Jason Garrett ’89 will be the full-time head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, the team announced Thursday afternoon. He was appointed to the position on an interim basis in November after fourth-year head coach Wade Phillips was fired mid-season.
Garrett, the first Princeton graduate to become a head coach in the National Football League, led the Cowboys to five wins in eight games, including a 14-13 season-ending victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. Dallas was 1-7 when Garrett took over.
“He passed the test. He has my respect. That says it all, right there,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told DallasCowboys.com on Thursday.
Garrett played for five teams in a 12-year NFL career, including a seven-season stint as a backup quarterback for the Cowboys. He will be the first former Cowboys player to coach the team.
A former teammate of the current head coach of the Princeton football team, Bob Surace ’90, Garrett was named Ivy League Player of the Year in 1988. His completion percentage of 66.5 percent is the best in program history, and he ranks third with 4,274 passing yards and 366 completions.
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