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

From sports writer Jeff Pearlman, author of The Bad Guys Won, this account examines the Dallas Cowboys dynasty of the 1990s. Led by Emmitt Smith, Deion "Prime Time" Sanders, Troy Aikman, and Michael Irvin, and overseen by owner Jerry Jones and coaches Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer, the Cowboys dominated on the football field throughout the decade. Off the field, the team operated as a dysfunctional environment driven by ego, sex, drugs, and excess. The Cowboys won three Super Bowls in four years and became one of the most beloved and despised dynasties in NFL history. Based on hundreds of interviews, the book covers the team's rise and fall, from the firing of Tom Landry through back-to-back Super Bowl victories and the conflict between Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson. It documents the on-field achievements of Aikman, Smith, and Irvin alongside the off-field chaos involving these players, Sanders, and their teammates. The narrative includes an examination of the partying, drug use, and excess that characterized the team away from the gridiron.