ESPN

Photos: Travelin' in the footsteps

Grid
1 of 30
Previous
Next

The angel

Photograph By AP Images

Texas oilman John W. Mecom Jr. is introduced as the team's owner on Dec. 15, 1966, while NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle looks on with a mixture of hope and sympathy. After all, Mecom had just plunked down $8.5 million for a team certain to lose.