Dallas Cowboys History
Only one team comes to mind when you think football, and that’s the Dallas Cowboys. In their 40 years of existence, they have become the most successful franchise in NFL history. Check out these unbelievable stats: The Cowboys have had 27 winning seasons, participated in eight of 34 Super Bowls – and won five of them. They made the playoffs 26 times, won their division 18 times, and had 20 consecutive winning seasons. That is one amazing pedigree, and it is what makes the Cowboys unstoppable. Simply put, The Cowboys have the best record of any football team. Love them or hate them – regardless, the road to the Super Bowl goes through Dallas. Let Green Bay keep Titletown - The Cowboys will continue to remain America’s Team - and Cowboys tickets a hot commodity.
The Cowboys began when the NFL granted a franchise to Clint Murchison, Jr., and Bedford Wynne in 1960 – the league’s thirteenth franchise. Texas native Tom Landry was named head coach, previously a player and coach for the New York Giants. Initially built through an expansion draft of players from other teams, the cowboys admitted too late to be a part of the 1960 draft. They did manage to sign SMU All American QB Dom Meredith. Tex Schramm, a former Rams and television exec became the Cowboys first GM. Gil Brandt, a Wisconsin photographer ran the scouting department, who logged miles and travel hours signing players – and the foundations were set. And those foundations turned out to be rock solid – from ’66 to ’85 Dallas posted 20 consecutive winning records, won 13 division championships, and appeared in Super Bowls V, VI, X, XII, and XIII, winning VI and XII. The Cowboys showed incredible Marketing initiative by hosting a televised Thanksgiving Game each year since ’66 – and what’s more American than Thanksgiving? That move increased the nation’s awareness of The Cowboys enormously. More than that, Landry’s multiple formation offence provided an incredible show.
The Dallas Cowboys' incredible offense has been bolstered heading into this season by a number of summer acquisitions. Among those are the release of wide receiver Terry Glenn with the re-signing of Pro Bowl offensive tackle Flozell Adams and the signing of veteran linebacker Zach Thomas. In addition, the Dallas Cowboys have acquired two 2008 first round draft picks with running back Felix Jones out of Arkansas and cornerback Mike Jenkins from South Florida. With the fearsome talents of Marion Barber pushing through the line and superstar Terrell Owens bringing his game, the Cowboys offense looks to be the toughest in the NFL going into this 2008 season.
The defense of the Dallas Cowboys is just as formidable. Defensive back Adam "Pacman" Jones has joined the Dallas Cowboys via trade with the Tennessee Titans. Jones, along with Cowboys' Pro-Bowl free safety Ken Hamlin, who was recently given the franchise tag by the team, will lead a strong Cowboys defense into battle against the toughest offenses in the league and come out victorious in their struggle.
All in all, the Dallas Cowboys are entering this 2008 season with a desire to defend their NFC East title and take last year's successful season of 13-3 into Super Bowl contention in 2008. With one of the best offenses in the league along with a bolstered defense, the Dallas Cowboys are certainly the team to beat.
The Dallas Cowboys open the 2009/10 season in the home that Jerry built, that being the new Cowboys Stadium, the 1.5 billion dollar effigy to the Roman Gods. But, will the new digs be enough to help Tony Romo complete a winning season is a question still left to be answered.
Head Coach Wade Phillips returns to the sidelines for the Cowboys. In what may well be his last season as a cowboy, the coach has lost a pair of all star caliber players in DE Chris Canty as well as G Joe Berger. The team also traded starting CB Anthony for backup QB John Kitna. The franchise also released two outspoken members of the cowboys, WR Terrell Owens and Safety Roy William’s in an effort to save cap space but more in an effort to reign in the team and weed out the voices of dissent.
The most talk coming out of Dallas is the new 1.5 Billion dollar Dallas Cowboys Stadium which has a capacity of 80,000 which can be expanded to fit 100,00 ticket holders. The stadium also features the largest hi-def television in the world, a 160 foot by 72 foot that eclipses the 8,736 square foot screen at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.
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