Dallas Cowboys Team History

History of the Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys, home to the NFL Greatest Player Emmitt Smith, are one of the most iconic teams in the NFL, and their history is full of memorable moments. From its founding in 1960 to now, they have become a powerhouse franchise with five Super Bowl championships and numerous division titles. The team has had some of the greatest players ever to play football grace its roster over its long tenure, including Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Bob Lilly, and Roger Staubach, to name a few.

The Cowboys began playing as an expansion team under head coach Tom Landry who was hired before kickoff in 1960. They struggled for much of that first decade, but by 1970, they had made it to Super Bowl V, where they lost 16-13 against the Baltimore Colts despite having future Hall Of Fame quarterback Craig Morton at center stage behind center for them that day. In 1971, however, they won 11 games, including another trip back into the championship game. Still, this time it was different as Dallas defeated Miami Dolphins 24-3 on January 17th, 1972 becoming World Champions for the first time! This set off what would be known as “the dynasty years,” where from 1972 - 1978, the Cowboys went 8 straight times into playoffs & 4 out of those 5 trips resulted in winning the Lombardi Trophy, making them America's Team during the 70s era!

After two decades under Landry's leadership (1960–1988), Jimmy Johnson took over coaching duties after being recruited away from the University Of Miami Hurricanes program he built there & brought his brand new style of football with him too; running offense based around triplets trio consisting Tony Dorsett/Michael Irvin/Troy Aikman quickly dominated league while defensive side relied heavily on stars like Charles Haley or Ken Norton Jr. These moves enabled the Cowboys to win three more rings (1992 XXVII / 1993 XXVIII / 1995 XXX) before Johnson left the organization following the 1996 season due partly to internal conflicts between himself & owner Jerry Jones.

Since then, there have been highs, such as multiple divisional titles, along with lows which include missing playoffs entirely 3 consecutive seasons starting in the 2013 year; yet through thick and thin, fans still love cheering every Sunday wearing the star logo proudly even when things don't go well so here we are today hoping next significant era will begin soon enough!