DALLAS COWBOYS RIVALRIES AND PLAYERS

For many years the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys has been the top rivalry of all times.  The goes back to 1960 when the teams played each other, resulting in a Washington win 26-14.  These teams have met in many regular season games and two NFC Championships.  Dallas leads the regular season and the Redskin leads the play off series.  The last meeting with Tom Landry as coach was a win over Washington.

There has been twelve players name to the Pro Football Hall of Famers.  Some of theses players include:Roger Staubach,Tom Landry,  Tony Dorsett,Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, and Emmitt Smith.  Seven of these players received Super Bowl MVP.  The Cowboys do not retire their jersey like most NFL teams, they have a Ring of Honor, which is a display encircling the field.  This rings has seven-teen names, all past Dallas players.

The most recent inductees were Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin.  Once Emmitt Smith retired he was inducted along with Aikman and Irvin.  This took place during half time against rivalry Washinton.  Some jerserys are kept "unofficially inactive", this means the jersey may not be issued for a number of seasons.  

DALLAS COWBOYS SUPERBOWLS

Dallas appeared in eight Super Bowls, winning only five of those games.  Dallas tied the San Francisco 49ers for the most Super Bowl wins by a team and was the first team to win three Super Bowls in four years.  Tom Landry was their first head coach.  The Cowboys' did not win a single game their first season. They finished with a record of 0-11.

In 1970 the Cowboys' first Super Bowl they lost to the Baltimore Colts 16-13.   In 1971 they made their second appearance against the Miami Dolphins with a victory 24-3.  In Super Bowl X, the Cowboys' were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers; two years later they won their second Super Bowl by defeating the Denver Broncos 27-10 in Super Bowl XII. 

The Cowboys went through a coach change; Tom Landry was terminated.  He was replaced with University of Miami head coach Jimmy Johnson.  In 1992 the Cowboys' posted a record of 13-3 to win the Eastern Division Title.  They earned their first trip to the Super Bowl since 1979. In Super Bowl XXVII, the Cowboys' defeated the Buffalo Bills 52-17. 

DALLAS COWBOYS TEAM OWNER

Jerral " Jerry " Wayne Jones born October 13, 1942 is currently the owner and general manager of the NFL team, the Dallas Cowboys.  In 1989, Jones purchased the Cowboys and the Texas Stadium from H. R. "Brum" Bright for $140 million. Jones a native of Arkansas attended the University of Arkansas.  He received his Masters degree in business and started his own business, Jones Oil and Land Lease. This business was very successful.  

 Unlike other professional sports owners Jones is very involved on a daily basis with his team. He is one of the three NFL owners who also have the title of general manager. Although some Dallas Cowboys fans have expressed their disatisfaction with Jones and the lack of success in the franchise.  He can be seen in his box at every Cowboys game and walking down the Cowboys sidelines.

Jery Jones is married to Gene Jones and they have three children Stephen, Charlotte, and Jerry Jr.  Stehen is a graduate of the University of Arkansas and works as the Cowboys' chief operating officer/executive vice president /director of player personnel.  Charlotte is a Standford graduate and serves as the Cowboys' vice president/director of charities and special events.  Jerry, Jr is a graduate of Georgetown University is the Cowboys' chief sales and marketing officer/vice president.

DALLAS COWBOYS TEAM

The Dallas Cowboys were the NFL's first expansion team.  The team was first known as the Dallas Steers, then the Dallas Rangers.  On March 19,1960 it was called the Cowboys to avoid confusion with the Dallas Rangers baseball team.  There were five investors in the Dallas Cowboys, Clint Murchison, Jr, John D Murchinson, Toddie Lee, Bedford Wynne and William R. Hawn. 

The Blue Star logo represents Texas "The Lone Star State".  The Blue star was originally a solid white line; the blue border was added later.  This is one of the best team logos in any professional sports.  The logo is also apart of the Dallas Desperados, Jerry Jones AFL team.  The home jerseys are white with royal blue socks, numbers, letters and two stripes on the sleeves.  The pants are metallic silver-blue.  The away jerseys are navy with white lettering and numbering.  There is a "Cowboys" chest crest under the NFL logo. 

The teams's helmets are silver & blue with a vertical stripe placed on the center of the crown.  The player's name is on the white portion of the stripe at the back of the helmet.  The logo and uniform has had very minimal change to this day.  Some of the changes within the last 40 years were: the numbers were moved from the shoulders to the sleeves, removal of the indented serifs, and the word "Cowboys" in the center of the neckline.

DALLAS COWBOYS STADIUM

The Cowboys Stadium is located in Arlington, Texas.  It is home of the National Football League 's Dallas Cowboys.  It was completed on May 27, 2009.  The stadium is the largest dome stadium in the world, however, it is the largest stadium in the NFL by seating capacity.  The stadium seats 80,000; the maximum capacity of the stadium, including standing room is 110,000.  The facility is also used for a variety of other activites such as concerts, basketball games, boxing matches, college football and high school football contest. 

The original estimated cost of the stadium was $650 million, the curent construction cost was $1.15 billion, making it one of the most expensive sports venues ever built.  The stadium has the largest column-free intererior and the largest high definition  video screen which hangs from the 20 yard line to 20 yard line.  There are also more than 3,000 Sony LCD displays throughout the luxury suites, concources and concession stands giving fans viewing options other than the action on the field.

The Cowboys first regular season home game against the New York Giants in 2009 recorded 105,121 fans in the newly built stadium.  The blue star was revealed for the first time.