Dallas Cowboys' owner, Jerry Jones addressed a picture that has recently gone viral, and not for the best of reasons. The photo was taken of Jones and other white students at North Little Rock High School back in 1957, when Jones was just 14 years old. The white students were confronting black students who were attempting to enter the school.


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Now 80 years old, Jones commented on the photo stating, "Nobody there had any idea, frankly, what was going to take place. You didn't have all the last 70 years of reference." He also claimed that he was just "curious" and didn't participate in intimidating any of the students.


Actions sometimes speak louder than words. In this day and age, the Dallas Cowboys remain one of seven NFL teams to have never hired a black head coach. The NFL's Rooney Rule is an attempt to change that, but only requires that owners interview diverse candidates, and doesn't regulate hiring them.


Jones is also currently facing a lawsuit in which a Jane Doe accuses him of sticking his tongue in her mouth and groping her without her consent. So maybe we're allowed to judge his character just a little bit.



In September of 1957, 9 African American students entered Little Rock Central School, finally desegregating the school district. Jones has yet to issue an official apology or further comment on the photo.