America's Team

...stadium, playing for the Cowboys is unlike anything they've ever experienced. Winner of five Super Bowls, the Cowboys were dubbed "America's Team" during a 1978 highlight video produced by NFL Films, and the moniker stuck. The team has...

In this article: Pat McQuistan, Dallas Cowboys, Oregon, Igor Olshansky, Victor Butler, Dallas, Lebanon High School, Kansas City, and Redskins

The Dallas Cowboys are commonly referred to as America's Team The term America's Team is a popular nickname in American sports that most often refers to the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. The nickname originated with the...

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...that understands that football is entertainment," said Steve Sabol, president of NFL Films, the company that anointed the Cowboys "America's Team" in 1978. "They achieved this mythic status because this team came together at the right time,...

In this article: Dallas Cowboys, Roger Staubach, Tex Schramm, Tom Landry, NFL, Steve Sabol, Jimmy Johnson, Jerry Jones, and Super Bowl

...might creep up. We'll be back posting new stories later tonight but in the meantime, enjoy your holiday. America's Holiday and America's Team go together! Hat tip to DaveTroll for making the July 4th graphic. Last week, 5700 US...

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...of cricket, to provide for rugged constitutions and ruddy cheeks," Thorn said. In 1978, NFL Films began marketing the Dallas Cowboys as America's Team, and two decades later, the league has itself become, by its own estimation, America's...

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IRVING, Texas-The line is so arrogant, yet so fitting. After all, this is the home of the Dallas Cowboys, the place where they became "America's Team." But the snarky saying shouldn't be this building's epitaph. Because, for better or...

In this article: Dallas Cowboys, Texas Stadium, Jerry Jones, Super Bowl, NFL, Cris Collinsworth, Emmitt Smith, Roger Staubach, Tex Schramm, and Don Meredith

I am using this image, AmericasTeam.jpg, though the picture may be subject to copyright. I feel it should be covered by the US fair use laws because: it is a low res copy of the DVD cover it does not limit sales of the DVD it helps to...

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...a yearly film on every team and years ago NFL Films needed a title for their annual film on the Cowboys. They chose the title "America's Team." So that nickname is not only manifestly false (there are actually 32 teams, all of whom...

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...in all of sports. Five straight one-hour episodes every Wednesday from Aug. 6 to Sept. 3 is terrific free advertising for "America's Team," especially with all the repeat showings and on-demand offerings. (The only surprise might be...

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...on television so often that their faces are as familiar to the public as presidents and movie stars," the film began. "They are America's Team." Oh really? The swagger and outlaw nature of some of the players on those three Super Bowl...

In this article: George Allen, Cowboys, Roger Staubach, Tex Schramm, Redskins, Mark Moseley, NFL Films, and Super Bowl