WOW ~~~~ FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- The University of Arkansas says Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has given $10.65 million to help fund an athletic support center and establish a permanent tribute for the schools 1964 national championship in football. Jones played for Arkansas from 1962-64, when the Razorbacks went 11-0 and were awarded a national title by the Football Writers Association of America. His gift will help support a 55,000 square-foot center scheduled to open this year. It includes academic and dining areas for athletes and will be named the Jerry and Gene Jones Family Student-Athlete Success Center after Jones and his wife. The football locker room will be named after Jones and his son, Stephen. The school also plans to build a Wild Band of Razorbacks monument honoring the 1964 championship.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 00:49:02 +0000