With Super Bowl LVIII between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers just five days away, we continue our look back at the Dallas Cowboys’ eight Super Bowl appearances. Today, we look at Super Bowl XII, played on Jan. … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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The Dallas Cowboys wasted little time shaking off the disappointment of the 1974 season. They literally had a monster draft in the spring of 1975. Or, should we say “Manster” draft? With the second pick of the first round via the trade that sent Craig Morton to the … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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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
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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Last week we established our Mount Rushmore of players on the offensive side of the ball. This week, the defense gets the glory. We’ll begin with the defensive line and the obvious choice for the first player. Mr. Cowboy Bob Lilly’s list of accolades is so long it … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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After a two-day hiatus of Countdown to Kickoff posts, we’re back in business, baby. Currently, we sit 54 days until the Dallas Cowboys kickoff against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and while that may seem like a long time, if you have been able to live through the Cowboys … Read more
Written by: Rocky Garza Jr
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The dream of winning a sixth Super Bowl title came to a rather abrupt end for Dallas Cowboys fans with defeat in the wildcard round against the San Francisco 49ers. It was a defeat that many, including owner Jerry Jones, struggled to deal with. He admitted at the … Read more
Written by: Bryson Treece
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For a long time, talking about “all-time sack leaders” has always come with an asterisk because sacks weren’t recorded until 1982. But while still unofficial according to the NFL, one major statistics source has gone back and created a record of all sacks since the 1960s. This is … Read more
Written by: Jess Haynie
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As we count down the final seconds toward the NFL Draft, I’ve taken some retrospective looks at the Dallas Cowboys history in the NFL Draft. The other day I went over the success rate of the Cowboys during the Jason Garrett coaching era. Today, I’m taking a bit of … Read more
Written by: John Williams
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