Sale of Cowboys Reportedly Near Completion

An announcement of the sale of the Dallas Cowboys could be made as early as today, a spokesman for the National Football League franchise said Friday, as speculation surrounding Coach Tom Landry’s future with the organization intensified.

H.R. (Bum) Bright, majority owner of the team, met for much of the day with Arkansas oilman Jerry Jones, who the Miami Herald said had worked out a deal to buy the team for $180 million.

A Fort Worth television station, KXAS-TV, reported Thursday night that Jones was buying the team and bringing in University of Miami Coach Jimmy Johnson to replace Landry.