As he pulled the trigger, he ignited the over 2,700 pounds of dynamite that turned the once proud football stadium into a pile of rubble. It took only seconds for the 37 year home of the Dallas Cowboys to become a pile of debris.
Opening in 1971, it was the only home the Dallas Cowboys knew. It was sad to see the once proud stadium crumble under the power of the explosions, to see the site of so many games and home to so many championship teams fall to the wayside.
Many people were in attendance and wondered, what it must have felt like to Roger Stauback and so many great football players whose career played out in front of the nation and fans that for almost 4 decades filled the stands to cheer their 5 time world champion Cowboys on. A place where Cowboy Emmitt Smith set the rushing record.
Many of us older fans can recall Tom Landry wearing his fedora prowling the side lines, Bullet Bob Hays breaking a big one, leaving defenders grabbing at air.
We will always recall Roger Stauback scrambling escaping defenders and completing the big pass. And of course we will always remember the beauty of the world famous Dallas Cowboy Cheer leaders.
Time moves on and so have the Cowboys, over to Arlington, Texas and a new home, but nothing will replace the famous Texas Stadium with its hole in the roof so God could see his favorite team play.
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