Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty »

Jeff Pearlman is a columnist for SI.com, a former Sports Illustrated senior writer, and the critically acclaimed author of Boys Will Be Boys, The Bad Guys Won!, and Love Me, Hate Me.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Bad Guys Won! chronicles the rise and fall of the Dallas Cowboys of the 1990s---the storied three-time Super Bowl champions and the most beloved, despised, and unforgettable dynasty in NFL history.

Publishers Weekly

In his latest effort, Pearlman (The Bad Guys Won!) tells the story of how the Dallas Cowboys went from being a league doormat to a Super Bowl-winning machine. It's the cast of characters that makes this story a page-turner, starting with controlling owner Jerry Jones; all-business coach Jimmy Johnson, who would cut a player without blinking; and star players Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith and Deion Sanders. Pearlman explores the many other people who bought into the philosophy that "if you were going to be a Dallas Cowboy... you needed to live the life"-and that meant, in the early '90s, plenty of infidelity, cocaine, nightly trips to gentleman's clubs and hangovers at practice. Pearlman interviewed nearly 150 members of the Cowboys organization for the book, but much of the terrific detail comes from such tangential folks as journalists, players' wives and staff at the local Cowboys restaurant. The anecdotes range from uplifting (the heartwarming story of quarterback Troy Aikman granting a wish to a dying boy) to raunchy (defensive end Chris Haley, while playing for the 49ers, often masturbated in the locker room). In the end, Pearlman has produced a narrative that is as entertaining as it is insightful. (Sept.)

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Chapter 1 Scissors to the Neck 1

Chapter 2 Save Your Gas 8

Chapter 3 The Right Man 28

Chapter 4 The Asthma Field 39

Chapter 5 Henryetta Troy 50

Chapter 6 Would the Mother Who Left Her 11 Kids at Texas Stadium Please Come and Get Them! 58

Chapter 7 Welcome to the Emmitt Zone 76

Chapter 8 Making a Run at This Thing 93

Chapter 9 The Last Naked Warrior 111

Chapter 10 Return to Greatness 122

Chapter 11 Turbulence 138

Chapter 12 How 'Bout Them Cowboys! 153

Chapter 13 Super Bowl XXVII (aka: Don't Kiss Julie Brown!) 164

Chapter 14 Nut-Huggers 180

Chapter 15 Good Time? Let's Meet @ 12 197

Chapter 16 Courage 213

Chapter 17 Super Bowl XXVIII (aka: We Want the Ball! We Want the Ball! We Want the Ball!) 223

Chapter 18 Divorce 233

Chapter 19 Anal Probe 245

Chapter 20 Walking into a Buzz Saw 256

Chapter 21 Anarchy on (and off) the Gridiron 268

Chapter 22 Prime Time 288

Chapter 23 The White House 302

Chapter 24 Super Bowl XXX (aka: Attack of the Skanks) 323

Chapter 25 The Fall 339

Chapter 26 Rebirth 355

Acknowledgments 361

Endnotes 367

Bibliography 389

Index 393