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There are 35 quarterbacks enshrined in Canton. None of them are named Tony Romo. Romo retired after the 2017 season and became eligible for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022. There have been two classes inducted since then. Romo hasn’t even made it as … Read more
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With the dismal 1963 season behind them, the Dallas Cowboys started 1964 off with a bang. The year started off with a good omen, but enough about the year I arrived on this world. Dallas had a monster draft in 1964. The Cowboys drafted Mel Renfro (2nd round), … Read more
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The fourth season in the Cowboys’ young history began like none of its three previous seasons had. They were all alone in Dallas. Despite winning the 1962 AFL Championship, the Dallas Texans packed up and moved to Kansas City and became the Chiefs. The Cowboys had the town … Read more
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As we discovered in Sunday’s post about the 1960 season, the Dallas Cowboys almost never existed. An NFL without America’s Team? If both Washington and Pittsburgh had gotten their way back in 1960 that’s exactly what would have happened. If not for a move that would make my … Read more
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After finishing sixth in the NFL’s East Division the year before, the Cowboys set out to make themselves better in 1962. They succeeded. By one victory and one position. But it was still progress. And the improvement was fueled by Dallas bringing in a load of veterans to … Read more
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With the first season of football in Dallas in the rearview mirror, the Dallas Cowboys had a normal approach to the 1961 season. Unlike the previous year, they actually participated in the NFL Draft. Despite having the worst record in 1960, Dallas would draft second in every round … Read more
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The Dallas Cowboys are 63 days away from kicking off their 64th NFL season. Beginning with today, we’ll countdown to opening day by recapping the previous seasons. The Cowboys arrived in the National Football League in 1960. Dallas’ fans have one man to thank for their team’s existence: … Read more
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Yes, we’re still three weeks away from training camp opening in Oxnard. The Cowboys still need to add at least one more kicker. And who knows whom the injury bug will bite. But, based on the draft and some free agent signings, it’s time to make our second … Read more
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With the final gun of Saturday’s USFL Championship game came the first year of two competing spring football leagues finishing a full season. In 2020, neither the XFL nor the AAF managed to make it to their playoffs, much less their championship games. While mostly due to COVID … Read more
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In a June 1977 issue of Sport magazine, writer Robert Ward’s story quotes Reggie Jackson saying, “(Thurman) Munson thinks he can be the straw that stirs the drink, but he can only stir it bad.” Jackson denies he said it, Ward stands by his story. The truth? No … Read more
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Several former Dallas Cowboys players have made the move off the field and onto the sidelines. Several have served as position coaches and coordinators over the years. But a select few have made it all the way up to the head coach’s office at various levels of college … Read more
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As reported earlier, the Dallas Cowboys’ training camp opens in Oxnard, CA on July 24th. It will be the 17th time camp has been held in Oxnard. The first three years of the franchise’s existence saw the team wandering all over the country for training camp with stops … Read more
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It’s been nearly three decades since the Dallas Cowboys last played for a championship, but one former player is just one win away from capturing one. Former defensive back Ray Horton was on the team when the Cowboys trounced Buffalo to win Super Bowl XXVII in 1992. He … Read more
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In about a month the Dallas Cowboys will gather in Oxnard, California. At stake? Who will comprise the final 53-man roster that opens the season in New York. While that outcome won’t be settled for two months, what better time to come up with an all-time Ultimate 53-man … Read more
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Lost among the pre-camp hype of the Cowboys’ receiving trio of CeeDee Lamb, Brandin Cooks, and Michael Gallup is one of the great truisms in NFL football. Keep an eye out for a wide receiver entering his third season of pro football. Having played fantasy football since 1989, … Read more
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Yesterday we took a look at the Cowboys’ history with drafting the last player of an NFL Draft. It never really worked out for the team, nor the player for the most part. But how has the team fared with its final pick of each draft over the … Read more
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Its been five months but the sting of losing a playoff game to a Mr. Irrelevant still stings. The 49ers drafted quarterback Brock Purdy with the final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft. All the rookie did was come in for an injured Jimmy Garoppolo to lead San … Read more
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We’re 50 days away from the Dallas Cowboys opening the 2023 NFL preseason at home against the Denver Broncos. The game will be played at AT&T Stadium. Chances are, for at least one person in attendance, it will be their first-ever Cowboys home game. It might even be … Read more
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In the comments from a recent post about retired players a name bubbled up from the past. Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson’s light burned brightly in Dallas. It also burned briefly. A first round draft pick in 1975, the Austin native played on special teams during the first two seasons. … Read more
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After a 12-year NFL career as the Dallas Cowboys’ starting quarterback, Troy Aikman, called it a career in 2000. After 22 years in the broadcast booth, he’s coming to terms with an approaching second retirement. During a recent appearance on Dallas radio station 1310 AM The Ticket, Aikman … Read more
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Which athlete’s retirement hit you the hardest? Which player would you bring back in their prime to play for your favorite team today? These are two questions I encountered on Twitter over the past weekend. For me, the answer to both questions is the same: Roger Staubach. Captain … Read more
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