Brief History of the Dallas Cowboys Football Team

The Dallas Cowboys current home games are played in Irving at the Texas Stadium, The Cowboys are due to move to a new stadium in 2009 to the Arlington area.

In 1960 the Dallas Cowboys joined the National Football League as a expansion team. The Dallas Cowboys football team have a National Football League record for sold out stadium games consecutivly. The Dallas Cowboys had 79 straight sellout streak that included 160 regular season games as well as post season games at Texas Stadium as well as 81 sell outs on the road that started in 1990.

Forbes Magazine published a article in 2007 that list the Cowboys as the most valuable football team in the world. The Cowboys are said to be worth an estimated $1.5 billion, which is just ahead of the Redskins which is worth an estimated $1.467 billion and the Patriots came in 3rd with a value of around $1.199 billion. The Dallas Cowboys generate around $250 million annually in which the Cowboys are one of the wealthiest football teams in the National Football League.

Since 1960 the Cowboys have been the most successful team of the modern day era. The Dallas Cowboys have won eight Conference championships as well as five Super Bowls. The Dallas Cowboys football team has more victories on Monday Night Football with 40 which is more then any other football team, 2nd came the Dolphins with 39 and 4th was the 49ers with 38. The Cowboys have had 20 consecutive winning seasons which is a National Football League record which went from 1966 to 1985. The Cowboys also hold the NFL record for most football seasons with atleast 10 wins with 25. The Dallas Cowboys have the most postseason appearences at 29 as well as 56 postseason games which is a league record and the Cowboys won 32 of the games, The Cowboys have played in 14 Championship Games which is the most in the National Football League. The Cowboys have played in eight Super Bowl games which is 2 more then any other football team. While the Cowboys were in the AFL before the NFL's merger in 1970 they won two National Football Conference championship games. The Cowboys won three Super Bowls in four years in which the Cowboys became the first football team in history to do so. The New England Patriots later have matched it once since the time the Cowboys reached that feat. The Cowboys with their five Super Bowl wins are tied with the most with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Francsco 49ers. The Cowboys are known as America's Team and have earned that nickname from their popularity as well as with their success.

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Dallas Cowboys - Great Athletes Giving Glory to Texas

Where have all the cowboys gone? Well, where else could they be. They are only in Texas. Great men live in this place and it is one of the states, wherein you can find the best athletes in the United States. Their track record speaks for this. Therefore, if you want to find out 3 of the best athletes that played for this state, then check out their bests below:

1. Chuck Howley- This is one of the legends in National Football league. Although born in West Virginia, this football star began his professional Career with the Chicago Team. After attending West Virginia University, where he had a flourishing collegiate career, he was drafted to play for the Bears. He was one of the all-stars, who gave up his career in football due to a serious knee-injury during a 28-21 loss to Los Angeles Rams in 1959. He had been pumping gas for a living back at this hometown in West Virginia. With future unclear, 2 years after, he recuperated from the injury he made a comeback playing. This time around, he was no longer with the Bears but he was drafted for the Dallas Cowboys. He helped the team win four games. He made a mark when he was awarded the most valuable player in Super Bowl. He was given the title because of the intercepts he made on the passes. He made a mark by being the first defensive player aired as MVP despite on the losing team. His comeback was big until he injured his other knee. After playing 14 amazing seasons with his new team, he retired in 1973.

2. Hakeem Olajuwon- This person is a native of Nigeria who came to America to play for University of Houston. This 7-feet tall guy, was drafted to play for the Houston Rockets in 1984. With his towering height, he made a big contribution to the success of Houston Rockets as a team where he played as Center. According to wikipedia, he was the only NBA player who grabbed all three important awards in one season (MVP, Finals MVP and Defensive Player of the Year). This beloved athlete is now inducted as a Hall of fame for basketball this year. As a man of faith in Muslim practice, made a better mark in basketball through imbibing the Quran to his daily life.

3. Alex Rodriguez- Although a native of New York, this major league baseball star, played for the Texas Rangers after becoming a free agent. He had a great contract with them, garnering 252 million dollars for a 10-year contract with the new team. This is where he greatly improved his performance in baseball. He won a lot of awards during his years with Texas. Among them are American League MVP award in 2003 and Gold Glove award in 2002.

From all of these, Texas have what it takes to make the best athletes in the world. From Houston Rockets basketball team to Dallas cowboys Football team, you name it, they are the most competent players you can find all over America.

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Thanksgiving Day - Cowboys Football

The NFL Dallas Cowboys are a fan favorite within the borders of Texas and well beyond. Over a span of more than forty years the team has entertained and performed for its fans at a consistently high level. In addition to their great success on the field, “America’s Team” has been just as successful off the field and is considered to be one of the most valuable sports teams in North America. One of the most anticipated games played by the Cowboys each year is the Thanksgiving Day Classic.

The Thanksgiving Day game also known as the Thanksgiving Day Classic has been part of the history of the NFL for quite some time. Thanksgiving Day games are usually hosted at the home stadiums of the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys, with some exceptions. In 2006 the Kansas City Chiefs also hosted a Thanksgiving Day game.

The Detroit Lions are the perennial host of the event, having entertained a Thanksgiving Day game every year since 1934. The Lions opponent in the first game was the Chicago Bears who won the game 19-16. To date, the Detroit Lions have played in 65 Thanksgiving Day games. The only time the Lions have not hosted a game on this day was in the year’s from1939 to 1944 due to World War II.

In 1960 the Cowboys joined the National Football League as an expansion team and in 1966 they hosted their first Thanksgiving Day classic at the Cotton Bowl. Since 1966 the Cowboys have hosted a game each year (since 1971 at Texas Stadium) with the exceptions of 1975 and 1977 when the St Louis Cardinals played host. The Cowboys were victorious in their first game in 1966 defeating the Cleveland Browns 26-14.

Thanksgiving Day, NFL football, and Cowboys football go hand in hand. It has become a tradition in the United States to sit down for a turkey dinner with family and friends while keeping one eye on the football game. For some fans, Thanksgiving Day revolves around the NFL’s Thanksgiving Day Classic and their TV. The lucky few that have tickets to the game get to enjoy their Thanksgiving Day cheering on their team, front and center.

Needless to say, there has been some classic Cowboys football played on Thanksgiving Day. In 1974 the Cowboys, trailing their rival Washington Redskins and playing with rookie quarterback, Clint Longley, in for an injured Roger Staubach, managed to steal victory with 28 seconds left when Longley threw a 50-yard touchdown pass. The Cowboys won the game 24 to 23. In 1990 the Cowboys were again matched against the Redskins on Thanksgiving Day. Rookie Emmitt Smith carried the ball 23 times and ran for 132 yards, including two second half touchdowns, as the Cowboys scored the final 17 points of the game to defeat the Redskins 27 to 17. In 1998 the Cowboys were matched against the Minnesota Vikings. Randy Moss, the Vikings rookie wide receiver, caught only three passes that game but they were all for touchdowns as he finished the day with 163 receiving yards. Troy Aikman passed for 455 yards in the same game. Despite Aikman’s efforts, Minnesota went on to defeat the Cowboys 46 to 36.

The Dallas Cowboys and Thanksgiving Day are inextricably linked. You can’t have one without the other. Each year fans of the game look forward to enjoying their football with a side helping of turkey dinner. The Thanksgiving Day Classic has been around for many years - it is part of the NFL and Dallas Cowboys history. Indeed, the Thanksgiving Day Classic has become a tradition in endless households across the United States and North America.

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The Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are arguably the most recognizable football team in the NFL. They have been in the National Football League since 1960 and have been winning ever since. Known as America's Team the Cowboys have sold out their how and away games an NFL record 160 straight games.

The Cowboys played their home games at Texas Stadium in Arlington since 1971, but beginning in 2009 the team will play in the brand new, state of the art, Dallas Cowboys New Stadium. The New Stadium, as it is referred to, has a seating capacity of eighty-thousand and it can be re-configured to hold up to one-hundred thousand fans as needed. The stadium cost more than one billion dollars. The city of Dallas, the NFL, and owner Jerry Jones are all contributing to the funding of the stadium.

The Cowboys began their foundation of excellence in 1971 when they defeated the Miami Dolphins by a score of 24-3 which brought the first of five NFL championship trophies to Dallas. They won again in 1977, 1992, 1993, and 1995. The expectation of excellence that exists in Dallas was formed by these championship teams.

The Cowboys longtime rivals are the Washington Redskins. In fact the owner of the Redskins, George Marshall, tried to block the Cowboys from joining the NFL in 1960. Marshall's Redskins were extremely popular in Texas and he didn't want to see that diminish by having a new team Texas. The would be owners of the Cowboys bought the rights to the Redskins fight song and informed Marshall he could no longer play it at Redskins games unless he relented. He did and the Cowboys franchise was born. The rivalry was born in 1960, but is still very intense to this day.

The five NFL championships that the Cowboys won were certainly part of what gave them their national appeal, but that is not the only reason that they have become America's Team. They have won forty-one games on Monday Night Football which is more than any other franchise and has given them more national exposure than many other teams.

Of course all the exposure in the world is not going to catapult a team to the level of appeal the Cowboys have unless the team has the players people want to root for, and the Cowboys have always had those players. From Roger Staubauch to Troy Aikman, to Tony Romo the Cowboys have always had the kind of charismatic quarterback that is so important to creating national appeal for a team.

The current fans of the Cowboys have plenty to cheer about as well. Owner Jerry Jones, who bought the Cowboys in 1989 for $150 million dollars, is consistently willing to do whatever it takes help the Cowboys win. There is no player he won't sign, and seemingly no amount of money he won't spend to improve his Cowboys. Outsiders sometimes see Jerry Jones as being intrusive, but he is the steward of a one-billion dollar NFL team so if he chooses to be more hands on than some other owners then that it is certainly his right to do so.

The Cowboys are valued at more than $1.6 billion dollars which makes them the most valuable sports franchise in the United States. They also generate about $270 million dollars in revenue per season, which means they will be able to be competitive in the NFL for decades to come.

Writer and editor, Freddie Brister, is a former high school football coach of 25 years. His love of the game of football is reflected in his words and memories of growing up in the South and playing football in the back yard with his brother, cousins and neighborhood friends. His biggest thrill is watching former high school players he has coached play at the college level. His favorite pastime is watching NFL on TV and attending the games in person every chance he gets. Freddie Brister is a huge fan of the NFL and the Dallas Cowboys. Check out his Dallas Cowboys Merchandise.