Randy Galloway discusses Jimmy Johnson’s famous Dallas Cowboys guarantee on The Galloway Gallop | Image by DXSN
Randy Galloway is looking back on one of the most memorable moments in Dallas Cowboys media history.
The latest episode of The Galloway Gallop revisits the day Jimmy Johnson unexpectedly called into Galloway’s WBAP radio show before the Cowboys’ NFC Championship Game matchup against the San Francisco 49ers and delivered a prediction that quickly became part of Cowboys lore.
Galloway said the call came after he had interviewed former Cowboys assistant and Denver Broncos Head Coach Dan Reeves about the upcoming playoff matchup. Reeves declined to pick a winner, but Johnson soon called the show’s hotline and made the moment unforgettable.
Johnson predicted the Cowboys would win and told Galloway to put it in “three-inch headlines,” according to Galloway.
The comment quickly spread after Galloway’s producer contacted The Associated Press, turning the radio moment into a national story before the show was even off the air.
The Cowboys backed up Johnson’s confidence, defeating San Francisco before going on to win the Super Bowl.
In the episode, Galloway walks through the behind-the-scenes story of the phone call, how quickly it exploded across the country, and why it remains one of the most remembered moments of his career.