Feb 23, 2014 · Jones not only bought the team and Texas Stadium from H.R. Bum Bright for $140 million, but he also fired the only coach the Cowboys had ever known in Tom Landry. With hindsight, Jones said...

Oct 19, 2017 · Jerry Jones fired Tom Landry on February 25, 1989 (his first day as the Cowboys’ owner) at a golf course. “There is no right way to fire Tom Landry. Yet it was what everybody wanted done, and what everybody agreed had to happen. They just wanted him to step away gracefully, but he didn’t want to.”

Feb 27, 1989 · Landry was fired after Arkansas oilman Jerry Jones bought the team. Jones and Tex Schramm, the Cowboys' president and general manager, flew to Austin to tell Landry he was being replaced by Miami Hurricanes' head coach Jimmy Johnson.

Despite being the Dallas Cowboys' only head coach for 29 years, Tom Landry was fired by new owner Jerry Jones in 1989. Landry won two Super Bowls for Dallas and led the team to 16 seasons of ...

Feb 26, 2019 · My boss, sports editor Ryan Sharp, told us Tuesday that his grandmother, a diehard Dallas fan, was thrilled when Jones fired Landry. And even Bright, the owner, wanted Landry gone, but Bright couldn’t stand up to Schramm, who for three decades ran the franchise with a tight grip.

Mar 6, 1989 · This was Jerral Jones, 46, a native of Rose City, Ark., who had made a fortune in insurance, gas and oil over the years and who had used most of it to buy the Dallas Cowboys for a reported $140...

Feb 23, 2014 · Jones said that if he could change anything during his tenure, it would be the rushed decision to fire legendary coach Tom Landry and replace him with Jimmy Johnson. Jones doesn’t regret the...

Jul 19, 2017 · While speaking to several hundred youth, middle and high school coaches Wednesday, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he has been accused of not having "the appreciation for how much difference a coach can make."

Sep 5, 2016 · Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones explains why he thought he needed to make the Tom Landry firing so quickly, and how much he still regrets the timing.

Feb 23, 2014 · Jones not only bought the team and Texas Stadium from H.R. Bum Bright for $140 million, but he also fired the only coach the Cowboys had ever known in Tom Landry. With hindsight, Jones said...