Keeping Up With Jones

Jerry Jones has been the face of the Dallas Cowboys for twenty years. When he bought this floundering franchise he was perhaps the most hated man in Texas. He fired a living legend, Tom Landry, and replaced him with an unproven college coach Jimmy Johnson. He traded the marvelous Herschel Walker at the peak of his career for future draft picks, much to the dismay of fans all across the lone star state.

Little did we know all those moves would change the Cowboys forever. Jimmy Johnson won repeat Super Bowls less than five years after being hired. Those draft picks that people despised became Emmitt Smith, Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin. The latter two have already been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Smith will undoubtedly follow suit as he holds the career rushing record, one of the most hallowed record in sports. Jones has turned the Cowboys from 1-15 losers to the most valuable team (1.6 billion) in the most lucrative sports league in the world.

Later this year Jones will unveil his new $1 billion dollar stadium in Arlington, Texas. Along with Glorypark, this complex is the most expensive in the NFL and has already been chosen to host the 2011 Super Bowl. While the Cowboys have not been as effective on the gridiron in the past decade, Jones has continued to make staggering sums of money by making all the right moves, even if they seem controversial at first. Perhaps Jones meddles too deeply on football matters and takes away credibility from his current coach, Wade Phillips. However, his prowess as an owner and creativity as a business man make him extremely rare. As a die-hard Cowboys fan, I hope Jerry remains the owner of the Cowboys for as long as possible.

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