Bobhaze
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I’ve been a Cowboys fan since I was 6 years old in 1964 when my dad took me to my first Cowboys game at the Cotton Bowl. I grew up loving Bob Hayes, Bob Lily, Roger Staubach, Drew Pearson, Mel Renfro and many many other great stars that wore the star. I’ve seen the Cowboys play in all 3 of their home stadiums- Cotton Bowl, Texas Stadium and AT&T (Texas Stadium was my favorite) I have watched every single Cowboys playoff game on TV.
Luckily, patience was not something I had to use very often when it came to waiting on my favorite team to win big. In the 25 years between my first game at the Cotton Bowl in 1964 and the day Tom Landry was fired in 1989, I watched my favorite team:
We only had to wait a decade between the last conference championship game we played (1982) and the next one in 1992, which was the start of another great run as a franchise.
We all know the 1995 season was the last time Cowboys fans got to see our favorite team win a Super Bowl- or even win a divisional round playoff game, or appear in a conference championship game.
We have waited longer than any other time in our storied history for even a divisional playoff win, much less a conference championship game or SB.
Here’s some perspective on the “patience” we are practicing now:
That’s not a coincidence. And yes, I know JJ will never change.
Guess patience is still needed.
Luckily, patience was not something I had to use very often when it came to waiting on my favorite team to win big. In the 25 years between my first game at the Cotton Bowl in 1964 and the day Tom Landry was fired in 1989, I watched my favorite team:
- Play in 5 SBs, winning 2
- Play in 12 conference championship games, winning 8
- Play in 4 straight conference championships 1970, 71, 72 and 73, winning 2.
- Win 11 divisional playoff games
- Have 20 straight winning seasons.
We only had to wait a decade between the last conference championship game we played (1982) and the next one in 1992, which was the start of another great run as a franchise.
We all know the 1995 season was the last time Cowboys fans got to see our favorite team win a Super Bowl- or even win a divisional round playoff game, or appear in a conference championship game.
We have waited longer than any other time in our storied history for even a divisional playoff win, much less a conference championship game or SB.
Here’s some perspective on the “patience” we are practicing now:
- The last time the Cowboys won a divisional playoff game, Tony Romo was a Sophomore in High School in Wisconsin.
- The last time the Cowboys won a divisional playoff game, Dak Prescott was two years old.
- Since the Cowboys last SB in Jan, 1996, all three other local pro sports teams in the Dallas area- Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Stars, and Texas Rangers have all won either outright championships or have played in the Finals of their sport.
- We are now looking at nearly 25 years since we have even won a divisional playoff game.
That’s not a coincidence. And yes, I know JJ will never change.
Guess patience is still needed.