(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1960 1989 1972 1977 1992 1993 1995 2009 Dallas Cowboys Team Formation The Dallas Cowboys were the NFL’s first modern-era expansion team. The NFL was late in awarding a franchise to Dallas; after Lamar Hunt was rebuffed in his efforts to acquire an NFL franchise for Dallas, he became part of a group of owners …