Some little known fun facts in Cowboys history

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Instead of posting an OTA thread about who looks fast in shorts...Here’s some scatter-shooting Cowboys fun facts I gathered while yawning and waiting for the 2019 season to start...
  • In the nearly 60 years of Cowboys football, there are only 4 teams we have a losing record against all time- somewhat surprisingly, it’s Cleveland, Denver, Baltimore and Green Bay.
  • The FIRST WIN in franchise history was against.....The Pittsburgh Steelers (27-24) on the opening game of the 1961 season. This after going winless (0-11-1) in the inaugural 1960 season.
  • Tom Landry was only 35 years old when named head coach of the Cowboys before the 1960 season. That’s two years younger than Jason Witten today, Lol.
  • From 1967-1969, the Cowboys played in what was then called the “Capitol” division. When the AFL-NFL merger happened in 1970, the name changed to the “NFC East” division.
  • The Cowboys won a whopping 14 playoff games in 10 years- 1970-79. The next best era was of course between 1991-96 when they won 12. In the last 23 seasons, we’ve won 3...ouch.
  • The Cowboys have 35 playoff wins all time, best in NFL. But 32 playoff wins happened before 1996.
  • The Cowboys actually won a playoff game without scoring a TD- In 1970, they beat the Lions 5-0 in the divisional round.
  • The Cowboys first training camp in 1960 was at St. John’s military academy in Delafield, Wisconsin.
I could go on....I’m sure you guys have some too.
I got one! During the first few seasons, there was a big guy from South Texas that kept yelling Landry Sucks!!!
 

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Remember the chain Burt Reynolds was whittling on in "The Best Little HoHouse in Texas"? That chain was actually whittled by Walt Garrison. He and Burt were buddies, and Burt asked him to whittle something cool for him to pretend to be whittling on in the movie!!!
 

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COWBOYS FUN FACT:

I once threw a full can of beer threw a closed sliding glass patio door watching a Cowboy game ...

"I ain't like that no more, Ned."
Clint Eastwood to Morgan Freeman in the Unforgiven.
 
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