CFZ The very first NFL team that came to Dallas

joseephuss

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There are two different versions of the Dallas Texans. That was the second one.

The Colts aren’t technically the same team as the first one, they just acquired the balance sheet, equipment, and roster of the Texans when they folded, but are otherwise regarded as an expansion team that didn’t exist before becoming the Colts (kinda sorta like the Ravens)

“As a result, the Texans are officially recognized by the NFL as being the League's last team to date to permanently cease operations and not be included in the lineage of any current franchise.”

Then after that, a new Texans started, and became the Chiefs a few years later
After two failed attempts of football teams named Texans, it was rather surprising that Houston adopted that same name. Seemed stupid to me at the time and only grows more so in my opinion.
 

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After two failed attempts of football teams named Texans, it was rather surprising that Houston adopted that same name. Seemed stupid to me at the time and only grows more so in my opinion.
Old name of resident and was the term used for people of the Republic of Texas...a lot of prideful history. Think that is a reason?
 

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Imagine being able able to buy the Chargers for 5 million.

These days....that buys you an average kicker for a year or 2.
 

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The very first NFL team that came to Dallas was in 1952. It was called the Yanks prior to moving to Dallas, and then renamed the Dallas Texans. It survived a partial season, ended up 1-11 and then moved to Baltimore and then became the Colts and a Johnny Unitas led team there allowed by George Halas.

The team had been part of the American Football Conference, before landing in Dallas. The Colts won the 1958 NFL Championship Game five years later!

Clint Murchison, Sr. was estimated with a fortune of around $300 M. He was friends with J. Edgar Hoover, FBI. His second son, Clint, was a 130 pound halfback with MIT.

H.L. Hunt was another oilman and wealthy. Lamar Hunt was his son. Both Lamar Hunt and Clint Murchison both wanted intensely to participate in professional football.

George Halas, the owner and coach of the Chicago Bears was the most powerful man in the NFL. He was the chairman of the Expansion Committee and had no plans on expanding to a 13th and 14th team.

Lamar Hunt decided that he wasn't going to wait and in 1959 founded the American Football League with it's opening season in 1960. That forced Halas to reconsider and to offer Clint Murchison a franchise in Dallas with the rights to the Washington Fight Song as blackmail against a non-vote. Then the price tag was $6,000,000.

Murchison hired Tex Schramm as his General Manager. He was only a sports writer in Austin at the time. Schramm then hired Gil Brandt, who was at that time a professional photographer. Brandt and never before played or coached football before that ... but he had done some scouting.

'When in 1965 Joe Robbie bought the Miami Dolphins, Jerry Jones tried to purchase a minority ownership. He was no able to accomplish that.

A year later there was a legitimate chance for Jerry Jones to purchase the San Diego Chargers for $5.8 M, but he couldn't quite handle the loan requirements then.

Jerry was lucky as a wildcatter and built his own monies up from there.

In 1987, Bill Walsh offered to Jerry to fully explain finances, workings, and how to run an NFL organization from top to bottom. Jerry spent a lot of time learning the franchise necessary perspectives and caught up completely with the NFL at that time. This included scouting, player management, and evaluations determined by Head Coach directions in changes.

Jerry stretched everything, especially finances that carried a cost of $160 M and took him to task trying to stay ahead of Turk who was head of collections for the Dallas Cowboys even then.

It was Jerry who provided the opportunity to both Jimmy Johnson and players alike.



Information taken from 'American's Team' by Jeff Sullivan.
Wow, I did not know that. I was just aware of the Dallas Texans of the AFL that became the KC Chiefs. Thanks for posting.
 

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I thought the Dallas Texans moved to Kansas City and became the Chiefs. I'll have to go back and look into that.
That was the Dallas Texas of the AFL. There had previously been a Dallas Texans of the NFL.

Don't be impressed I know about the NFL Dallas Texans. I looked it up. Like you, I was only aware of the Dallas Texans that became the Chiefs
 

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Four failed attempts. There was the 1974 WFL Houston Texans and 1995 CFL San Antonio Texans.
SA Texans. Their head coach was Gil Steinke from Texas A&I. (former Giant coach and multi-National NAIA Champs)

Sam Watson, Kingsville, was one of his CB's.
 

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That was 10 days later and not on a game specific date. They have the dates of the other exhibition games in the San Antonio paper.
I have to subscribe to see it, any chance you can paste all the dates of that preseason?
 

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Clint, Tom and Tex compare helmet prototypes.
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