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Barry Switzer shares story on how he was offered the Dallas Cowboys coaching job
Posted on 9/21/16 at 10:31 pm
Posted on 9/21/16 at 10:31 pm
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"March 28th, 1994 he called me and said 'You want to coach the Cowboys?' And I said 'Hell, I didn't know the job was open Jerry.' And he said 'It's fixin' to be' and I said 'Well, call me when it's open.
So he called me the next day. He had fired Jimmy [Johnson], and he called me the next day and said 'come on down.' And that was my interview. That's exactly it. That was all that was said."
"I spent four years with him, won a Super Bowl and when I left, and said 'When I got here, you told me there were 500 coaches who could win a Super Bowl with this team. Well I did it and there's 499 left out there [so go get one].' But anyway we've had fun. Jerry's a great guy."
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Posted on 9/21/16 at 10:33 pm to Bench McElroy
Jerry Jones fascinates me. I could read/listen to Jerry Jones stories forever
Posted on 9/21/16 at 10:33 pm to Bench McElroy
Pretty much what I would expect out of Jerry
Posted on 9/21/16 at 11:04 pm to Bench McElroy
quote:
'When I got here, you told me there were 500 coaches who could win a Super Bowl with this team. Well I did it and there's 499 left out there [so go get one].'
lol. fricking barry switzer.
Posted on 9/21/16 at 11:12 pm to BadAgg7
Dang BadAgg I meant to up vote.
When he would be on the Hardline show on the Ticket, he was great. They would count the hells, damns, and craps he would say
When he would be on the Hardline show on the Ticket, he was great. They would count the hells, damns, and craps he would say
Posted on 9/22/16 at 12:25 am to Bench McElroy
I was like 9 when this went down. why did he fire Jimmy Johnson again?
This post was edited on 9/22/16 at 12:25 am
Posted on 9/22/16 at 12:30 am to Chitter Chatter
yeah, switzer has always been a hoot.
Posted on 9/22/16 at 12:49 am to Bench McElroy
just came in here to say frick barry switzer.
Posted on 9/22/16 at 12:54 am to tigerfan84
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I was like 9 when this went down. why did he fire Jimmy Johnson again?
Jimmy banged Jerry #1 sidepiece
Posted on 9/22/16 at 4:46 am to Bench McElroy
Barry has tGOAT Super Bowl trophy acceptance.
We did it out way Jerry, We did it! We did it! We did it!
ETA: LINK
We did it out way Jerry, We did it! We did it! We did it!
ETA: LINK
This post was edited on 9/22/16 at 6:35 am
Posted on 9/22/16 at 5:44 am to tigerfan84
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I was like 9 when this went down. why did he fire Jimmy Johnson again?
Because no reason
Posted on 9/22/16 at 5:46 am to Bench McElroy
Lifelong Cowboys fan here. I hate jerry Jones. He fired Tom Landry on a golf course. He fired Jimmy Johnson because he was jealous of Jimmy's genius when it came to team building. frick that guy.
Posted on 9/22/16 at 6:23 am to tigerfan84
Ego.
Posted on 9/22/16 at 6:52 am to Iron Lion
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Lifelong Cowboys fan here. I hate jerry Jones. He fired Tom Landry on a golf course. He fired Jimmy Johnson because he was jealous of Jimmy's genius when it came to team building. frick that guy.
Yeah, the Tom Landry firing was handled poorly. Tom was a legend in Irving, and Jerry handled it very poorly. Had he brought in someone other than Jimmy, and they had struggled, somebody in Dallas would have killed him.
Posted on 9/22/16 at 7:12 am to tigerfan84
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why did he fire Jimmy Johnson again
1. Ego
2. Ego
3. Ego
Posted on 9/22/16 at 7:20 am to BCMCubs
quote:
Jerry Jones fascinates me. I could read/listen to Jerry Jones stories forever
yep
i live in Dallas and have dealt with him for 25 years and he still fascinates me.
He takes a ton of shite and is a cartoon character, but he really is a great guy and a very smart business man. His kids are good people too.
Posted on 9/22/16 at 7:24 am to dallastiger55
Jimmy spoke at my company's sales meeting last year and he spoke about the firing.
he said he was miserable and it was 2 uber Alpha males trying to run the team and it wasn't working. he said he had a ton of respect for him, but they just couldn't work together.
He said he regrets nothing and doesn't hold a grudge at Jerry. Said hes a good dude. Said technically Jerry fired him but had he not he would have quit before the next season started.
he said he was miserable and it was 2 uber Alpha males trying to run the team and it wasn't working. he said he had a ton of respect for him, but they just couldn't work together.
He said he regrets nothing and doesn't hold a grudge at Jerry. Said hes a good dude. Said technically Jerry fired him but had he not he would have quit before the next season started.
Posted on 9/22/16 at 7:26 am to Bench McElroy
quote:
"March 28th, 1994 he called me and said 'You want to coach the Cowboys?' And I said 'Hell, I didn't know the job was open Jerry.' And he said 'It's fixin' to be' and I said 'Well, call me when it's open.
that just sounds redneck as hell
Posted on 9/22/16 at 7:33 am to SlowFlowPro
well they are both from Arky
Posted on 9/22/16 at 7:37 am to Salmon
that last line just screams LLewelyn from No Country
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