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San Antonians treat Cowboys like their own
By Tom Orsborn - Express-News
San Antonio will be well represented when the Dallas Cowboys begin play at their new stadium next season.
According to information released Monday by the team, only cities in North Texas have more season ticket holders than San Antonio, a fact that reinforces the city's reputation as a Cowboys hotbed.
The Cowboys also announced they will have season ticket holders from all 50 states and several other countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom.
After Texas, California has the largest number of season ticket holders. In all, the Cowboys have sold 52,000 season tickets.
Among the more than 130 season ticket holders from San Antonio is Richard Morgan, a pharmaceutical sales rep who attended his first Cowboys game in 1966 at the Cotton Bowl and was one of the original bondholders in Texas Stadium, the team's home from 1971-2008.
“Those were the days of Don Meredith and Bob Lilly,” Morgan said. “I've been a devoted fan ever since and have made it back for games even when I was living in Japan...Some people look at (owning season tickets) as an asset. For our family, it's what we enjoy doing.”
The Cowboys' popularity in San Antonio is also reflected in television ratings from the 2008 season. According to the team, broadcasts of games involving the team averaged a robust 20.7 household ratings (169,000 households) in San Antonio, second only to cities in North Texas.
“It's just another example of the great following we have in San Antonio,” Cowboys spokesman Brett Daniels said of the season tickets sold to San Antonians. “It's why we put such an emphasis on marketing the area and hold our training camp there.”
The Cowboys' $1.1 billion stadium in Arlington will seat up to 100,000 and include 300 luxury suites. The team opens training camp in late July at the Alamodome.
‘Pacman' officially released: Troubled cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones was released by the Cowboys, making him a free agent.
The team said last month they planned to release Jones, and Monday was the first day teams could make waiver requests.
The troubled cornerback had 31 tackles and no interceptions in his nine games (six starts). He averaged only 4.5 yards on his 21 punt returns, with a long of 18 yards.
Romo, Williams on Owens: Quarterback Tony Romo and safety Roy Williams offered tepid answers when asked in separate interviews by Dallas television stations Sunday whether they want the club to keep controversial receiver Terrell Owens.
“I think everybody on our team wants everybody back,” Romo told CBS affiliate KTVT Channel 11. “... I don't make any decisions. I don't pretend to think I can control anything in that regard.”
In a chat with NBC affiliate KXAS Channel 5, Williams suggested Owens is a bad role model for the team's younger players.
“We have younger players on the team,” Williams said, “that are like, ‘Man, I feel Terrell. Maybe I should be saying and doing the same thing.' That's just a trickle-down effect. And I feel at times that can hurt, and that's not being a good example.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Cowboy Fan since 1960.......You young-uns stay outta my yard.
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San Antonians treat Cowboys like their own
By Tom Orsborn - Express-News
San Antonio will be well represented when the Dallas Cowboys begin play at their new stadium next season.
According to information released Monday by the team, only cities in North Texas have more season ticket holders than San Antonio, a fact that reinforces the city's reputation as a Cowboys hotbed.
The Cowboys also announced they will have season ticket holders from all 50 states and several other countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom.
After Texas, California has the largest number of season ticket holders. In all, the Cowboys have sold 52,000 season tickets.
Among the more than 130 season ticket holders from San Antonio is Richard Morgan, a pharmaceutical sales rep who attended his first Cowboys game in 1966 at the Cotton Bowl and was one of the original bondholders in Texas Stadium, the team's home from 1971-2008.
“Those were the days of Don Meredith and Bob Lilly,” Morgan said. “I've been a devoted fan ever since and have made it back for games even when I was living in Japan...Some people look at (owning season tickets) as an asset. For our family, it's what we enjoy doing.”
The Cowboys' popularity in San Antonio is also reflected in television ratings from the 2008 season. According to the team, broadcasts of games involving the team averaged a robust 20.7 household ratings (169,000 households) in San Antonio, second only to cities in North Texas.
“It's just another example of the great following we have in San Antonio,” Cowboys spokesman Brett Daniels said of the season tickets sold to San Antonians. “It's why we put such an emphasis on marketing the area and hold our training camp there.”
The Cowboys' $1.1 billion stadium in Arlington will seat up to 100,000 and include 300 luxury suites. The team opens training camp in late July at the Alamodome.
‘Pacman' officially released: Troubled cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones was released by the Cowboys, making him a free agent.
The team said last month they planned to release Jones, and Monday was the first day teams could make waiver requests.
The troubled cornerback had 31 tackles and no interceptions in his nine games (six starts). He averaged only 4.5 yards on his 21 punt returns, with a long of 18 yards.
Romo, Williams on Owens: Quarterback Tony Romo and safety Roy Williams offered tepid answers when asked in separate interviews by Dallas television stations Sunday whether they want the club to keep controversial receiver Terrell Owens.
“I think everybody on our team wants everybody back,” Romo told CBS affiliate KTVT Channel 11. “... I don't make any decisions. I don't pretend to think I can control anything in that regard.”
In a chat with NBC affiliate KXAS Channel 5, Williams suggested Owens is a bad role model for the team's younger players.
“We have younger players on the team,” Williams said, “that are like, ‘Man, I feel Terrell. Maybe I should be saying and doing the same thing.' That's just a trickle-down effect. And I feel at times that can hurt, and that's not being a good example.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Cowboy Fan since 1960.......You young-uns stay outta my yard.