Happy Father"s Day: The biggest father-son duos in D-FW sports

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The sports world has seen its fair share of great father-son duos. From Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning to Bobby and Brett Hull to Bobby and Barry Bonds to Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Jr., it"s obvious that sports greatness sometimes runs in the genes.

D-FW sports has also seen its fair share of great duos as well. Here"s our top 5 duos with D-FW ties.

Jerry Jones and Stephen Jones

Perhaps the biggest father-son duo in the history of Dallas sports, Jerry and Stephen Jones are the two undisputed leaders of the biggest franchise in town. Jerry has built the Cowboys brand and now Stephen is doing what he can to call the shots in the front office.

Here"s what Stephen had to say about his dad a few years ago:"I"ve been fortunate to have a fabulous father. We"ve been more than just father/son. We"ve been best friends. He"s obviously molded my life in a positive way. I"m just fortunate to have him around."

Don and Donnie Nelson

Don Nelsonis the NBA"s all-time leader in coaching victories. He led the Mavericks to four straight 50-win seasons but feuded with owner Mark Cuban and eventually stepped aside as coach. His son Donnieseemed on track to be his eventual replacement as Dallas" coach, butinstead moved into a role as the Mavercks" general manager and president of basketball operations.

Rafael Palmeiro and Preston Palmeiro

Rafael Palmeiro was one of the best first basemen in Texas Rangers history, hitting 321 homers in 10years with the club. Now, his son Preston has a chance to follow in his footsteps after being drafted by the Baltimore Oriolesin this year"s MLB draft.

Corbett Smith had this interesting anecdotein a 2011 story about the father-son duo: Last week, in the middle of the eighth inning in Heritage"s sweep of Keller, Rafael Palmeiro came down out of the stands and went over to the home dugout. Through the net, he talked with his son, and the batters on deck and in the hole, on how to address a submarine pitcher who had been running roughshod over their lineup.

Cecil Fielder and Prince Fielder

Prince and Cecil Fielder are one of the biggest power hitting father-son duos in the history of baseball. Both players have hit more than 300 career homers and rank third behind the Bonds" and Griffey"s in terms of home runs for father-son duos.

In a special report on Prince Fielder before the 2015,Evan Grant reported that there were some problems with Prince and his father, stretching back all the way to 2002:

The landing spot was Detroit, where his father, Cecil, had mashed home runs in the 1980s and "90s. It"s burden enough living up to your father"s legacy, but at the time, Fielder and his father weren"t speaking. There were reported accusations that Cecil Fielder had mishandled and misappropriated a portion of the son"s $2.4 million signing bonus after he was drafted in 2002.

Now, Prince and Cecil have been talking after his injury and seem to have repaired their relationship, according to USA Today.

Fielder, 30, isn"t ready to share details, but he"s finally reunited with his father, Cecil Fielder. They"ve been estranged for almost half of his life, but they"re starting to pick up the pieces and share that father-son bond again.

"Yeah, it"s pretty cool,"" Fielder tells USA TODAY Sports. "Real cool.""

Jim Garrett and Jason Garrett

Cowboyshead coach Jason Garrett and his father Jim, aNFL scout, both are long-time members of the Cowboys organization. Jason"s father Jim was a scout for the Cowboys from 1987 to 2004 and Jason has been a quarterback and coach for the team for 17 years.

Jason Garrett was recently asked about his father during minicamp and he had this to say in response: "Football has been a big part of our lives, and certainly it was a big part of my life growing up, my brothers" lives growing up. And my dad probably more than anything else instilled a passion in football for all of us and all of the people he came in contact with."

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Happy Father"s Day: 5 Facts About The Day We Celebrate Dad

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Sunday, June 19 marks the day we celebrate fathers all over the world. Who invented Father"s Day, and what are some fun facts about the day we honor dads?( Andy Bullock | Flickr )

Sunday, June 19 is the day when we celebrate fathers all over the world.

The first Father"s Day occurred in Fairmont, W.V. on July 5, 1908 by Grace Golden Clayton, who was mourning the loss of her father in a mining disaster that killed over 350 men, 250 of them fathers. Clayton made a suggestion to the pastor of her church that the town honor those men.

At the time, Father"s Day was only a town celebration and spent much of its time overshadowed by other events, including Independence Day. Because of that, it wasn"t celebrated again until 1910 when Spokane, Wash. decided to hold a Father"s Day celebration. June 19, 1910 became the official first Father"s Day.

In 1913, Congress proposed a bill to nationally recognize the holiday, but it didn"t happen for fear that the the day would become commercialized. It wasn"t until 1966 that President Lyndon B. Johnson issued a presidential proclamation honoring fathers, and it wasn"t until 1972 when President Richard Nixon finally signed a bill into law making Father"s Day a national holiday.

Here are five fun facts about Father"s Day:

The Official Flower Of Father"s Day Is The Rose

The official flower for the day we honor dad is the rose, and in many countries, people wear roses on that day. Tradition dictates that one wear a red rose if the father is alive and a white rose if the father is deceased.

Neckties Are Still The Most Common Father"s Day Gift

Although casual apparel rules supreme in this day and age, the most common gift to dads on Father"s Day is still the necktie. The custom of a tie as a gift began in the 1920s and even appeared on greeting cards at the time. Even in 2016, dads will receive neckties more than any other gift.

"Father"s Day" Or "Fathers" Day?"

It might make more sense if the holiday was known as "Fathers" Day," signifying multiple fathers, but during Congress" first attempt at passing a bill signifying the day as a national holiday, someone misspelled itand it forever became "Father"s Day."

Father"s Day Is The Fourth-Largest Holiday For Cards

According to Hallmark, Father"s Day marks the fourth-largest card-sending holiday of the year. Consumers buy nearly 75 million Father"s Day cards each year. Of those cards, about 50 percent are bought for dads, with 20 percent bought for husbands. The rest go to grandfathers, sons, brothers and uncles.

The First Father"s Day Card Appeared 4,000 Years Ago

Father"s Day might seem like a modern holiday, but one boy named Elmesu carved a special message to his dad 4,000 years ago. Archaeologists founda clay tablet in the ruins of Babylon, with a message from the boy wishing his father good health and a long life.

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