A TANGLED TEXAS TRIANGLE : TODAY'S DOLPHINS-COWBOYS SHOWDOWN IS MORE THAN JIMMY VS. JERRY AND BARRY.Byline: Dave Goldberg Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Give some credit to Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. for creating the event of this NFL NFLabbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga season. Dallas at Miami. Jimmy Johnson Jimmy Johnson or Jim Johnson may refer to:
Jerrel Wayne "Jerry" Jones (Born on October 13, 1942) is the owner of the Dallas Cowboys NFL franchise and the Dallas Desperados AFL franchise. Jones was born in Los Angeles, California. , two men who together built one of the NFL's best-ever teams, then went through a divorce so bitter it was even fodder for supermarket tabloids. Prince Bandar was the sideline sheikh sheikh or shaykh Among Arabic-speaking tribes, especially Bedouin, the male head of the family, as well as of each successively larger social unit making up the tribal structure. The sheikh is generally assisted by an informal tribal council of male elders. , the unwitting catalyst in the NFL's feud of the decade, trotted out by Jones one fall day in 1993 to visit the sideline and locker room at Texas Stadium. The visit didn't sit well with Johnson, and it became one of many incidents that severed the bond between Jones and Johnson. The two had known each other since their playing days more than 30 years ago at the University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas strives to be known as a "nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world." The school recently completed its "Campaign for the 21st Century," in which the university raised more than $1 billion for the school, used under a young assistant coach named Barry Switzer Barry Switzer (born October 5, 1937) is a former football coach, in the college and professional ranks, between 1962 and 1997. He has one of the highest winning percentages of any college football coach in history,[1] , the third side of this Texas triangle. Jimmy and Jerry were never close friends, although Jerry tried to make it sound that way when he bought the Cowboys in 1989, clumsily fired Tom Landry and hired Johnson to replace him. ``We roomed together at Arkansas,'' Jones said then, his arm around the man he described as ``my good buddy.'' Johnson and Jones did room together at Arkansas, but that was just a coincidence. Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks' head coach, paired players alphabetically, so JJ found himself traveling with JJ to Waco, Lubbock and points south and west. After college, they went their separate ways - Johnson into coaching, Jones into oil. Jones made the money, and Johnson got the fame. Johnson, though, was usually a step behind Switzer on the coaching ladder. ``Heck, when I was at Oklahoma and he was at Oklahoma State, they didn't even know who he was,'' Switzer said last summer. Johnson ignored him, and Jones turned red and walked away. That night, Jones vented his rage in front of four reporters. The next day the rift made headlines and a week later Johnson was gone - by ``mutual consent'' but with $2 million of Jones' money to cover the remaining two years on the coach's contract. Switzer's hiring was salt in the wound. He had never coached in the NFL, and his relationship with quarterback Troy Aikman wasn't good. Switzer had recruited Aikman to Oklahoma with promises to scrap the wishbone wishbone see furcula. offense. But he brought it back when Aikman was hurt, and the quarterback transferred to UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX . Switzer's lax attitude toward discipline was in stark contrast to Johnson. And Switzer was in the unfortunate position of having to win the Super Bowl to succeed. He failed in 1994, then succeeded in 1995, but not without a series of controversies and gaffes that led to headlines like ``Bozo The Coach.'' Sunday is the first meeting between Jones and Johnson since the breakup. It's also the first time Switzer and Johnson have faced each other since Jan. 1, 1988, when Johnson's Hurricanes beat Switzer's top-ranked Sooners 20-14 to give Miami the national championship. When Dallas beat Buffalo 52-17 on Jan. 31, 1993, Johnson became the first coach ever to win both the Super Bowl and the national college championship. Last season, Switzer became the second. ``Barry and I were assistants together at Oklahoma in the early '70s. He's a good coach,'' Johnson said this week, at best a lukewarm endorsement of his successor. And then there's Jones. ``I've got a lot of respect for Jerry Jones,'' Johnson said. ``He's a great businessman. He knows how to make money.'' This week, Jones acknowledged a debt of gratitude to his former coach. ``Jimmy inspired me. He brought out the best in me,'' he said. ``I'm not about to tarnish tarnish, n 1. surface discoloration or loss of luster by metals. Under oral conditions, it often results from hard and soft deposits. 2. a chemical process by which a metal surface is discolored or its luster destroyed. what we did for five years. If I did that, I couldn't look in the mirror. ``Both teams have a lot at stake and you can't drum it up any more than that.'' CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1) Jimmy Johnson, since taking over as head coac h of the Miami Dolphins, has been pointing to Sunday's showdown with the Dallas Cowboys, the team he built into a two-time Super Bowl champion. (2) Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones believes he is just as responsible for the team's success as his coaches. (3) Barry Switzer couldn't beat Jimmy Johnson in their first meeting, when the Miami Hurricanes upset Switzer's Oklahoma Sooners in 1985. Associated Press |
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