Boys Will Be Boys (43 page)

On the Wednesday following the loss, Sanders ranted against anyone
Denne Freeman, “Prime Time Tees Off on Media, Defends Switzer,” Associated Press, December 14, 1995.

Two hours into the trip a stewardess announced
St. Angelo and Hitzges, p. 141.

Shortly before the Cowboys would open
“Fort Worth Star-Telegram Reports: Aikman Not Happy with Switzer,”
Omaha World Herald
, December 22, 1995.

Instead of returning to Philadelphia to prepare
Terry Larimer,
“Eagles Going to ‘Boot Camp’ for Cowboys,”
Allentown Morning Call
, January 1, 1996.

With the game tied 3–3
St. Angelo and Hitzges, p. 147.

“He’s got no moves,” said an awestruck Emmitt Smith
Michael Wilbon, “There Goes Deion, Here Comes Dallas,”
Washington Post
, January 8, 1996.

“Deion’s my boy,” said Irvin.
Ibid.

“We kicked their ass today,”
Bill Haisten, “Dallas Back in Prime-Time Form,”
Tulsa World
, January 8, 1996.

Not only had Cowboy Fever returned to the city
Aline McKenzie, “Sacked over a Shirt, Now a Celebrity,”
Dallas Morning News
, January 16, 1996.

Chapter 24: Super Bowl XXX

The price: $1,000 per night per limo
Skip Bayless,
Hell-Bent
, p. 267.

(far from objecting, Jerry Jones brought along
Thomas Korosec, “Cowboys Living Up to Champagne and Limousine Image,”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
, January 26, 1996.

Irvin enthusiastically endorsed the Port a Skank concept
Korosec, “Cowboys Living Up to Champagne and Limousine Image.”

“The police came in and gave us a list of places
Bayless, p. 268.

And then there was the man deemed Cowboy Most Likely to Blow the Super Bowl
Lonnie White, “Brown Doesn’t Mind Anonymity in Hometown,”
Los Angeles Times
, January 28, 1993.

Asked to assess Brown’s collegiate legacy
Irene Garcia, “Former Players Made It a Super Sunday for Coach,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 5, 1993.

Throughout the week,
Michael Silver, “Special…Delivery,”
Sports Illustrated
, February 5, 1996.

“The media can’t control my mouth,” he said.
Ed Werder, “Switzer, Irvin Shoot from Lip,”
Dallas Morning News
, January 18, 1996.

The Cowboys are going to Super Bowl XXX
Dan Shaughnessy, “Cowboys Don’t Act Like True Champions,”
Boston Globe
, January 17, 1996.

“Once we got the jitters out,”
Mike Preston, “Steelers’ Defeat a Team Effort,”
Baltimore Sun
, January 29, 1996.

“We gave away the Super Bowl,” said running back Erric Pegram.
Austin Murphy, “A Serious Case of the Yips,”
Sports Illustrated
, February 5, 1996.

Wrote Shaughnessy in the Boston Globe:
Dan Shaughnessy, “For Brown, Taking MVP Was Nothing,”
Boston Globe
, January 29, 1996.

Chapter 25: The Fall

At 11:55
P.M
., four policemen arrived at the hotel.
Michael Bamberger and Don Yeager, “Dropping the Ball,”
Sports Illustrated
, April 1, 1996.

Sandy Irvin, the woman Michael still loved
Julie Lyons, “Back in Bounds,”
Dallas Observer
, September 5, 2001.

Was Michael high?
Ibid.

Noted William Bennett
Peter King, “If This Is America’s Team, Woe Is America,”
Sports Illustrated
, April 8, 1996.

There was, of course, Irvin
Michael Silver, “Out of Step,”
Sports Illustrated
, October 21, 1996.

Wrote Bayless: “I had heard the rumor since 1991.
Skip Bayless,
Hell-Bent
, p. 186.

Dave Anderson, the normally mild-mannered
New York Times
columnist
Dave Anderson, “The Cowboys Should Ban Irvin Now,”
New York Times
, January 1, 1997.

When asked to explain the setback, Newton snapped at Mike Freeman
Mike Freeman, “Cowboys Exit Less Than Gracefully,”
New York Times
, January 6, 1997.

Hornbuckle failed to last long with the Cowboys
“Terry Hornbuckle Found Guilty,” www.religionnewsblog.com, August 22, 2006.

Ackles, Bob, and Ian Mulgrew.
The Water Boy: From the Sidelines to the Owner’s Box.
Montreal: Wiley, 2007.

Aikman, Troy, and Greg Brown.
Things Change.
Dallas: Taylor Publishing, 1995.

Aikman, Troy, and Elise Krige Glading.
Aikman: Mind, Body & Soul.
Chicago: Benchmark Press, 1997.

Bates, Bill, and Bill Butterworth.
Shoot for the Star.
Brentwood, Tenn.: Word Publishing, 1994.

Bayless, Skip.
God’s Coach.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.

———.
The Boys.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.

———.
Hell-Bent.
New York: HarperCollins, 1996.

Bosworth, Brian, and Rick Reilly.
The Boz.
New York: Doubleday, 1988.

Buchanan, William, and Stephen Stainkamp.
Glory Days.
New York: Taylor Trade, 2006.

Cawthorn, Todd.
Jerry Jones and the “New Regime.”
Irving, Tex.: Sagamore Publishing, 1995.

Coffey, Frank, Ernie Wood, and Tony Seidl.
How ’Bout Them Cowboys!
Dallas: Taylor Publishing, 1993.

Dallas Cowboys Wives.
Dallas Cowboys Wives’ Family Cookbook and Photo Album.
Fort Worth, Tex.: Branch-Smith, 1992.

———.
Dallas Cowboys Wives’ Family Cookbook and Photo Album.
Fort Worth, Tex.: Branch-Smith, 1993.

———.
Dallas Cowboys Wives’ Family Cookbook and Photo Album.
Fort Worth, Tex.: Branch-Smith, 1995.

Dent, Jim.
King of the Cowboys.
Holbrook, Mass.: Adams Publishing, 1995.

Donovan, Jim, Ken Sins, and Frank Coffey.
The Dallas Cowboys Encyclopedia.
Secaucus, N.J.: Citadel Press, 1996.

Feldman, Bruce.
’Cane Mutiny.
New York: New American Library, 2004.

Fisher, Mike.
Stars & Strife.
Fort Worth, Tex.: The Summit Group, 1993.

Fisher, Mike, and Richie Whitt.
The ’Boys Are Back.
Fort Worth, Tex.: The Summit Group, 1993.

Freeman, Denne H., and Jaime Aron.
I Remember Tom Landry.
Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing L.L.C., 2001.

Golenbock, Peter.
Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes.
New York: Warner Books, 1997.

Haley, Charles, and Joe Layden.
All the Rage: The Life of an NFL Renegade.
Kansas City Mo. J: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1997.

Harris, Cliff, and Charlie Waters.
Tales From the Dallas Cowboys.
Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing L.L.C., 2003.

Hennings, Chad.
It Takes Commitment.
Sisters, Ore.: Multnomah Books, 1996.

Herz, Stanley.
Conquering the Corporate Career.
New York: Kimberly Press, 1986.

Hollander, Zander.
The Complete Handbook of Pro Football.
New York: Signet, 1989.

Hubbard, Steve.
Shark Among Dolphins.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1997.

Italia, Bob.
Football Champions 1993.
Edina, Minn.: Abdo & Daughters, 1993.

Jensen, Brian.
Where Have All Our Cowboys Gone?
New York: Cooper Square Press, 2001.

Johnson, Jimmy.
Turning the Thing Around.
New York: Hyperion, 1993.

Johnston, Daryl, and Jim Gigliotti.
Watching Football.
Guilford, Conn.: The Globe Pequot Press, 2005.

Landry, Tom, and Gregg Lewis.
Tom Landry: An Autobiography.
Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Books, 1990.

Levy, Marv.
Where Else Would You Rather Be?
Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing L.L.C., 2004.

Maiorana, Sal.
Game of My Life: Memorable Stories of Buffalo Bills Football.
Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing L.L.C., 2005.

Morris, Willie.
The Courting of Marcus Dupree.
Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1983.

Prugh, Jeff.
Herschel Walker: From the Georgia Backwoods and the Heisman Trophy to the Pros.
New York: Random House, 1983.

———.
The Herschel Walker Story.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1983.

Rentzel, Lance.
When All the Laughter Died in Sorrow.
New York: Bantam, 1972.

Rosenblatt, Richard.
Michael Irvin.
Philadelphia: Chelsea House, 1997.

Rumbley, Rose-Mary.
The Unauthorized History of Dallas, Texas.
Austin, Tex.: Eakin Press, 1991.

Sanders, Deion.
Power, Money, & Sex: How Success Almost Ruined My Life.
Nashville: Word, 1999.

Scholz, Suzette, Stephanie Scholz, and Sheri Scholz.
Deep in the Heart of Texas: Reflections of Former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1991.

Sham, Brad.
Stadium Stories: Dallas Cowboys.
Guilford, Conn.: The Globe Pequot Press, 2003.

Shropshire, Mike.
When the Tuna Went Down to Texas.
New York: HarperCollins, 2004.

Smith, Emmitt, and Steve Delsohn.
The Emmitt Zone.
Dallas: Taylor Publishing, 1994.

St. Angelo, Ron, and Norm Hitzges.
Greatest Team Ever.
Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2007.

Sugar, Bert.
I Hate The Dallas Cowboys.
New York: St. Martin’s, 1997.

Switzer, Barry, and Bud Shrake.
Bootlegger’s Boy.
New York: Jove Books, 1990.

Taylor, Jean-Jacques.
Game of My Life: Memorable Stories of Dallas Cowboys Football.
Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing LLC, 2006.

Walker, Herschel.
Breaking Free: My Life with Dissociative Identity Disorder.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008.

White, Reggie, and Jim Denney.
In the Trenches.
Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1996.

Whittingham, Richard.
For the Glory of Their Game.
Chicago: Triumph Books, 2005.

Wolffe, Jane.
The Murchinsons: The Rise and Fall of a Texas Dynasty.
New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1989.

Note: Entries in this index, carried over verbatim from the print edition of this title, are unlikely to correspond to the pagination of any given e-book reader. However, entries in this index, and other terms, may be easily located by using the search feature of your e-book reader.

Abrams, Bobby, 237

Ackles, Bob, 23, 65, 69, 71, 78–79, 101, 236, 239–40

African Americans.
See
racial issues

Agee, Tommie, 77, 81, 146–47, 178

Aikman, Troy

band of, 181, 208–9

Steve Beuerlein and, 105, 109–10

contracts of, 50, 213–14

draft of, 40, 46, 101

early life and career of, 50–57

Charles Haley and, 300–301

Hall of Fame induction of, 358

injuries of, 56, 63, 71, 73, 90, 103–4, 109–10, 189, 205–7, 222, 228, 278

Michael Irvin and, 103, 127, 207–8, 313, 343, 350

Jimmy Johnson and, 151, 201, 247

Jay Novacek and, 155

J. P. O’Neill and, 266–67

performance of, 59, 73, 82, 84, 89, 100–103, 128–29, 136–37, 143–44, 148, 161–63, 170–71, 176–78, 228, 283–87, 307–8, 333, 337, 348, 354

player relations of, 106–7

racial issues and, 312–14

retirement of, 354

romances of, 170, 207–9

Deion Sanders and, 306

Barry Switzer and, 55–57, 260–61, 313–14, 318–19

sexual issues and, 346–48

Norv Turner and, 99–100

Steve Walsh vs., 46–49, 83–85

alcohol abuse.
See
substance abuse

Alexander, Hubbard, 3, 67, 169, 172–73, 280

Alexander, Ray, 44, 85

Allen, Larry, 290

Alphin, Gerald, 83, 289

American Airlines, 198

“America’s Team” nickname, 12

Anderson, Dave, 349

Andrews, William “Rooster,” 10

Ankrom, Scott, 62

Arizona Cardinals, 206–7, 317–18

Armbrust, Leo, 176

Armey, Dick, 106

asthma incident, 39–42

Avezzano, Joe, 181, 202, 211

Awalt, Rob, 82, 88, 91, 94, 110, 175, 208, 228–29, 318

Bailey, Joe, 11

Bailey, Robert, 323

Banks, Carl, 83

Barnes, Reggie, 245, 265

Bartlett, Steve, 25

Bartelewski, Rich, 206

basketball team, 2, 183–86

Bates, Bill, 14, 73, 82, 121, 178–79, 223–32, 277

Bayless, Skip, 131, 217, 314, 346–48

Beuerlein, Steve, 104–10, 205, 235

Bjornson, Eric, 291, 339–40

blacks.
See
racial issues

Blackwell, Kelly, 201

Blake, John, 299, 312–14, 319

Blevins, Dean, 250, 347

Boniol, Chris, 287, 333, 341, 348

Bootlegger’s Boy
(book), 251, 252

Bosworth, Brian, 35–36, 254

Boys, The (band), 181, 208–9

Brandt, Gil, 10–11, 25

Bratton, Melvin, 33, 36

Breaking Free
(book), 66

Breunig, Bob, 12

Brice, Alundis, 291, 304, 309

Briggs, Greg, 311, 329, 338

Bright, Harvey “Bum,” 13–15, 18–19, 22–23

Brodsky, Joe, 79, 88–89, 149, 196, 237

Brooks, Kevin, 44

Brown, Jerome, 36–37, 56, 90

Brown, Larry

on Cowboys, 101, 109, 193, 235, 290, 293, 343

draft of, 101, 117

nickname of, 123

performance of, 286, 327–30, 332, 335, 337–38

Browner, Joey, 71

Brownlow, Darrick, 289

Broyles, Frank, 16–17, 28, 30, 32, 253

Buchanan, Buck, 202, 216

Buffalo Bills, 169–79, 193–95, 223–32

Burdick, Shaun, 43–44

Burton, Ron, 40

Campbell, Luther “Luke,” 37

Campo, Dave, 45, 59, 258, 305–6, 336, 346

Cariker, Allan, 236

Carver, Shante, 290–92, 299–300, 344

Case, Scott, 296, 299, 307

Casillas, Tony

brain tumor rumor about, 264–65

on Cowboys, 115, 153, 176, 313, 346

nickname of, 122

performance of, 135

personal style of, 114

Casstevens, David, 62

Cawthorn, Todd, 271

cheerleaders.
See
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

Christianity, 12, 53, 224, 350–52

Clack, Daryl, 72

Clark, Bernard, 35

Clinton, Bill, 276, 339–40

coaching styles

Chan Gailey’s, 352–55

Jimmy Johnson’s, 39–45, 73–75, 119–21, 161–63, 270, 287, 291–92, 311, 344–46

Tom Landry’s, 8–14, 270

Barry Switzer’s, 268–74, 285–87, 291–93, 314–19, 345–46, 348–50

Cobb, Garry, 14, 27, 73

cocaine.
See
substance abuse

Coger, Freddie, 300

contracts

Troy Aikman’s, 50, 213–14

Michael Irvin’s, 127

Jimmy Johnson, Jerry Jones, and, 131, 237

Bernie Kosar’s, 206

Deion Sanders’s, 296

Emmitt Smith’s, 79–81, 186–96, 237

Cornish, Frank, 146, 196

Cowboys.
See
Dallas Cowboys

Cowboys Sports Café, 272–73, 308

Cowlishaw, Tim, 247

Crockett, Willis, 41

Crum, Maurice, 119

curfews, 165, 171, 260

Dallas Cowboys

celebrity status of, 141–42, 180–86, 197–200, 280

coaches of (
see
coaching styles; Gailey, Chan; Johnson, Jimmy; Landry, Tom; Switzer, Barry)

downfall of, 1–7, 339–55 (
see also
discipline issues; sexual issues; substance abuse)

Hoopsters basketball team, 2, 183–86

Tom Landry and creation of, 8–14

owners of (
see
Bright, Harvey “Bum”; Jones, Jerry; Murchison, Clint Williams, Jr.)

players of (
see
contracts; draft choices;
individual players by
name
; player relations)

press relations of (
see
press relations)

sale of, to Jerry Jones, 18–27

Super Bowls (
see
Super Bowls)

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, 12, 60, 331

Dalrymple, Rich, 346

Daniel, Tim, 100, 127, 150, 202

Davis, Butch, 115, 201–2, 229, 258, 261

Dean, Jody, 278

Dent, Jim, 25–26, 238, 246

DeOssie, Steve, 44

discipline issues, 250, 254, 285, 306, 311, 354

Donaldson, Ray, 350

Dorsett, Tony, 13, 65, 149, 272

draft choices

Jimmy Johnson’s, 40, 46–47, 70, 77–79, 81, 100–101, 118, 130–31, 141, 235–36, 328

Jerry Jones’s, 290–91, 345

Tom Landry’s, 12–13, 94, 224

drug abuse.
See
substance abuse

Edwards, Kelvin, 98

Elam, Onzy, 62

Elliott, Lin, 138, 153, 166, 177–78, 194

Emmitt Zone, The
(book), 187, 214

Ethington, Jay, 342

Everett, Thomas, 145, 226

Everybody Wants to Be a Cowboy
(album), 181

exhibition games, 45–46, 82

Fishback, Joe, 197–99, 285, 310

Fisher, Mike, 60, 170, 218, 309

Fleming, Cory, 107, 273–74, 277, 303, 344

Foger, Charvez, 44

Folsom, Steve, 41, 74, 154

Ford, Bob, 224

Fowler, Jerry, 58

Fowler, Todd, 43, 66

free agency, 5, 39, 81, 187, 345

Freeman, Denne, 234, 259, 354

Freeman, Mike, 187, 350

fumbles, 149–51, 315

Gailey, Chan, 352–55

Gainer, Derrick, 171

Galloway, Randy, 74, 134, 220, 248, 259, 315–16, 322, 348

Gant, Kenny

on Cowboys, 116, 167, 123–26, 137, 171, 202, 214, 225, 228–29, 232, 265, 268, 285–86, 324

defection of, 189

draft of, 101

nickname of, 122

performance of, 175

Shark Dance of, 181–83

Erik Williams and, 278–79

Gardner, John, 236

Garrett, Jason, 206

Gazalski, Rick, 54

Geiger, Rob, 198, 272, 279–80, 310

Gesek, John, 109, 116, 171, 173, 293

Gibbs, Joe, 44–45, 61, 91, 101

Gogan, Kevin, 13, 28, 116, 122, 159, 174, 208

Goss, Antonio, 294

Gosselin, Rick, 100, 240–43, 259

Graham, Lorenzo, 99

Green Bay Packers, 219–20, 282–83, 300–301, 320–22

groupies.
See
sexual issues

Haley, Charles

Bill Clinton and, 339–40

Jerry Jones and, 193–94

Robert Jones and, 145–47

performance of, 128, 132, 135, 164, 175, 230, 282

personal style of, 111–17, 174, 219, 277–78, 298–301

racial issues and, 112–13, 116, 193, 304, 313

sexual issues and, 111–12, 115, 167, 309–10

Kevin Smith and, 160

Barry Switzer and, 256

trade for, 114–15, 129–30

Hall of Fame inductions, 356–60

Hannah, Shane, 291

Hansen, Dale, 208, 214, 259–65, 314, 315, 318, 347

Harper, Alvin

draft of, 101

nickname of, 122

performance of, 160–62, 171, 222, 280–81, 283, 289–90

sexual issues and, 122, 167, 185–86, 308–9

Haynes, Mike, 98

Heath, Harold, 119

Hell-Bent
(book), 314, 346–48

Hellestrae, Dale, 171, 219, 256, 266, 295, 307, 333, 346

Henderson, Thomas “Hollywood,” 12, 270

Hendrickson, Steve, 63

Hennings, Chad

on Cowboys, 177, 296, 344–45, 348

draft of, 117–18

Charles Haley and, 298–300

performance of, 135, 173, 335

personal style of, 277

Hervey, Edward, 291

Hewitt, Brian, 158

Highsmith, Alonzo, 36–37, 45, 80–81, 94

Hill, Rod, 13

Hinton, Ed, 17, 30

Hitzges, Norm, 22, 261–62

Holmes, Clayton

on Cowboys, 4, 124–25, 128, 305–6, 328–29

draft of, 70, 274–77

performance of, 171

sexual issues and, 186, 280

Emmitt Smith and, 214–15

substance abuse of, 308, 344

Barry Switzer and, 265

Holt, Issiac, 68–69, 128, 178

Hoopsters basketball team, 2, 183–86

Hornbuckle, Terry, 351–52

Horton, Ray, 42, 85, 135, 142, 147, 164

Hoss, Kristi, 272

Howard, David, 68–70

Howell, Richard, 77–81, 186–89

injuries, 63, 71, 73, 87, 90, 104, 189, 204–7, 213–17, 222, 225, 278, 349

Irvin, Michael

Troy Aikman and, 103, 207–8, 313, 343, 350

contracts of, 127, 131

early life and career of, 93–99

Hall of Fame induction of, 356–60

Hoopsters basketball team and, 2, 183–86

injuries of, 71, 87, 349

Everett McIver and, 1–7, 353–54

performance of, 89, 97–99, 100–103, 107, 128, 136, 162, 176–78, 199–200, 286–87, 307–8, 311, 337, 349

personal style of, 97, 143, 219–20, 280–81

player relations of, 125–27

retirement of, 354–55

Deion Sanders and, 286, 303–4, 320

sexual issues and, 167, 186, 310–11, 324–25

substance abuse and, 277, 340–43

Barry Switzer and, 256–57, 269

Norv Turner and, 100, 102–3

James, Michael, 119–20

Jankovich, Sam, 33

Jeffcoat, Jim

on Cowboys, 42, 143, 159

defection of, 289

performance of, 61, 135–36

personal style of, 121, 125, 277

Jennings, Keith, 44

Jett, John, 286, 316

Johnson, Jimmy

coaching style of, 39–46, 73–75, 119–21, 161–63, 270, 287, 291–92, 311, 344–46

draft choices of, 40, 46–47, 77–79, 81, 94, 100–101, 118, 130–31, 141, 235–36, 328

early life and career of, 28–38

first Cowboys season (1989) of, 39–46, 58–75

fourth Cowboys season (1992) of, 127–37, 141–52, 156–63

Jerry Jones and, 18–26, 28–29, 61, 129–31, 151, 193, 217–19, 233–44, 344–45

Larry Lacewell and, 271

player relations of, 39–45, 73–74, 138–52, 200–203, 211–12

quarterback controversy of, 46–49, 83–85

second Cowboys season (1990) of, 81–92

Super Bowl XXVII, 164–79

Super Bowl XXVIII, 223–32

Barry Switzer and, 30–33, 35, 253–55, 281–82, 316, 327

third Cowboys season (1991) of, 99–110

trades of, 67–71, 80–81, 84, 93–94, 114–15, 129–30

Johnson, Merv, 54–55

Johnson, William Oscar, 28

Johnston, Daryl “Moose,” 40, 94, 101, 160, 207, 316

Jones, Jerry

Troy Aikman and, 50–51, 214, 247

early life and career of, 15–18

financial policies of, 189, 236–38, 295

Charles Haley and, 115–16, 277–78

hiring of Chan Gailey by, 352–55