Ten Gallon Wars

[rcaldw]

I've been reading this book and it is outstanding. It goes back to the beginning days of the Dallas Texans (now Kansas City Chiefs) and the Cowboys. Gives the story of the teams warring for the city of Dallas as the AFL and NFL battled and these two teams (and the AFL) had their beginnings. Some great stories and great history for Cowboys fans.

 

[CCBoy]

Good thing that Murchison had access to almost unlimited funds...

 

[rcaldw]

Good thing that Murchison had access to almost unlimited funds...

Sure was. They had to survive some loss of money. I think it was somewhere around $750,000.00 their first year.

 

[rcaldw]

He literally turned it over to Tex Schramm and got out of the way. He believed you hired the best people to do a job then got out of their way and let them do it. I like that philosophy.

 

[CCBoy]

He literally turned it over to Tex Schramm and got out of the way. He believed you hired the best people to do a job then got out of their way and let them do it. I like that philosophy.

Being a playboy in lifestyle was a good thing for the team...

 

[rcaldw]

Being a playboy in lifestyle was a good thing for the team...

Yep, in that case it was.

 

[Plankton]

John Eisenberg also wrote a good book called Cotton Bowl Days, which was a reflection of the Cowboys' years playing in the Cotton Bowl. He and his family were season ticket holders.

Ten Gallon Wars was a terrific book.

 

[rcaldw]

John Eisenberg also wrote a good book called Cotton Bowl Days, which was a reflection of the Cowboys' years playing in the Cotton Bowl. He and his family were season ticket holders.

Ten Gallon Wars was a terrific book.

Thanks, I'll check that one out. Next on my to read list (I already have it in possession) is "Breakthrough Boys" (The story of the 1971 Super Bowl Champion Dallas Cowboys)... Jaime Aron.

 

[Plankton]

Thanks, I'll check that one out. Next on my to read list (I already have it in possession) is "Breakthrough Boys" (The story of the 1971 Super Bowl Champion Dallas Cowboys)... Jaime Aron.

That one was good.

Some of the best Cowboy books I have read, for the Landry era:

Dallas Cowboys: Pro or Con? By Sam Blair

Next Year's Champions by Steve Perkins

The Crunch by Pat Toomay

Out Of Control by Thomas Henderson

When The Laughter Ended In Sorrow by Lance Rentzel

And, the best Dallas Cowboys book ever written:

Once A Cowboy by Walt Garrison

 

[Fletch]

I've been reading this book and it is outstanding. It goes back to the beginning days of the Dallas Texans (now Kansas City Chiefs) and the Cowboys. Gives the story of the teams warring for the city of Dallas as the AFL and NFL battled and these two teams (and the AFL) had their beginnings. Some great stories and great history for Cowboys fans.

North Dallas 40 is a great read as well. Although fictional, it loosely represents the Cowboys back in the day and how things went down on and off the field. I recommend it. Peter Gent, former Cowboys WR was the author; info for some of you younger folk.

 

[Fletch]

That one was good.

Some of the best Cowboy books I have read, for the Landry era:

Dallas Cowboys: Pro or Con? By Sam Blair

Next Year's Champions by Steve Perkins

The Crunch by Pat Toomay

Out Of Control by Thomas Henderson

When The Laughter Ended In Sorrow by Lance Rentzel

And, the best Dallas Cowboys book ever written:

Once A Cowboy by Walt Garrison

So how good is Once A Cowboy?

 

[Ratmatt]

I read the book Ten Gallon Wars also, and your right, it's a great read.

 

[Plankton]

So how good is Once A Cowboy?

There is not a better story teller than Walt Garrison. It literally reads as if he's speaking to you.

 

[Fletch]

There is not a better story teller than Walt Garrison. It literally reads as if he's speaking to you.

Thanks. Will probably have to buy it.

 

[Plankton]

Thanks. Will probably have to buy it.

You won't regret it - it's a great read. Garrison is a funny man.

 

[Beast_from_East]

North Dallas 40 is a great read as well. Although fictional, it loosely represents the Cowboys back in the day and how things went down on and off the field. I recommend it. Peter Gent, former Cowboys WR was the author; info for some of you younger folk.

Its a great book...................way better than the movie in my opinion.

 

[Fletch]

Its a great book...................way better than the movie in my opinion.

Lots of drug use in the book. Doesn't Nick Nolte play the main character?

 

[Nova]

Great recommendation. Will pick up

 

[fgoodwin]

Good thing that Murchison had access to almost unlimited funds...

True, but so did Lamar Hunt. Considering the Texans won the AFL Championship in 1962 while the Cowboys were still struggling to break even, it is a miracle that Hunt left town for KC.

The old joke goes that Murchison offered Hunt a coin flip and the winner got to leave town! I don't know if events actually played out that way, but had things gone differently, we might be cheering for Lamar Hunt's team today, instead of Jerry Joneses.

 

[fgoodwin]

That one was good.

Some of the best Cowboy books I have read, for the Landry era:

Dallas Cowboys: Pro or Con? By Sam Blair

Next Year's Champions by Steve Perkins

The Crunch by Pat Toomay

Out Of Control by Thomas Henderson

When The Laughter Ended In Sorrow by Lance Rentzel

And, the best Dallas Cowboys book ever written:

Once A Cowboy by Walt Garrison

All are great books. I guess this is where I make my obligatory plug for my Dallas Cowboys booklists. I have about a dozen booklists, probably totaling over 300 books by and about the Cowboys (and I own most of them), both fiction and non-fiction, adult and children's, team histories and player biographies, covering the Cowboys, the DCC and even Cowboy wives (the cookbooks)! Check them out at the link below. You don't have to "like" the page to see the lists (under "Notes"), but I would appreciate it you did.