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
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
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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.