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Old 01-19-2025, 10:45 AM   Topic Starter
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Why were the Cowboys named "America's Team"?
I'm 31, born in '93, so I'm a younger guy compared to most of you. I never grew up with the Cowboys of the 90s.

Why exactly were they given this renowned title that has stuck with them throughout time? Clearly they were successful, but it's not like there weren't other dynasties before or after them. Heck, the Bulls of the 90s in that same exact era might be more famous than the Cowboys, and they were never given any famous monikers or anything like that.

There had to have been some zeitgeist or cultural relevance of the 90s that led to the "America's Team" name. Can anyone help me out?

EDIT: Okay sorry, apparently it started in the 70's. Shows how little I know.
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Old 01-19-2025, 10:46 AM   #2
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I'm 31, born in '93, so I'm a younger guy compared to most of you. I never grew up with the Cowboys of the 90s.

Why exactly were they given this renowned title that has stuck with them throughout time? Clearly they were successful, but it's not like there weren't other dynasties before or after them. Heck, the Bulls of the 90s in that same exact era might be more famous than the Cowboys, and they were never given any famous monikers or anything like that.

There had to have been some zeitgeist or cultural relevance of the 90s that led to the "America's Team" name. Can anyone help me out?
the moniker started in the 70s
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Old 01-19-2025, 10:46 AM   #3
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the moniker started in the 70s
What the hell? Now I'm even more confused.
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Old 01-19-2025, 10:49 AM   #4
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What the hell? Now I'm even more confused.
they were almost as successful in the 70's as they were in the 90's.
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Old 01-19-2025, 01:46 PM   #5
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the moniker started in the 70s
Pat Summerall coined it
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Old 01-19-2025, 02:11 PM   #6
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the moniker started in the 70s
I thought it was early 80's but you might be right. My 3 best friends from 7 years old remain diehard Cowboys fans to this day, 55 years.

They are now enduring what I did while THEY were the great team. 180° turnaround.
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During the Cowboys' 1979 season opener against the then-St. Louis Cardinals, legendary broadcaster Pat Summerall, who was calling the game for CBS, referred to Dallas as America's Team, and, for better or worse, it's been a thing ever since. Well not so much these days. (The Dallas Cowboys have 4 wins in the playoffs between January 19, 2000 and January 19, 2025.)
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During the Cowboys' 1979 season opener against the then-St. Louis Cardinals, legendary broadcaster Pat Summerall, who was calling the game for CBS, referred to Dallas as America's Team, and, for better or worse, it's been a thing ever since. Well not so much these days. (The Dallas Cowboys have 4 wins in the playoffs between January 19, 2000 and January 19, 2025.)
No.

In the early/mid 70's the NFL teams had season recaps for every franchise. Can't remember which year, but the Cowboys NFL Films yearbook was titled "America's Team".


Also, the hole in the roof was "So God could see his team play".

EDIT: was the 1978 recap of the 1977 season. Well, I see this was already stated so, I'll back away.
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This is the right answer. NFL films produced a season highlight film for every team in those days that was supposed to make everyone think that their team could have won the Super Bowl if only they got a break or two.

At the time the Cowboys were a popular team in other markets, or at least more so than any other team aside from whatever the local team was. So, NFL films titled the Cowboys yearbook highlight film "America's Team."
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