the trucking company that owned the land next door to texas stadium that Jerry needed to build the new stadium there refused to part with it.
It was arlington or nothing and it passed because Parcells changed the culture in every possible way with that 03 season. Something at the terrible stadium should be named after him.