title: Dallas Cowboys: The Legends of America's Team 2nd Edition (Updated) (Great Texas Line Press)
author: Jim Reeves
description: Jim ''Revo'' Reeves has given us an early Christmas present. In ''Dallas Cowboys: The Legends of America s Team,'' Revo takes us back to the men who owned the Cowboys, the coaches, the players and the biggest games. If you've heard the stories, Reeves empties his old notebooks to fill in the juicy blanks. The Saturday Night Massacre, for example, when Jerry Jones shakily introduced himself as the new owner of the Cowboys. Tom Landry s tearful firing. Emmitt Smith s holdout. The Super Bowls. It s all in there, including the all-night post-game celebrations. But the book also includes chapters on the men who built the franchise and formed its pre-Jones years. The first Hail Mary pass? As Revo recounts in Roger s own words, it was Staubach throwing his prayer to Drew Pearson in Minnesota. The chapter on Staubach, not surprisingly, is one of the book s best. At 192 pages, ''Dallas Cowboys: The Legends of America s Team'' is an easy read. Reeves has divided the book into sections The Architects, The Coaches, The Quarterbacks, etc. and each section has chapters on individual owners, coaches, players and games. The chapters on the Jones-era Cowboys three Super Bowl victories are probably the book s best, mostly because Reeves was right there for all of them, from Troy Aikman s post-game victory party after Super Bowl XXVIII to the what-ifs that followed Super Bowl XXX. An extensive interview with Owner Jones forms the grist of Reeves final chapter, titled Keeping Up with the Joneses. Jones tries to explain some of his decisions of the past 27 years, but Revo wisely lets Jerry be Jerry. --Gil LeBreton, Fort Worth Star-Telegram<br /><br />To call this 192-page journey just a book doesn't do it justice. Jim Reeves has managed to intertwine the wealth of knowledge an encyclopedia brings, with a story only a great author can pen. He guides you year after year, season after season, Super Bowl after Super Bowl. Reeves touches on every aspect of Cowboys Ownership. The legendary stories are all here. Each Dallas Cowboys legend is featured and expanded on. Roger Staubach and the story of how he climbed to the 11th story window, Troy Aikman and the palpable tension he experienced with Barry Switzer. Michael Irvin's stories are too many to list. Current Cowboy Dez Bryant, and many more are here for you to learn about. The best part about ''Dallas Cowboys: The Legends Of America s Team'' is that it's told through an incredibly objective lens. Jim Reeves impartial perspective is well-established here as he tells you all about the most glorious days the Dallas Cowboys have ever seen. The Ice Bowl, The Catch, and all eight Super Bowl appearances by the Cowboys are all expanded upon for you to re-live in an epic fashion. This book is perfect for any fan of the Cowboys, and football in general. Jim's superb writing gives each page the same level of energy as a Roger Staubach comeback drive, or one of Michael Irvin s speeches, or a Tony Romo spin-move. Get the book today. It'll be the best $9.95 you ve spent on your passion for the Cowboys yet. --RJ Ochoa, staff writer, INSIDE THE STAR (news website)<br /><br />Longtime Cowboy fans will find much here to savor. Veteran sportswriter Jim Reeves, who covered both the Dallas Cowboys and the Texas Rangers during his 40-year career with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, recalls the team's glory years by focusing on the personalities who owned, managed, coached and played for the Cowboys. He profiles the star players position by position, beginning with quarterback, then running back, wide receiver, tight end, and the linemen and defense. In the second part of the book, he replays the various championship games involving the Cowboys - wins and losses. --Glen Dromgoole, Bryan/College Station Eagle
zlib_text: USA $4.95
  Volume 41, No. 14
  sept. 26, 2015 • $4.95
  
  CONTENTS
  2
  DALLAS COWBOYS STAR MAGAZINE
  9
  JOSH ELLIS
  HOME, SWEAT HOME
  15
  KRISTI SCALES, ON THE SIDELINES:
  COMPARING CAP HITS
  24
  JEFF SULLIVAN
  SOME OF THE THOUGHTS THAT RUN
  THROUGH AN OVERSIZED BALD HEAD
  64
  BRAD SHAM, VIEW FROM THE BOOTH:
  THIS IS REALITY
  MELISSA
  55
  COLUMNISTS
  11
  OUT OF BOUNDS 
  WITH NICK HAYDEN
  12
  FAN PROFILE: JAIME CARDONA
  HIDDEN TREASURE
  FLINT’S VIEW
  16
  ON AIR WITH DALLAS 
  COWBOYS STAR MAGAZINE
  32
  POSTER: SEAN LEE
  59
  2015 STATISTICS
  61
  NFL SCHEDULES
  CRAWFORD: JAMES SMITH/DALLAS COWBOYS; MELISSA: JEREMY SHELBY/DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS
  
  GAME PREVIEW
  FALCONS at COWBOYS
  Ryan, Jones Already Providing Highlights
  46
  Marquee Matchup
  47
  Scouting Report
  48
  Dallas Cowboys Roster
  50
  Atlanta Falcons Roster
  51
  Flashback
  52
  3
  DALLAS COWBOYS STAR MAGAZINE
  GAME RECAP
  COWBOYS 20 at EAGLES 10
  Inside the Numbers
  26
  Grading the Game 
  28
  Fan Reaction
  29
  Change in Season
  30
  GARCIA: JEREMIAH JHASS/DALLAS COWBOYS; JONES & BRYANT: AP PHOTO/