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by Jeff Pearlman


  Sham, Brad, 49, 51, 207–8, 250, 259, 318

  Shannon, Randy, 44, 93

  Shark Dance, 181–83

  Shaughnessy, Dan, 331–32, 338

  Shula, David, 48, 67–68, 80, 85–89, 99, 280

  Shula, Don, 86, 188, 242

  Sileo, Dan, 43–44

  Silver, Michael, 112, 261, 281, 325–26

  Skaggs, Susan, 271

  Slowik, Bob, 142

  Smith, Dave, 19, 348

  Smith, Emmitt contracts of, 131, 186–96, 206, 214

  courage of, 213–17

  draft of, 70, 76–81, 101, 117

  Jimmy Johnson and, 247, 291

  nickname of, 122

  performance of, 82–83, 88–89, 100–103, 105, 107, 128, 134, 136, 144, 148, 150, 156–57, 161–63, 176–77, 199, 213–17, 228–32, 295, 307–8, 315–18, 321–22, 337, 354

  player relations of, 127–28

  retirement of, 354

  David Shula and, 88–89

  Barry Switzer and, 326

  Smith, Jeff, 118

  Smith, Kevin

  on Cowboys, 1, 6–7, 168, 203, 215, 221, 223, 227, 297, 305–9, 314, 342, 349, 351

  draft of, 70, 118

  Hoopsters basketball team and, 184–85

  injury of, 328

  Jimmy Johnson and, 119–20

  Robert Jones and, 145–46

  Jerry Rice and, 159–62, 221–22

  as rookie, 122–25

  Shark Dance of, 181

  Smith, Timmy, 80, 82

  Smith, Vinson, 110, 128, 155, 172

  Smizik, Bob, 297–98

  Solomon, David, 68–70

  Staubach, Roger, 12, 15, 204

  Steinberg, Leigh, 47, 50, 228

  Stepnoski, Mark

  on Cowboys, 74, 84, 87, 149, 233, 258, 293

  defection of, 289

  draft of, 40, 101, 117

  Jimmy Johnson and, 120–21

  substance abuse of, 277

  steroids. See substance abuse

  Stevens, Gary, 33–34

  Stewart, Alex, 68–69

  Stewart, Curtis, 63

  Stoudt, Cliff, 50, 154

  Stowers, Carlton, 26

  strip clubs, 141–42. See also sexual issues

  Stubbs, Daniel, 37, 93

  Studstill, Darren, 265–66

  substance abuse

  Cowboys’ lifestyle and, 5, 185, 199, 276–77, 344

  Clayton Holmes and, 276, 308

  Michael Irvin and, 2, 340–43

  Jimmy Johnson and, 36–37, 44–45

  Tom Landry and, 13, 270

  Leon Lett and, 308

  Barry Switzer and, 254, 273–74

  Super Bowls

  Jimmy Johnson’s goal of winning, 81–82, 89–90

  Tom Landry’s, 1–2, 11–12, 270

  Super Bowl XXVII, 164–79

  Super Bowl XXVIII, 223–32

  Super Bowl XXX, 323–38

  Switzer, Barry

  Troy Aikman and, 55–57, 260–61, 313–14, 318–19

  coaching style of, 268–74, 285–87, 291–93, 314–19, 345–46, 348–50

  early life and career of, 249–53

  ethics of, 245, 250, 254–55

  Charles Haley and, 298–301

  hiring of, by Jerry Jones, 240–49

  Jimmy Johnson and, 30–33, 35, 281–82

  player relations of, 256–58, 265–67

  press relations of, 258–65

  Deion Sanders and, 305, 345

  sexual issues and, 325–27

  Super Bowl XXX and, 323–38

  Talley, Darryl, 167–68

  Taylor, Jean-Jacques, 167, 308, 339, 345, 350

  Tennell, Derek, 157, 173–74

  Texas Stadium, 12, 22

  Things Change (book), 53

  Thomas, Blair, 78, 283

  Thousand Oaks training camp, 42–45, 50

  Todd, Doug, 24

  Todd, Terry, 64

  Tolbert, Tony, 101, 135, 145

  Toma, George, 158–59

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

  training camps, 42–45, 265–67

  Trout, Bill, 33–34

  Tuinei, Mark, 124, 153, 277

  Turner, Norval “Norv,” 99–103, 155, 161, 218, 239, 258, 289

  University of Arkansas, 16–17, 25, 28–32, 252–53

  University of Miami, 1–2, 33–38, 44, 47, 56, 59–60, 84, 93–94, 97, 206

  University of Oklahoma, 31–32, 35–36, 54–57, 245, 249–50, 254, 319

  Valley Ranch, 9, 26–27, 50, 60, 97

  Vanderbeek, Matt, 289

  Vandermeer, Robert, 205

  Veatch, John J., Jr., 15

  Veingrad, Alan, 128

  Walen, Mark, 13, 65

  Walker, Al, 266

  Walker, Herschel, 58–59, 64–71, 133–34, 223

  Walls, Everson, 74

  Walsh, Steve, 46–49, 73, 83–85, 92, 97, 130

  Wannstedt, Dave

  coaching of, 132, 175

  on Cowboys, 40, 46, 62, 100, 141

  Jimmy Johnson and, 86, 89, 171–73, 236, 239

  Washington, James

  on Cowboys, 122, 152, 193, 268

  draft of, 81–82, 114

  Michael Irvin and, 358–60

  performance of, 85, 162, 173, 175, 225–26, 229–32, 280–81, 289–90

  sexual issues and, 166

  Washington Redskins, 14, 61, 73, 101–4, 127–29, 143–44, 192

  Waters, Andre, 90, 156–57

  Watkins, Kendell, 291

  Weber, John, 351

  Werder, Ed, 72, 188, 190, 217, 240–43, 259, 296

  White, Danny, 46, 97

  White, Randy, 12, 181, 277–78

  White House, 302, 308–11

  Whitlock, Jason, 316–17

  Whitt, Richie, 170

  Widell, Dave, 73

  Wilbon, Michael, 71

  Wilkins, Galyn, 8

  Williams, Erik

  draft of, 101

  DUI accident of, 278–80, 359

  Charles Haley and, 219

  Everett McIver stabbing and, 1, 6

  performance of, 193

  sexual issues, 141–42, 292, 344, 349

  Williams, Kevin, 210, 285, 312–14

  Williams, Robert, 131

  Williams, Sherman, 291, 307

  Williams, Tyrone, 123

  Wise, Tony, 89, 132–33, 151, 194–95

  wishbone offense, 55–57

  wives

  Cowboys’ lifestyle and, 141–42, 165–67, 273

  Karen Haley, 310

  Jamise Harper, 167, 185

  Lisa Holmes, 165–66, 273, 276

  Sandy Irvin, 125–26, 167, 324, 341–43, 357

  Linda Kay Johnson, 30, 45

  Gene Jones, 18, 20, 271, 359

  Criss Lacewell, 270–71

  Kay Switzer, 326

  Woicik, Mike, 225, 305, 348–49

  women. See sexual issues; wives

  Woodson, Darren

  on Cowboys, 150, 159, 164, 178–79, 210–11, 269–70, 282, 284, 287, 291–92, 311–14, 330, 344, 355

  draft of, 70, 118

  performance of, 225–26, 337

  work ethic

  Alvin Harper’s, 289–90

  Michael Irvin’s, 2–3, 126–27

  Jimmy Johnson’s, 29

  Deion Sanders’s, 305–6

  Emmitt Smith’s, 195–96

  Wright, Alexander “Ace,” 101

  Zampese, Ernie, 258, 315, 319

  Zimmerman, Paul, 161, 227

  About the Author

  JEFF PEARLMAN is a columnist for ESPN.com and a former Sports Illustrated senior writer. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Bad Guys Won! and the critically acclaimed Love Me, Hate Me. He lives with his wife and children in New York. Visit him at www.jeffpearlman.com.

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  * In April 2008 Walker revealed in his autobiography, Breaking Free, that he suffers from dissociative identity disorder, a multiple-personality disorder that caused Walker to live as an array of characters and lifestyles. Hence, his quirkiness wasn’t mere quirkiness.

 

 

 


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