Twenty years ago today, Jerry Jones reached an agreement to purchase the Cowboys and Texas Stadium for a then-record $140 million.
Jones' tenure has been marked by swings, good and bad. He fired Tom Landry and hired Jimmy Johnson. He traded away the Cowboys' best player at the time, Herschel Walker, mostly for draft picks that helped build a dynasty.
Jones' first draft pick was Troy Aikman, but he failed to find a capable successor after Aikman's retirement until the unheralded Tony Romo in 2006.
The Cowboys won three Super Bowls in Jones' first seven seasons, but they have not won a playoff game in his last 12.
"It's beyond anything I ever could have imagined, being part of the Cowboys, the NFL and sports for 20 years," Jones said. "The positives far outweigh the negatives."
But what Jones will be remembered for most will be the Cowboys' new $1.1 billion stadium in Arlington, with its 60-yard digital scoreboard that he believes will revolutionize the live viewing of games.
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