"George Allen never used to say 'the Dallas Cowboys', it was always 'the ******* Dallas Cowboys.' It's the Cowboys' uniform. It strikes hate and loathing in my mind, almost in a Pavlovian sense."
-John Wilbur
"Die you dogs. Die you Dallas dogs."
- Sam Wyche
"Roger Staubach can't read defenses and wears skirts..."
- Ron McDole to the press, when asked about what he thought of the Cowboys quarterback
"I mean, nothing but cold water. Damn Commanders. And you know they've got hot water. You know they're showering good."
-Harvey Martin. Billy Kilmer later confirmed that Allen had ordered Commanders Equipment manager Tom McVean to turn off the hot water leading to the visiting locker room when Dallas was in town.
"When you sign with Washington, you sign a contract to hate the Cowboys."
-Charles Mann
"If you grow up in metro Washington, you grow up a diehard Commanders fan. But if you hate your parents, you grow up a Cowboys fan."
-Jim Lachey
"If you came out of the (Dallas) game and you weren't bleeding, you hadn't played."
- Ken Houston
"Plain & Simple - WE HATE DALLAS"
- home made sign hung at RFK Stadium during the 1982 NFC Championship game.
"We're standing there for the national anthem. When it's over, Joe (Bugel) looks over to the other sideline at Ernie Stautner, who's the Cowboys defensive line coach. Joe yells over to him and flips him off."
-Joe Jacoby
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JOE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUUUU..."
-the Texas Stadium crowd on Sept 9, 1985, singing to Joe Theismann on his 36th birthday, after he had thrown five interceptions in a 44-14 loss.
"There are three great things in life: Winning the lottery, having a baby, and beating the Cowboys..."
- Mark May, after a 41-14 route of Dallas in 1986.
"Because of my position, I'm not supposed to think that way. But in the back of my mind, in my heart, I never want to see them win. It's just inbred in my blood since I was a Commander. I bleed burgundy and gold. I will always have that in my soul - to hate the silver and blue."
- Mark May, TV network analyst, 1996
"I know we don't have any Dallas people here — they are the ugliest people in the world."
- Joe Gibbs during Fan Appreciation Day, 2005.
“I applause Emmit Smith... from what I understand, he’s a heck of a dancer...”
-Dan Snyder, March 2010, in response to Emmit Smith's comment stating Snyder "was not a compassionate person."
"Any Cowboys fan that thinks the Commanders game is just another game is either very young or very stupid."
-Anonymous veteran Dallas fan