Before the trophies overseas. Before the used car salesman act in a Slovenian dugout. There was an eighth grader who loved tennis almost as much as baseball.
Every time the Cowboys lose, the same ritual begins. Fans blame the coach. Pundits blame the coordinator. Radio hosts spend three hours screaming about play calls.
Let me say something that Cowboys fans do not want to hear. Jerry Jones does not need to win a Super Bowl. Not financially. Not as a business owner. Not even as a legacy builder. He already won. He won the day he wrote the check for $140 million in 1989.