On Feb. 9, 1993, the biggest phenomenon in the history of Dallas hit downtown with 15 tons of ticker tape and confetti as an estimated 400,000 people showed...
Dallas police SWAT Sgt. David Brown keeps bystanders back as a man is restrained on the ground by Dallas police as other officers secure the scene during post Super Bowl victory parade violence in downtown Dallas. This was the near the corner of Commerce and Griffin, February 9, 1993.
Jerry only learned later about all the troubles at the tail end of the snake he led through town. Dallas ISD officials estimated at least a third of the district’s students played hooky. The mayor, Steve Bartlett, blamed 200 or so youths for much of the fighting and looting. As a result, at parades after the ‘94 and ‘96 Super Bowl wins, the Cowboys rode on flatbed trucks, walled off from their adoring fans by a bigger police presence and better barricades.
“I hope,” he concluded, “that it will not tarnish what should be a memorable day for the entire city.”Vicki Seltzer had gotten her wisdom teeth out that morning, and when she came out of the gas, she told technicians to remove her IV. She had someplace to go. She and her husband, Kevin, and their infant daughter, Megan, left Fort Worth early for the noon start to avoid the crowds. Too late. Many of the 400,000 arrived before dawn. Some apparently camped out.
The Seltzers’ diligence was rewarded when Vicki got Drew Pearson, the original No. 88, to sign Megan’s shirt.
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