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Family, football & BBQ are the foundation for D.J. Jones’ success

Related Topics: Michael Irvin, Big Dave, Emmitt Smith

Every professional football player had that moment where everything clicked, where they realized, ‘Hey, this is what I want to do for a living.’ D.J. Jones had a few.

Back in the 1990s, D.J.’s dad, David “Big Dave” Jones, was the executive chef for the Dallas Cowboys, bringing his unique, homegrown BBQ flavor to some of the NFL’s best on and off the field.

“Many days going to work, I brought D.J. with me and my other nephew,” said Big Dave. “On one occasion, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin were coming through the doorway, and they wanted to meet them really bad.