Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reclaims Preston Road Trophy after Thanksgiving win
The Dallas Cowboys’ 31-28 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Thanksgiving was the team’s third in a row and a statement that they are making a serious push for the playoffs.
The win also earned the Cowboys one other honor — the return of the Preston Road Trophy.
The Preston Road Trophy was created in 1998 by former Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt because he and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones both lived on Preston Road in Dallas. It carries an inscription that reads: “Created in friendship on Dec. 13, 1998 on the occasion of the game between the Kansas City Chiefs-Dallas Cowboys.”
After the Cowboys’ win Thursday, Jones talked about the place the award holds in his heart and joked about how long it would take to get returned.
“Lamar I loved and is, to me, a founder of the NFL, but Lamar was sly regarding this trophy and a little clever with it,” Jones said. “I think Clark [Hunt] and his family will be a little more honorable about getting it over on time. Now I must say this, I was slow getting it back, too, so that’s just the way it works. It’s called the Preston Road Trophy, and I wouldn’t take anything for the memory of how that trophy is existing today.”
The Chiefs have held the award since their 2021 win over the Cowboys.
Jones said he and his wife, Gene, were excited about the win, and he was ready to see the trophy return to Dallas and put it on display.
This story was originally published November 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM.
