DALLAS GETS TO COOL OFF.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer OXNARD - The Dallas Cowboys Literally. After ending their longtime relationship with Cal Lutheran in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. and moving their exhibition-season training camp closer to home in 1989, the Cowboys decided summer in Texas was a little too hot for their liking. So now they are returning to Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, is search of a cooler climate. Beginning Monday, Dallas will spend the final two weeks of camp in Oxnard. The Cowboys worked out in Wichita Falls, Texas Wichita Falls is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 104,197. It is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay and Wichita counties. , the first two weeks of camp in sweltering swel·ter·ing adj. 1. Oppressively hot and humid; sultry. 2. Suffering from oppressive heat. swel heat. The Oxnard site, 23 miles from the Cowboys' former Thousand Oaks home, was the Raiders' exhibition-season training-camp home when they were in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Cowboys owner Jerry Jones For other persons named Jerry Jones, see Jerry Jones (disambiguation). 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. moved training camp to Texas a year after purchasing the team in 1988. Dallas had spent 1963-89 at Cal Lutheran, but Jones and then-Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson Jimmy Johnson or Jim Johnson may refer to:
But after Dallas struggled in a 41-14 loss to Philadelphia to open last season, players complained they were exhausted after the five-week camp in Wichita Falls, where 100-degree temperatures were commonplace. ``Our team was dead-legged when we went into our opening game (last season),'' Jones said. ``It's not an excuse, it's a fact. When we got back to Dallas after training camp last year, it was hotter in Dallas than it had been in Wichita Falls. Before our first game, (Chad) Hennings and (Darren) Woodsen said, `Boy, we're going to have trouble getting our legs back.''' The death of Vikings offensive tackle Korey Stringer of heat stroke two weeks ago underlines how dangerous heat and humidity can be to football players. For the Cowboys, last year's loss to the Eagles and subsequent 5-11 record was enough incentive to look into an alternate plan. ``When you're sitting there and it's 107 degrees and you know you've got two-a-days for a five-week period, somewhere along the line you've got to fight through today and fight to get through tomorrow,'' Cowboys coach Dave Campo said. ``We need the (Wichita Falls) heat for conditioning, but (the break) will be good because we'll get some crisper crisp·er n. One that crisps, especially a compartment in a refrigerator used for storing vegetables and keeping them fresh. practices.'' The Cowboys are the only team with two training-camp sites. The Cowboys are transporting 16 tractor-trailer loads of equipment from Wichita Falls. Among the items will be equipment from the team's Valley Ranch weight room, equipment room and training room, cabinets, hanging racks, air conditioning and lights. While in Southern California, the Cowboys will make trips to New Orleans to play the Saints and Mexico City to play the Oakland Raiders in the American Bowl. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Cowboys owner Jimmy Jones moved the team's exhibition-season training site from Thousand Oaks a year after buying the team in 1988. David Sprague/Staff Photographer |
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