Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB. Once that is done, we intend to look at how each team honor their past players, coaches and executives. As such, it is important to us that the
Dallas Cowboys will FINALLY be enshrining Jimmy Johnson into their Ring of Honor
The announcement came from Cowboys Owner, Jerry Jones before today’s game against the Carolina Panthers, and will officially happen on December 30, during their home game against the Detroit Lions.
Johnson took the Miami Hurricanes to a National Championship in 1987, and a year later was signed by Jones to take over the helm in Dallas. After a 1-15 start, Johnson turned the ship around and with the triumvirate of Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith and Troy Aikman led the Cowboys to back-to-back Super Bowl wins (XXVII & XXVIII) but the success led to fractures in the relationship between Johnson and Jones. The two agreed to part company before the 1994 Season, and Johnson would later coach the Miami Dolphins, and then work for Fox as a television analyst. He had an overall record of 44-36 and 7-1 in the playoffs.
Johnson had previously entered the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but this honor, although clearly deserved, seemed to be forever barred from this one. Jones had previously said that he “could not handle the disloyalty” as to the reason that Johnson was not yet honored. As always, time and retrospect can heal all.
Johnson will join Cowboys legends, Bob Lilly, Don Meredith, Don Perkins, Chuck Howley, Mel Renfro, Roger Staubach, Lee Roy Jordan, Tom Landry, Tony Dorsett, Randy White, Bob Hayes, Tex Schramm, Cliff Harris, Rayfield Wright, Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith, Drew Pearson, Charles Haley, Larry Allen, Darren Woodson, Gil Brandt and DeMarcus Ware. Of that list, all but four (Meredith, Perkins, Jordan and Woodson) are Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Jaromir Jagr for his impending honor.
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