Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Part Of 7-Man Hall Of Fame Class
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HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones along with running backs LaDainian Tomlinson and Terrell Davis and quarterback Kurt Warner are part of the seven-man class heading into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Congratulations Jerry Jones! @ProFootballHOF Class of 2017 inductee. #NFLHonors pic.twitter.com/Hkmga0Z5DF
— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) February 5, 2017
Sackmaster Jason Taylor and kicker Morten Andersen also made it in Saturday, and Seahawks safety Kenny Easley, a senior nominee.
Like Taylor, Tomlinson got in on his first ballot. In nine seasons with the Chargers and two more with the Jets, he redefined the running back position, as dangerous catching the ball (for 4,772 career yards) and he was running it (13,684).
Warner won one Super Bowl and two overall MVP awards while leading "The Greatest Show on Turf" with the Rams.
Davis led Denver to two titles over a career that covered a mere 78 games. In 1998, he became the fourth player to surpass 2,000 yards rushing in a season.
Jones is still very much active in charting the league's course in the 21st century. His $1.2 billion stadium, dubbed "Jerry World," set the standard for stadiums to follow it in New Jersey, the Bay Area, Minneapolis, Atlanta and, eventually, Los Angeles. He brokered TV and marketing deals that have helped turn the league into a $13 billion-a-year business, all the while keeping a steady — and some might agree, entertaining — presence in front of the TV cameras.
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