Dallas Cowboys fans who lost everything in California given royal treatment
Jaelyn Morgan and her father, Dale, visiting with the Dallas Cowboys’ Jerry Jones and Charlotte Jones-Anderson.
CBS Dallas/Fort Worth
After losing everything in the California fire, lifelong Dallas Cowboys fans made a pact they would go to a game at AT&T Stadium.
Having lost their home and his daughter’s school, Dale Morgan and his brother said this was the year they’d watch a game in Arlington, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth reports.
As fire was burning toward their house in Paradise, Jaelyn Morgan called her dad, who was on his way to work, to ask what he wanted her to save.
“Nothing,” said Dale. But he immediately remembered the game tickets on his desk so he told her and she grabbed them.
Although they had nothing left at home, they still had this one game.
“We don’t have the house, but we got the tickets,” said Dale. “We got an airline ticket and we’re going to go, and we’re going to still have Thanksgiving.”
The Cowboys invited the father and daughter to tour the stadium Wednesday.
But that was far from all they got to enjoy.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and executive vice president Charlotte Jones-Anderson surprised them with bags of merchandise, tickets for upgraded seats and an opportunity for Jaelyn to be on the field for the Thanksgiving Day halftime show.
“It was pretty cool to see people that I never thought I’d see before,” said Jaelyn. “And I thought it was cool to meet them. They have a really nice personality. I thought they were going to be like super strict, but they’re super nice.”
