| For Immediate Release: | January 19, 2009 | |
| Contact: | Eddie Owens, Director of Corporate Communications (office 806.748.4863; cell 806.928.0462) |
Former Dallas Cowboys Greats to Appear
Jan. 24 at New Market Street in Coppell-Lewisville
COPPELL (special) – Former Dallas Cowboys stars Ed “Too Tall” Jones and Drew Pearson will be at United Supermarkets’ new Market Street store in Coppell-Lewisville Jan. 24.
The two former All-Pro selections will autograph photos and Market Street foam footballs – Jones from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. and Pearson from 1:30 until 3:30 p.m. Their appearance highlights the second weekend of grand opening activities at the new store, located at the northeast corner of Hwy. 121 and N. Denton Tap Road. Activities also include a drawing for a 42-inch plasma television to be given away to a lucky guest.
Activities are open to the public, and there is no charge.
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Jones, the first overall selection in the 1974 NFL draft out of Tennessee State University, was one of only three players to spend 15 seasons with the Cowboys. A part of the Cowboys’ famed “Doomsday Defense,” he was a three-time NFL All-Pro selection and collected 106 quarterback sacks during his pro career.
Pearson was a quarterback at the University of Tulsa before becoming one of the leading wide receivers in Cowboys history. |
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| He caught 489 passes for 7,822 years and 48 touchdowns, including the famous “Hail Mary” pass in the 1975 NFL playoffs. A four-time captain for the Cowboys, he led the | ||||
Market Street is a unique market that combines the everyday groceries store guests need with the specialty items, whole-health/gourmet products and pre-prepared foods they want. The first store opened in Wichita Falls in 1998, and other stores followed in Amarillo and Lubbock. Market Street now has five DFW stores located in Frisco, Allen, McKinney, Colleyville and Coppell-Lewisville.
Coppell-Lewisville is the third Market Street location to open in the Metroplex within the past year, bringing more than 1,200 new jobs to the North Texas area. Market Street Plano, currently under construction at W. Park Blvd. and Preston Road, is tentatively scheduled to open in early April.
Market Street is one of the three store formats operated by United Supermarkets, LLC, a Texas-based, family-owned grocery chain with stores in 29 markets across north and west Texas. Now in its 93rd year of operation, United is a self-distributing company with its headquarters and distribution center in Lubbock. United currently operates 49 stores under three distinct formats: United Supermarkets, Market Street and Amigos United.