Getting Down in Downtown Dallas: NFLPA Throws Biggest Party of Super Bowl Week

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Gene Strother

In Texas, Friday night lights can mean one thing, and one thing only: Football, baby.

Last night, the NFL Players Association gave new meaning to the term with their NFL Players party, held at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Dallas, beneath the bright lights of the iconic Reunion Tower.

Outside, the roads were ice-covered and the temperature was a bone-chilling 19 degrees. Inside, the NFLPA was throwing the biggest bash of Super Bowl week for its players, former players and guests. This private, invitation-only party was designed to be the highlight of the week and it did not disappoint. Continue reading →

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Cowboys Legend Randy White Talks Cowboys, Super Bowl, Hall of Fame…and Detergent?

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Gene Strother

Think I could take him?

(Audio of full Randy White interview at the end of this article. Give it a listen. Good stuff!)

Randy White. For Cowboys fans of a certain age, the very name carries a certain mystique.

He is the Manster— half man, half monster. He is, according to our own list, one of the top five players in the 51-year history of the Dallas Cowboys.

Randy White stands 6’4″. His playing weight was 265 pounds. He was the first Cowboy ever to bench press more than 500 pounds. He was so quick, that he was actually drafted to play linebacker. It was a stroke of Landry genius to move him to defensive tackle, where he forever made his mark on the NFL. Continue reading →

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Jerome Bettis Interview: The Bus Rolls on the Steelers, the Super Bowl and The Hall of Fame

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Gene Strother

Gene is Catching the Bus

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Not more than a half mile from the spectacular new digs of the Dallas Cowboys, Jerome Bettis—a Pittsburgh Steelers legend and Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist— is greeted like a rock star by a hundred or so privileged fans, VIPs and media. Continue reading →

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Super Bowl XLV: Jerry Jones’ One Shining Moment

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Gene Strother


Dallas Cowboys team owner and president Jerry Jones answers questions during a press conference in Dallas, Texas on February 1, 2011, one of the events leading up to Super Bowl XLV. The Pittsburgh Steelers will take on the Green Bay Packers on February 6, 2011. UPI/Ian Halperin

Jerry Jones is right where he has always wanted to be: In the center of the universe.

The whole world has turned its attention to the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and more particularly to Arlington and the the shiny new home of the Dallas Cowboys.

That new home has not been particularly kind to the Cowboys. In their first two seasons there, they have forged a forgettable 8–8 record. This year was particularly bad. The Cowboys were only 2–6 at home in 2010. Continue reading →

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Super Bowl XLV Special Report: Live from Sundance Square in Fort Worth

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Gene Strother

This is Texas, baby

Today, I went on a field trip for silverandblueblood.com to check out the scene in Cowtown. I am happy to report that Super Bowl XLV fever is alive and well in Sundance Square. Continue reading →

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