Twenty-five years is a lot of hindsight, a lot of time to ponder a pivotal event and assess its significance. Perhaps this is why Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, not normally a man of few words, needs only five to encapsulate his franchise's Oct. 12, 1989, blockbuster trade of Herschel Walker to Minnesota. "It changed destiny for us." The trade occurred just seven months after Jones purchased the franchise and replaced legendary coach Tom Landry with buddy and former Arkansas teammate Jimmy Johnson, an accomplished college coach with no NFL experience. The Walker deal was finalized four days after the embattled Jones-Johnson regime's sad-sack first team fell to 0-5, en route to an NFL-worst 1-15...
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