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THE
BEST
AS-
DALL TH
FSPORTS
T . WOR
ARGUMENTS
THE 100 MOST
CONTROVERSIAL,DEBATABLE
QUESTIONS FOR
DIE-HARD FANS
JAIME ARON
THE
BEST
DALLAS–
FT. WORTH
SPORTS
ARGUMENTS
THE100 MOST
CONTROVERSIAL, DEBATABLE
QUESTIONS FOR DIE-HARD
FANS
JAIME ARON
© 2007 by Jaime Aron
All team names, brand names, and product names used in this book
are trademarks, registered trademarks, or trade names of their
respective holders. Sourcebooks, Inc., is not associated with any
product or vendor in this book.
Aron, Jaime.
The best Dallas-Fort Worth sports arguments : the 100 most contro-
versial, debatable questions for die-hard fans / Jaime Aron.
p. cm.
Includes index.
1. Sports—Texas—Dallas—Miscellanea. 2. Sports—Texas—Fort
Worth—Miscellanea. I. Title.
GV584.5.D35A76 2007
796.'097645315—dc22
2007028692
LEADING OFF
1. Is DFW the best place for a sports fan to live? . . . . . . . . . . . .2
2. Who should be on a Mount Rushmore of DFW sports? . . . . . .5
3. What was the bigger stunner: Mavs-Warriors in May
2007 or the Jimmy-Jerry divorce in February 1994? . . . . . . . .9
4. What was the best trade made by a DFW team? . . . . . . . . . .12
5. What highlight involving a DFW team do you never get
tired of watching? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
6. What moment makes you most want to hurl a brick at
your TV? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
7. Who will you never forgive for dissing your team? . . . . . . .23
8. Best local team owner? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
9. Whose start sizzled more: Coach Avery Johnson or
Tony Romo? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
10. If you could have been at any game ever played here,
which would it be? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
THE COWBOYS
11. Are the Cowboys really “America’s Team”? . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
12. Who should be in the Ring of Honor but isn’t? . . . . . . . . . . .41
13. Who was the most important “Triplet”? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
14. What was Tom Landry’s best team? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
15. What was Jimmy Johnson’s best team? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
16. Which was better: Landry’s best or Jimmy’s best? . . . . . . . .54
17. Dallas vs. New England: What’s the most impressive Super
Bowl streak? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
18. Most heart-pounding victory: Clint Longley on
Thanksgiving or Emmitt Smith with one arm? . . . . . . . . . . . .58
19. Toughest loss: the Ice Bowl or the NFC title
game in January 1995? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
20. What was better: the original “Hail Mary” or
Dorsett’s 99-yard TD run? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
21. If you could’ve been at any game in team history,
which would it have been? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
22. Who is the Cowboys’ biggest rival? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
23. Jerry Jones: pro or con? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
24. Tex Schramm made some wild draft picks: which was
his best? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
25. Jerry Jones has made some wild free-agent signings:
which was his worst? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
26. Was Terrell Owens’s first season worth the
trouble he caused? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
27. Is Bob Lilly still “Mr. Cowboy”? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
28. Who was the harder hitter: Cliff Harris or Roy Williams? . . .86
You are building your all-time Cowboys squad . . .
29. Who is your quarterback: Roger Staubach or
Troy Aikman? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
30. Who is your runningback: Tony Doresett or Emmit Smith? . .90
31. Who is your No. 1 receiver: Drew Pearson or
Michael Irvin? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
32. Who anchors your offensive line: Rayfield Wright or
Larry Allen? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
33. Who is your defensive tackle: Bob Lilly or Randy White? . . .92
34. Who is your coach: Tom Landry or Jimmy Johnson? . . . . . . .93
35. Who, besides the cheerleaders, inspired more cheers:
Crazy Ray or Rowdy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
THE MAVERICKS
36. Did Dirk deserve the MVP after what happened against
the Warriors? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
37. What was the best club in team history? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
38. Which was the best “Big Three”? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
39. Is it fair to compare Dirk Nowitzki to Larry Bird? . . . . . . . .107
40. Mark Cuban: pro or con? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
41. What was Cuban’s finest moment? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
42. Was letting Steve Nash go a mistake . . . if so, was it the
worst in team history? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
43. Who should Mavs fans savor beating more: the Lakers or
the Spurs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
44. Who had a bigger impact: Dick Motta or Don Nelson? . . . .124
45. Of all of Nellie’s wacky moves, what was the best? . . . . . .126
46. Who was the worse coach: Jim Cleamons or
Quinn Buckner? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
47. Who were the best—and worst—centers in Mavs history? .131
48. Should the Mavs have taken Grant Hill instead of
Jason Kidd? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
49. Which team logo: the old cowboy hat or the new
horse’s head? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
50. If you could’ve been at any game in team history,
which would it have been? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
THE RANGERS
51. Will they ever get it right? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
52. Will a real ace pitcher in his prime ever play
for the Rangers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
53. Was the A-Rod signing a good move at the time? . . . . . . .148
54. Who was the bigger bust: A-Rod or Chan Ho? . . . . . . . . . .150
55. What was Nolan Ryan’s best feat as a Ranger? . . . . . . . . . .152
56. Who is the best player in team history? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
57. Who was the better catcher: Pudge or Sundberg? . . . . . . .158
58. Kenny Rogers: jerk or just misunderstood? . . . . . . . . . . . .160
59. Should Rafael Palmeiro be in the Hall of Fame? . . . . . . . . .163
60. Why did the Rangers retire a locker in the
visitor’s clubhouse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
61. What was worse: giving up on a young Sammy Sosa or
acquiring an aging Jose Canseco? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
62. If you could’ve been at any game in team history,
which would it have been? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
63. Rangers uniforms: red or blue? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
64. Who is the Rangers’ biggest rival? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
65. What’s the most bizarre slice of team history? . . . . . . . . . .175
THE STARS
66. Can Dallas be called a hockey town? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
67. After Mike Modano, who is the No. 2 Star? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
68. Belfour or Turco? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
69. If you could’ve been at any game in team history,
which would it have been? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
70. Was the Stanley Cup–winning goal legal? . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
71. Who had the better take on hockey: Hull or Hitch? . . . . . . .195
72. Did anything shine brighter than the
Stars from 1998–2000? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
73. Was Ken Hitchcock run out of town too soon? . . . . . . . . . . .199
74. Does Mike Modano get enough credit? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
75. What team is the Stars’ biggest rival? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
COLLEGES
76. Which Big 12 team has the most passionate alums in
DFW? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
77. Why is the Texas-OU game staying at the Cotton Bowl? . . .208
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78. Is the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day still a big game? . . .210
79. Will SMU ever get over the Death Penalty? . . . . . . . . . . . . .212
80. Will TCU ever be more than a BCS spoiler every
once in a while? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
81. Will Todd Dodge + North Texas = Southlake
Carrol’s Success? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
82. Who is the best player ever to come from a
local college? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
FORE!
83. Would you rather have a four-day pass to the Byron
Nelson Classic or the Colonial Invitational? . . . . . . . . . . . .222
84. Who was better: Ben Hogan or Byron Nelson? . . . . . . . . . .225
85. What is the best local course (high-roller edition)? . . . . . .228
86. What is the best local course (muni level)? . . . . . . . . . . . .230
ENDERS
87. Who disappointed you more: A-Rod, the Three Js, or
Bill Parcells? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
88. What’s the best nickname of any DFW athlete? . . . . . . . . . .237
89. What’s the best quote ever given by a DFW athlete? . . . . .241
90. What stadium/arena is the best place in DFW to
attend a game? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
91. AAC or Reunion? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247
92. Cotton Bowl or Texas Stadium? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250
93. Arlington Stadium or The Ballpark in Arlington? . . . . . . . .252
94. What’s the signature moment at Texas Motor Speedway?. .254
95. Does anyone care that there’s an MLS team in Frisco? . . . .256
96. Will any of the local MLS players ever be more
popular than Tatu? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258
97. What’s the best local college team in any sport? . . . . . . . .259
98. What was the best sports movie filmed in the
DFW area? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
99. Which team’s radio crew is worth hearing while
watching a game on TV? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263
100. What’s on your car radio: The Ticket or ESPN Radio? . . . . .265
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267
About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275
INTRODUCTION
Like sports? Like Dallas–Fort Worth sports? Have opinions
about ‘em?
Good. You’ve come to the right place.
This book features 100 debatable items about all sorts of
sports in our area. There will be things you and your fellow
sports junkies have argued about before and plenty of
new issues sure to spark disagreements.
In a lot of ways, this is sports-talk radio in book form. It’s
better than tuning in because you control the conversation.
Read a page at a time or a section at a time; it’s your call.
Skip a part and come back to it or skip it all together; no
problem. Just slide in an old ticket stub as a bookmark so
you know where you left off. Maybe dog-ear the corner of
the pages you like best for handy reference. Feel free to
scribble comments in the margin, or even X out sections
you think are complete hogwash—after you buy it, that is.
Here are some details on how these 100 items came together.
The questions all come from me. So do the answers.
They’re based on my experiences and opinions formed
while living in Dallas since 1992 and covering sports here
full-time since 1999, when I became Texas Sports Editor
for The Associated Press.
Of course, they’re also tainted by my biases. For the
sake of full disclosure, I grew up in Houston (so I’m anti-
DH) and I went to college at Texas in the late 1980s and
early 1990s, when the coaching trinity was David
McWilliams, Tom Penders, and Cliff Gustafson. (Unlike
most Longhorns, I’m more anti-OU than anti-A&M; I only
hate the Aggies for four hours the day after Thanksgiving.)
I liked the concept behind this book the minute it was
pitched by the publisher. I was really hooked when I
brought up question No. 2 (Who should be on a Mount
Rushmore of DFW sports?) at an anniversary dinner for my
in-laws. The opinions were flying! My sports-challenged
sister-in-law even got in on the fun, making an impas-
sioned pitch for Plano product Lance Armstrong. The chat-
ter was fun, especially when counterarguments came
packed with strong facts supporting their opinions.
Here’s hoping you get into the same heated debates
with your family and friends.
Let the games begin!
—Jaime Aron, August 1, 2007
xii
LEADING OFF
IS DFW THE BEST
PLACE FOR A SPORTS
FAN TO LIVE?
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THE BEST DALLAS–FORT WORTH SPORTS ARGUMENTS
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