DMN: Happy 50th anniversary, Dallas Cowboys!

[WoodysGirl]

09:08 AM CST on Thursday, January 28, 2010


[SIZE=-1]From staff reports[/SIZE]


Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Dallas Cowboys franchise, when commissioner Pete Rozelle announced on Jan. 28, 1960, at an NFL owners' meeting in Miami Beach, Fla., that a group led by Bedford Wynne and Clint Murchison Jr. could compete in the league later that year.

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It probably didn't hurt the efforts of the Dallas Cowboys (then called the Dallas Rangers) that local oil man Lamar Hunt had started the AFL months earlier and put his Texans in Big D already when the NFL spurned his bid for a franchise in the Lone Star State. This would gurantee that Dallas, of all places, would be a battleground between the NFL and AFL, along with Los Angeles (Rams vs. Chargers) and New York (Giants vs. Jets, then the Titans).

The Cowboys already had a few pieces in place that would prove important in the decade of the '60s. Former Giants assistant Tom Landry had been hired to coach the team if there was going to be one. Tex Schramm, the general manager through the end of the 1980's and a future Hall of Famer already had his job with the prospective team, and SMU quarterback Don Meredith, who led the Cowboys to two NFL title games at the end of the 1966 and 1967 seasons, was signed.

The Dallas Morning News has been with the team since that first day in Miami, and we offer a .pdf from the next day's sports page as proof. Also, please check out our Classic Cowboys section if you're feeling nostalgiac and our Cowboys section and blogfor the latest from the Senior Bowl and Pro Bowl.

http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedc...cowboys/stories/012910dnspo50th.c08eae82.html

 

[Don Corleone]

Thanks for posting WG! I dig the Classic Cowboys section!

 

[DCBoysfan]

Happy 50th, Cowboys

 

[bbgun]

I found this old pennant at an auction house. First one I've seen that used the color red in any way.

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[fgoodwin]

Today is the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Cowboys. But other than this blog post, there is no mention of this historic milestone to be found anywhere on the Cowboys official website . . .

http://tinyurl.com/yzvkov4

 

[WoodysGirl]

Today is the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Cowboys. But other than this blog post, there is no mention of this historic milestone to be found anywhere on the Cowboys official website . . .

http://tinyurl.com/yzvkov4

That's not true..

Here's an article that was just posted - http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=7608C500-E2F5-D429-44C274C9BE99675C

I'll be putting it in the Daily Zone.

And a blog entry -

Thursday Marks Cowboys' 50th Anniversary
Posted by jellis at 1/28/2010 9:58 AM CST on truebluefanclub.com

All is quiet at Valley Ranch today, with the players, coaches, scouts and executives all gone.

There always seem to be whispers in there hallways here, though, as each turned corner seems to offer some reminder of the team's treasured history. And what a reminder Thursday brings, the 50th anniversary of the Cowboys' founding.

It was Jan. 28, 1960 when original owners Clint Murchison, Jr. and Bedford Wynne were awarded an NFL franchise during the annual league meeting at The Breakers, a beach resort in Palm Beach, Fla. The Cowboys were to begin play the very next season.

The NFL's answer to the AFL Dallas Texans, the Cowboys could not be officially constituted until after the league's 12 owners were able to elect a new commissioner during the South Florida meetings. Pete Rozell eventually won their support as the replacement to Bert Bell, who had died the previous November, and among his first orders of business was to preside over the chartering of the new franchise in Texas.

Join DallasCowboys.com throughout the day Thursday to celebrate the team's 50th anniversary. Much more to come!

 

[fgoodwin]

Uh, did you click the link in my post?

It points to the same blog post. I said OTHER than Josh's blog post, the official website is silent about the anniversary. And the 50 year article reprinted from Star Magazine was was posted AFTER I made my post (11:42 for the article vs. 11:39 for my post).

 

[WoodysGirl]

Uh, did you click the link in my post?

It points to the same article. I said OTHER than Josh's blog post, the official website is silent about the anniversary.

Got it now?

And did you click the link to the article I just posted in the Daily Zone?

Either way, they didn't forget. It would be foolish to suggest that they would.

 

[fgoodwin]

You're right.

If you read the comments after Ellis' blog, you'll see that I mentioned the absence (as of 11AM) on the Cowboys' homepage of anything related to the 50th.

I'm glad they finally put something up.

 

[WoodysGirl]

You're right.

If you read the comments after Ellis' blog, you'll see that I mentioned the absence (as of 11AM) on the Cowboys' homepage of anything related to the 50th.

I'm glad they finally put something up.

It seems that those with the Star Magazine were able to see it before it was released online. So it's not like they were unaware.

That said, this really has nothing to do with celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Cowboys. So let's take it back to that and talk about favorite memories.

My earliest memory is Tony Dorsett's 99 yard return.

 

[DallasCowpoke]

So let's take it back to that and talk about favorite memories.

My earliest memory is Tony Dorsett's 99 yard return.

I remember always asking for some Cowboy related article of clothing at the beginning of the season, then being made to wait until Christmas to get it.

This always pissed me off, because by 12/25, the NFL season was essentially over, and I never got to wear my new gear to more than 1 or 2 home games.

:laugh2:

 

[xWraithx]

my earliest memory was thinking Emmitt Smith was white.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

my earliest memory was wishing Emmitt Smith was white.

racist

 

[windward]

My first memory was Herschel Walker taking in a pass from Steve Pelluer in a rout of the Skins in 1986, 30-6.

They returned the favor a few weeks later

 

[xWraithx]

racist

LOL @ your "fixed" post

 

[Joe Realist]

Today might be the only day Hostile is havng a beer.

 

[peplaw06]

The Dallas Morning News has been with the team since that first day in Miami, and we offer a .pdf from the next day's sports page as proof. Also, please check out our Classic Cowboys section if you're feeling nostalgiac and our Cowboys section and blogfor the latest from the Senior Bowl and Pro Bowl.

Love the quotes from that article announcing the expansion.

"'And,' added Murchison happily, 'it was done without a dissenting vote.'"

"... George Marshall, president of the Washington Commanders, a loud and avowed opponent of expansion, obviously capitulated."

Wonder what the story was there.......

 

[WoodysGirl]

Also On Jan. 28 In Cowboys History . . .
Posted by jellis at 1/28/2010 4:41 PM CST on truebluefanclub.com

Thursday is obviously a special day for the Cowboys, marking the 50th anniversary of the team's founding.

But the result of the NFL owners meeting back in 1960 isn't the only thing noteworthy to happen to the franchise on Jan. 28.

Actually, the Cowboys last won the world championship on this day 14 years ago, beating Pittsburgh 21-17 in Super Bowl XXX in Tempe, Ariz. It remains the only game the Cowboys have played on 1/28 over the years.

 

[bbgun]

I posted this pic awhile back.

http://img122.*************/img122/4218/photo00034pc9.jpg

 

[Hostile]

My earliest memory of the Dallas Cowboys was Super Bowl V against the Colts. The Cowboys were wearing blue and that appealed to me a lot as a 6 year old. It was my favorite color and I had to have everything blue.

There was something about the star too. One of the first recognizable images any child draws is a star. And of course the name Cowboys.

Every boy I ever knew loved playing Cowboys and Indians, and nobody ever wanted to be the Indians. I don't remember ever playing like I was an eagle, a giant, or a viking either. Maybe I played that I was a pirate a couple of times, but guns and badges are more interesting than swords and eye patches.

In that day and age there were tons of great westerns on TV and I loved all of them. I lived in a farming and ranching area and I knew real cowboys.

There has never been a team more custom made for me to love than the Cowboys. In every way, shape, and form I feel something strong for them or about them.