On his watch
Notable moments during Jerry Jones' tenure as he starts his 25th season as owner of the Dallas Cowboys:
Feb. 25, 1989: Jones purchases the Dallas Cowboys and the lease to manage Texas Stadium from H.R. "Bum" Bright and names Jimmy Johnson as the new head coach, replacing longtime coach Tom Landry.
Jan. 31, 1993: The Cowboys beat Buffalo 52-17 in Super Bowl XXVII at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Quarterback Troy Aikman is named the game's MVP after throwing four touchdowns.
Jan. 30, 1994: The Cowboys beat Buffalo 30-13 in Super Bowl XXVIII at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Running back Emmitt Smith is named the game's MVP after rushing for two touchdowns.
Jan. 28, 1996: The Cowboys beat Pittsburgh 27-17 in Super Bowl XXX at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., to become the first team in NFL history to win three Super Bowls in a four-year period.
Oct. 27, 2002: Emmitt Smith becomes the NFL's all-time leading rusher in a 17-14 loss to Seattle at Texas Stadium. Smith's 11-yard run early in the fourth quarter moved him past Walter Payton's mark of 16,726. He finished the game with 109 yards rushing.
Nov. 2, 2004: With 55 percent of the vote, the citizens of Arlington approve a stadium referendum. The city and the Cowboys will fund a state-of-the art, retractable roof stadium with a capacity of 100,000. The stadium included the world's largest center-hung video board.
May 22, 2007: At the NFL owners' meetings in Nashville, North Texas is selected to host Super Bowl XLV at the Cowboys' new stadium in Arlington.
Dec. 20, 2008: The Cowboys play their final game at Texas Stadium in front of a crowd of 63,800 but fall to Baltimore 33-24.
May 13, 2009: Jones announces the new stadium will be named Cowboys Stadium.
Sept. 20, 2009: A crowd of 105,121 attends the first regular-season game at Cowboys Stadium as the club takes on the New York Giants. It's the largest crowd to see an NFL regular-season or postseason game.
Feb. 6, 2011: North Texas hosts Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium. Green Bay beats Pittsburgh 31-25 in front of a crowd of 103,219.
July 25, 2013: The Cowboys and AT&T announce the new name of the stadium will be AT&T Stadium, effective immediately.
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