Jock Ewing beside Miss Ellie's headstone and grave. In a storyline during the 1986–87 season of the show, a man named Wes Parmalee (portrayed by Steve Forrest) came to Dallas, where Clayton and Ray hired him as ranch foreman on Southfork. One day, Miss Ellie found Jock's belt buckle, knife, letters, and photo of a young Miss Ellie in Parmalee's room. Wes then claimed to be Jock Ewing, and that he had survived the helicopter accident, which necessitated plastic surgery and rehab in a South American hospital. After passing a series of tests set by J.R. and Bobby, including X-ray tests, a
MTV Rock N' Jock and MTV Sports host Dan Cortese initially participated as players and then as coaches in later years. The fourth annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show in 1995, losing to "Jeopardy!". MTV's First Annual Rock N' Jock Diamond Derby (1990) MTV's First Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1991) MTV's Second Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1991) MTV's Second Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1992) MTV's Third Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1992) MTV's Third Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1993) MTV's Fourth Annual Rock N'