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| Who held the record for total touchdowns (both a team record, and a league record) in a career at the start of the 2001 season? | Dallas Cowboys
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| As of January 2001, two Dallas Cowboy Quarterbacks have been named Super Bowl MVP. Who are they (in chronological order)? | Dallas Cowboys
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Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman. Roger Staubach was MVP of Superbowl VI against the Dolphins 24-3. Troy was named MVP in Super Bowl XXVII against the Bills 30-13.
| When Texas Stadium opened for business, who made the innagural appearance? | Dallas Cowboys
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Billy Graham. That's right, the Billy Graham Crusade!
XXVIII. Troy was the MVP of Superbowl XXVII and Larry Brown was the MVP of Superbowl XXX.
| Ed 'Too Tall' Jones attended what historically black college? | Dallas Cowboys
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Tennessee State University. Tennessee State University is located in Nashville.
| Pro Bowl Safety, Charlie Waters, was the Defensive Coordinator with what NFL team after his playing career ended? | Dallas Cowboys
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Denver Broncos. Charlie also put in some time on the Oregon Ducks coaching staff.
| As of January 2001, who held the record for most interceptions during his Cowboy career? | Dallas Cowboys
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| Before the advent of The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders in the early 1970s, what squad of high school students cheered for the Cowboys? | Dallas Cowboys
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| Who is the Tight End who caught 7 passes from Roger Staubach, in Dallas' 24-3 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VI? | Dallas Cowboys
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| Who was named the 2001-2002 season starting Quarterback for the Cowboys? | Dallas Cowboys
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Quincy Carter. Wade Wilson, a former backup to Troy Aikman, is coaching Quincy Carter, a rookie from The University of Georgia.
1961. Bob Lilly was Dallas' first ever draft pick in 1961. The Cowboys were not granted to participate in the 1960 draft.
1966. They won their first two titles in 1966 and 1967, but lost both times in the NFL Championship to the Green Bay Packers.
1972. Calvin Hill became the first 1000 yard rusher for the Cowboys by rushing for 1036 yards. He averaged 4.2 yards per carry with 6 touchdowns.
1974. Longley's bomb to Drew Pearson with under a minute left beat the Redskins 24-23 in a game for the ages.
1987. Walker's 60 yard dash in overtime beat the New England Patriots in Foxboro.
1998. Emmitt Smith surpassed Dorsett in Texas Stadium against the Giants. Smith finished the season with 1332 yards.
1995. Emmitt Smith completed that feat during the year that the Cowboys have won the Super Bowl. All 25 TDs were rushing and he had no receiving TDs. Michael Irvin finished as runner-up with 10.
1974. Ed "Too Tall" Jones was the first overall selection by the Cowboys in 1974. The Cowboys finish 8-6 for a third place finish with the help of this defensive end number 72.
1975. Tom Landry installed the Shotgun Formation to give Roger Staubach more time to set up in the pocket and read the defense. The move increased Staubach's numbers. He threw for more yardage, more touchdowns, less sacks, and had a greater QB rating.
1994. With Troy Aikman out, Garrett leads the Cowboys to the most exiting Thanksgiving game since 1974.
1977. The 1978 NFL team highlight film for the Cowboys clearly mentions Harvey Martin's 23 sacks along with several other publications. However, within the past year, when Strahan was making his run into the record books, three of Martin's sacks mysteriously were taken away.
1981. It was his rookie season in 1981. Dennis Thurman had nine picks that season also.
Texas. His given name was Texas E. Schramm. He was the first major hire for the expansion franchise, and would run the franchise for its first 29 years, including hiring Tom Landry. In addition to his efforts in making the Cowboys successful, his accomplishments include being the NFL point person on the merger talks with the AFL, coming up with the concept for the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, and miking the referee. He left the team shortly after Jerry Jones took over, and was elected to the Pro Football HOF in 1991.
| When one existing NFL franchise owner threatened to vote against the Dallas expansion bid, would-be Dallas owner Clint Murchison bought the rights to their fight song, and threatened to not let them play it unless he voted yes. Which team was it? | Dallas Cowboys 1960-1995
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Washington Redskins . And you thought the rivalry was mostly make believe? Composer Barnee Beeskin sold the copyright for "Hail to the Redskins", to Murchison for a a great deal of money. When Washington owner George Marshall threatened to vote against him, apparently over concerns that he'd lose part of the southern US market, he was told that in that case, he would never get to play the song again. He voted yes, and the rivalry was born.
f. The only draft they got in was the expansion draft. They did sign several players as free agents, most notably Don Meredith and Don Perkins, who were both signed to personal service contracts before the 2 players were drafted by other franchises. With the contracts already executed, deals were arranged, and Dallas had their future starting quarterback and fullback in place. Bob Lily was their first official draft choice, taken in the first round of the 1961 draft.
| After an 0-11-1 record in the 1960 season, the Cowboys won their first game in 1961 against what team? | Dallas Cowboys 1960-1995
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Pittsburgh. Allen Green hit a 27 yd field goal on the last play, to give the Cowboys a 27-24 win. They would finish the season 4-9-1.
| In 1963, the Dallas Texans of the AFL who'd been competing with the Cowboys for 3 years, moved the franchise to where? | Dallas Cowboys 1960-1995
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Kansas City. Although the Texans were far more successful on the field, they weren't having any more luck drawing people to the Cotton Bowl than the Cowboys, and moved the team to Kansas City, where they've been the Chiefs ever since. Their owner, Lamar Hunt, was the AFL rep negotiating with Tex Schramm during the merger talks.
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