Subject: Jimmy Johnson

• No Super For You!

  January 29, 2007

• The Next Head Coach of the Dallas Cowboys Will Be ...

  January 23, 2007

• Commit or Quit

  January 11, 2007

• Seattle Swan Song

  January 2, 2007

• Magic Man

  October 18, 2006

• The Giant General

  April 25, 2006

• Dirk Nowitzki to Play Masculine Basketball for Germany

  August 8, 2007

• Dynamic Debut

  September 10, 2007

• Gee, We Dunno -- That Ex-Cowboy Looks Like the Frisco Kid to Us

  September 24, 2007

• Three Dots and a Cloud Of Dust …

  February 13, 2008

• The Top 10 All-Time Dallas Cowboys

  At least we can all agree on No. 1. Right?From time to time I've been known  to construct a Top 10 list. But this one, I've got to tear apart. You're telling me there's a list of the Top 10 All-Time greatest Dallas Cowboys and Jerry Jones isn't on it? Altogether now: Bull. Shit. If NFL Network is merely trying to get the blogosphere all a Twitter via look-at-us controversy, mission accomplished. But if it's actually trying to capture the most important contributors to the almost 5

  June 1, 2009

• Week 1 Leftovers

  September 8, 2008

• You're Excellent Too, Jeff Pearlman

  September 17, 2008

• Yes, But Will They Be Paid in Ones?

  October 8, 2008

• The Dallas Cowboys: WWJD?

  October 15, 2008

• Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jerry Jones vs. Jimmy Johnson

  October 29, 2008

• The Top 10 Sports Zingers I Can Think of Off the Top of My Head

  Not saying Sean Avery isn't an asshole. Or a horrible teammate. Or, for that matter, a room-wrecker the Dallas Stars should consider dumping.I'm just saying he shouldn't have been suspended - or worse, pending this afternoon's meeting with NHL poobah Gary Bettman in New York - merely for his "sloppy seconds" zinger.It was a classic barb. Years from now Stars' fans - shoot, all sports fans - will associate sloppy seconds with him. As in, "Dude, don't go home with her. Unless you want to be Phaneu

  December 4, 2008

• The Top 10 Most Memorable Moments in the History of Grand Ol' Texas Stadium

    Fittingly, the stadium with the hole in the roof - so God could watch his favorite football team, duh - was christened by a 10-day Billy Graham crusade. A month later - Oct. 24, 1971 - Texas Stadium opened for Cowboys' business. Come Saturday night, the ol' joint at Loop 12 and Highway 114 in the armpit of Irving will embrace its last traffic jam. And perhaps provide one final indelible memory. After Cowboys-Ravens, the Cowboys will trot out 100 former players and coaches

  December 17, 2008

• BeloWatch

  December 8, 1994

• Barry blew it

  January 19, 1995

• The Master Cleanser: Day 3

  Status: Green Weight: 165.8 (-5.3) Mood: Sad Stagnant Skeptical Surprised It's weird about cravings. I'm quickly learning on this diet that it's not your body that craves food, it's your mind. With the nutrients from the lemons and syrup, my body - somehow - is fine. Energetic even. I'm sleeping great. I'm working out. Coaching my kid's basketball practice. I even got over my pre-diet cold, just like that. My mind, however, he's hungry. I remember covering the Dallas Cowboys in the early '

  January 7, 2009

• Dude Food: P.D. Johnson's

  P.D. Johnson's Dog Day Deli3839 McKinney Ave.214-720-2227Dude Factor: 8, or "Jimmy Johnson," on a scale of 1 (Jack Johnson, the musician) to 10 (Jack Johnson, the boxer)Ah, P.D. Johnson's Dog Day Deli. From the first day we ventured into the old McKinney Ave. location, we knew we'd found a dude-friendly haven in the barren wasteland of salad restaurants and "paninotecas" known as Uptown. Massive selection of sandwiches with names like the "Nooner" and the "Bone"--check. A "you can't beat P.D.'s

  January 13, 2009

• Buzz

  August 29, 1996

• Pssst...

  November 13, 1997

• A fan's sour notes

  November 26, 1998

• The Jerry Jones Era: Yay or Nay?

  Thumbs up or thumbs down?Okay, let's stop the belittling and the praising and the story-telling and get down to it. With his reign turning 20 today, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is coming under intense scrutiny. As in, will his legacy be positive or negative? There are, of course, pros and cons ... Positives *Three Super Bowls in four years from 1992-96, making the Cowboys the NFL's Team of the Decade. *Raised the profile of America's Team to unprecedented heights with innovative m

  February 25, 2009

• What's In My Closet? Jackass Edition

  I did go 10 days without food and I'm committed to finishing this on December 13. But there was a time when I was a real, live thrill-seeker. Found some evidence recently. I wasn't insane in a Johnny Knoxville way or a one-on-one interview with Charles Haley sorta way, but as in "Hey, that looks fun. Think I'll try it." Ah, youth (i.e. ignorance/naivete/immaturity). Ain't Wasn't it grand? Jump to see me, well, jump ...

  March 4, 2009

• Letters

  October 30, 2003

• The Cowboys' Pacman Jones May Be Suspended, But He Needs to Be Gone for Good

  Involved in yet another incident, Pacman Jones' football privileges should be permanently revoked

  October 16, 2008

• Invinci-Bill

  Exactly why is Parcells Dallas' dictator?

  September 29, 2005

• The Dallas Cowboys' Dumbsday Defense

  Despite Dallas' 5-1 start, the Phillips 3-4 has been stupefying

  October 18, 2007

• Captain Casual

  Wade Phillips ushers in a kindler, gentler, better Cowboys era

  August 2, 2007

• Heaven Help Us

  When watching sports, is God a passive observer or a meddler?

  April 13, 2006

• Play It Forward

  Sports' smallest acts often come laced with giant implications

  February 2, 2006

• Sold Out

  Plus: No News

  April 14, 2005

• Secret Soul

  Recent compilations unearth the hidden history of funk

  August 26, 2004

• Letters

  April 8, 2004

• This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

  March 4, 2004

• Tuna Casserole

  My recipe for a tasty tenure as Cowboys coach

  January 9, 2003

• WWJD?

  Plus: Dalbie and Tex, A List

  September 12, 2002

• Back in Bounds

  Michael Irvin, once the Cowboys' playmaker, has quit playing around and has turned himself over to his maker

  September 5, 2002

• Whitt's End: 5.22.09

  Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *You'll have to savor this offering like a cow with its cud, because this morning I'm headed out to the Byron Nelson to chug margaritas and chase girls in The Pavilion watch golf and conduct research for next week's column in the Observer's print product. Allow me an excused absence? *First it was Bill Parcells. Now it appears Tony Romo's going to avoid referring to Terrell Owens by name. And

  May 22, 2009

• The French Disconnection

  Though I'm always skeptical when a head coach drafts a player 24th overall and then contends he "pin-pointed" the kid all along - see: Jimmy Johnson on 7th-rounder Leon Lett, circa 1991 - I'm willing to forge into the Rodrigue Beaubois Era with an open mind. Well, I lied. I won't sit well with Beaubois without pre-conditions. You? I know the French guard has long arms and mad hops - yes, it's very weird that his YouTube highlight video is set to a song by Michael Jackson - but here's

  June 25, 2009

• The Butterscotch Stallion's Faithful Sidekick and Other Famous Faces' Doggone Book

  Owen Wilson, from the forthcoming book Top Dogs and Their Pets​Current Dallas Morning News photographer David Woo and former Dallas Morning News photographer Richard Pruitt have been moonlighting on a side project: a coffee-table book titled Top Dogs and Their Pets, proceeds from which toward rescuing, rehabbing and re-housing abused puppies. The book's not out till November, but I discovered the site through a series of making-of videos being posted by Pediment Publishing (which, right, sound

  July 29, 2009

• Whitt's End: 7.31.09

  ​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Been buried in Camp Cowboys all week, but looks like 103.3 FM ESPN needs a new drive-time sidekick alongside Randy Galloway. Brian Estridge is leaving to co-host mornings on WBAP 820 AM with the legendary Hal Jay. Odds-on favorite for an increased role on Galloway & Company: Matt Mosley. Long-shot: Tyler radio icon David Smoak. *We can - and I do - rip Wade Phillips for his ridiculously ea

  July 31, 2009

• The Top 10 Reasons Austin is Better Than Dallas

  Different vibe in Austin, sayeth this T-shirt for sale on South Congress. Born in Oak Cliff. Raised in Duncanville. Citizen of Dallas.​ But every time I go to Austin - like this past weekend when I skeedaddled from Cowboys' Camp in San Antonio for a quick getaway - I feel like I belong there. Know what I mean? 10. The whole city is one big Deep Ellum. 9. Two words: Cable. Access. The people willing to pay for their 15 minutes are incredibly entertaining, if not so much talented. On Sat

  August 3, 2009

• Camp Cowboys Top 10 Observations: Day 7

    Well, you are ready for some aren't you?​10. Cult hero/roster longshot Jesse Holley had his highlight of camp, catching a slant in front of Orlando Scandrick during team drills. There. You happy? 9. Weird - unusually intense - afternoon practice here at The Alamodome. When's the last time you heard of an interception by linebacker Bobby Carpenter followed by a reception by backup offensive tackle Pat McQuistan? Happened. 8. Receiver Roy Williams doesn't strip naked afte

  August 4, 2009

• The Dallas Cowboys: Seven Coaches and a Baby

  ​In this week's Dallas Observer column in which I surmise that Wade Phillips is entering his last season - win, lose or drawl - I tell the story of riding up a training camp elevator with the Dallas Cowboys' head coach. Sounds riveting, I know. But wait, there's more! Watching Wade interact with a young'un turned into a psychological exercise. Faced with a baby asleep in a stroller, Phillips bent down, got this big, sweet, smile on his face and offered in his best Texa

  August 27, 2009

• WWJD? Win a Super Bowl with Tony Romo, That's What He'd Do.

  ​Talked with legendary Dallas Cowboys' coach Jimmy Johnson this morning on 105.3 The Fan. The highlights: *First off, during the interview I admit to having an extreme case of good-ol'-days' goose bumps. *Secondly, Jimmy - a noted Heineken guzzler - is out at Cowboys Stadium today filming a public service announcement for Crown Royal's "Safe Rides Home" program. *Jimmy Genius thinks Tony Romo is good enough to win a Super Bowl. "Yes. I think Romo can. I like his flair, his intel

  August 27, 2009

• Only Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Could Build A Palace Big Enough To Match His Larger-Than-Life Persona

  September 10, 2009