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Here then is the history of the Cowboys’ Uniforms …
#1.
1960 The storied tale of the franchise dubbed ‘America’s Team’ (a name
attributed to NFL Films in the early 70’s), begins in 1960 when the Dallas
Cowboys joined the NFL. At the same time, the AFL began operations with their
8-team league that featured a Dallas team as well – the Dallas Texans. The fans
quickly determined that Dallas only needed one team and fell in love with the
NFL Cowboys, prompting the AFL Texans to leave town for Kansas City (where they
became the Kansas City Chiefs). With Clint Murchison Jr. as Cowboys owner, Tex
Schramm as GM, and Tom Landry as its first coach, the Cowboys set forth on a
remarkable trail of success.
Did you know that the Cowboys
franchise was originally supposed to be called the Dallas Rangers? But since
there was already a minor league baseball franchise with the same name, there
might have been some confusion, thus a new name was selected.
Did you know that following the
formation of the franchise, the Dallas team was to be known as the Steers?
Shortly thereafter – and before they played a game - the name was changed to
the Rangers. There was a minor league baseball team operating in the Dallas
area that used the name “Rangers”, but they were expected to fold before the
1960 football season thus eliminating any confusion. As luck would have it, the
Rangers baseball team decided to play one more season, thus the football team
owners selected the name “Cowboys” to avoid confusion.
The inaugural HOME uniform
showcased here is a beautiful one! Note the white yoke (the yoke is the portion
of the jersey that runs across the shoulders and back of the neck) with uniform
numbers and stars prominently displayed – truly beautiful.
The Cowboys opened their inaugural
season on September 24th 1960 with a loss to the Pittsburgh
Steelers, losing by a touch down 35-28.They then continued their season losing
all their games except one, that being a tie game with the New York Giants on
December 4th where they tied at 31 apiece. Their final record of
0-11-1 is something 1989 Cowboys fans can relate to!
#2.
1962 The early 60’s were not kind to the Cowboys as they suffered
through 5 below-500 seasons. But that would soon change! The nucleus of the
fabled ‘Doomsday Defense’ – featuring players such as Mel Renfro, Bob Lilly and
Chuck Howley was starting to take shape.
A modification to note on the home
jersey showcased here: the yoke has been shortened and moved up higher on the
sleeves, with the stars now sitting more squarely on the tops of the shoulder.
The Cowboys recorded their first
ever regular season win 27-24 on September 17th, 1961. The win was
against the same team that handed them their first ever loss, the Pittsburgh
Steelers.
Of note: The Cowboys are one of
the few NFL teams to wear white uniforms at home and white uniforms on the road
– just one of the peculiarities of one of the NFL’s most popular teams. This is
one of the reasons you see so few pictures of the Cowboys in dark uniforms.
#3.
1965 Even with such notables as Don Meredith, Lee Roy Jordan, and Bob
Hayes - winner of the 1964 Olympic 100 meter dash - the Cowboys seemed to be
headed for yet another losing season. Frustrated by the team’s play, Coach
Landry held a remarkably moving locker room session, a session which saw the
legendary field-general break down in front of his players. This seemed to
ignite and inspire the troops. The Cowboys would go on to win 5 of their next
7, finishing the season a promising 7-7 and securing the franchise’s first .500
season.
Of note, on the ’65 jersey there
are now 3 stripes on the sleeves, the numbers have been moved to the shoulders,
and the yoke around the shoulder area has been dropped. Along with those
changes, the pants and helmet have both taken on a grayish-silver tone, and the
helmet logo now has a white outline.
#4.
1967 After coming off their first winning season (10-3-1) in 1966, the
1966 Cowboys finish 9-7 and advance to play the infamous ‘Ice Bowl’ against
Green Bay on December 31, 1967 where game time temperature was a frigid-13
degrees. In the dying seconds of the game, much to Dallas fans’ dismay, Green
Bay’s Bart Starr calls a quarterback sneak and plunges into the end zone,
giving the Packers a 21-17 victory and the NFL championship. This marked ‘back
to back’ title game losses to the Packers, as they lost, 34-27 in the 1966 NFL
championship.
An explanatory note: The AFL
(American Football League) began in 1960 as an 8 team rival league to the NFL.
Both leagues competed head to head for players, fans and broadcast revenue.
This was the way it was from 1960 to 1965 - two separate leagues, two separate
champions (although few people would have honestly believed that the AFL
champion could have beaten the NFL champs). Then in 1965 the two leagues agreed
to merge. It was decided that beginning in 1970 there would be only one league,
the NFL. In the interim, between 1966 and 1969, the AFL Champion would play the
NFL Champion for the “World Championship”. It was only after the first World
Championship had been played in 1966 that the name “Super Bowl” came into
being. Thus after the Packers beat the Cowboys to win the NFL Championship,
they went on to play, and beat, the AFL Champion Oakland Raiders.
One other note: Note the
difference in the arm stripes from the ’65 jersey: the ’65 version has 3
stripes, while the ’67 version has 2 thicker ones.
A final note: Did you know that in
1966 the Cowboys began an NFL-record streak of 20 consecutive winning seasons?
This remarkable streak included 18 years in the playoffs, 13 division titles,
and 5 Super Bowl victories.
#5.
1971 The Cowboys are now situated in their new home, the almost-enclosed
Texas Stadium, and they’re still trying to shake off a heartbreaking loss to
the Baltimore Colts the year before in Super Bowl V (final score: Colts 16,
Cowboys 13). Thus the stage is set – the Cowboys are determined to bounce back
for a strong season. And they don’t disappoint – the 1971 Cowboys finish a
league best 11-3 (tied with the Vikings) and go on to beat the Vikings 20-12
and the 49ers 14-3 to advance to the Super Bowl VI against the surprising Miami
Dolphins. After making it to the playoffs for 5 straight years, the boys from
Dallas, led by Coach Don Landry, QB Roger Staubach, and Leroy Jordan and other
members of the infamous ‘Doomsday Defense’, lay a licking on the Dolphins 24-3
and capture their first ever Super Bowl victory.
Note the short sleeves on this
jersey. By this point it had become each player’s prerogative as to whether
they wanted to wear the “traditional” long sleeve jersey or the new short
sleeved version. Some players felt that wearing long sleeves impeded in the
handing of the football, and that by wearing short sleeves it was easier to
have a good “feel” for the ball. One other apparent change was the fact that
the numbers moved back down to the upper arm instead of the previously seen
“tops of the shoulder.
#6.
1977 Led by stars such as Roger Staubach, Drew Pearson, Randy White, Ed
‘Too Tall’ Jones and rookie sensation Tony Dorsett – the 12-2 Cowboys take care
of business by clearing out the 12-2 Broncos 27-10 to capture the 1977 Super
Bowl – their second in a row. To date the Cowboys have won 5 Super Bowls,
making them one of only two teams in NFL history to win 5 Super Bowls (the
49ers are the other team to turn the trick).
Of note: The Cowboys are one of
the few NFL teams to wear white uniforms at home and white uniforms on the road
– just one of the peculiarities of one of the NFL’s most popular teams. This is
one of the reasons you see so few pictures of the Cowboys in dark uniforms. And
did you know that many Cowboys’ road opponents force Dallas to wear their blue
uniforms by choosing to wear white at home (typically – home teams wear dark
uniforms!)? This stems from Dallas’ Super Bowl V loss to the Colts in 1970, in
which the Cowboys developed a superstition about their dark uniforms.
Once again, note that the jersey
has reverted back to having the players’ uniform number appear on the top of
the shoulder vs the sleeves.
#7.
1984 Tony Dorsett is running wild – he rushes for 1000+ yards for the 7th
time in his 8 year history - and looks great in 1984’s 25th anniversary
edition of the Cowboys’ uniform! Note the commemorative patch/star on the left
shoulder, and the fact that the uniform numbers on the front are now outlined.
If you look carefully, you’ll notice a uniform number inside a small, dark
circle on the upper left thigh area of the pants.
This is the dark blue road uniform
mentioned earlier that many Cowboys’ road opponents force the Cowboys to wear
by choosing to wear their white at home (typically – home teams wear dark
uniforms!)?
Although they post a 9-7 record in
1984, the Cowboys fail to make the playoffs for the first time in 9 seasons,
finishing 4th in their division.
#8.
1992 From the ashes of a forgettable 1-15 ’89 season, and failing to win
more than one playoff game in only two playoff appearances since 1983,
quintessential ‘hands on’ owner Jerry Jones and likeable skip, Jimmy Johnson,
help put together a new powerhouse nucleus. This includes the likes of Troy
Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith and Ken Norton – a group that would help the
Cowboys garner 3 Super Bowls in the first half of the 90’s! The 1992 Cowboys
finish 13-3, win playoff games over the Eagles and the 49ers, then go on to
crush the Bills 52-17 in Super Bowl XXVII at Pasadena.
One note about the uniform: If you
look closely at almost all NFL uniforms worn from 1991 on, you’ll note a small
NFL shield patch on the jersey’s neckline. Most NFL uniforms added the NFL logo
patch to the neck, and to the upper left thigh of the pants, beginning in 1991.
The only major exception to this practice was in 1994 when the teams wore their
throwback uniforms – in these instances, as is the case here, the teams did not
wear the NFL shield patch.
#9.
1993 The 1993 Cowboys finish 12-4, as do the Buffalo Bills. And sure
enough it ends up with the Cowboys against the Bills – only this time it’s two
years later and it’s Super Bowl XXVIII in Atlanta, Georgia. But the result is
the same - the Cowboys pound the Buffalos 30-13 (making this the Bills 4th
straight Super Bowl loss).
Of special note, many jersey
sleeves are now elasticized (especially wide receivers) to help give the
players a more streamlined, sleek look and feel while at the same time helping
to prevent defenders from grabbing onto excess, loose material and using it to
their advantage.
#10.
1994 The ’94 season marked the NFL’s 75th anniversary. To
help celebrate this milestone, most teams wore special ‘throwback’ uniforms
commissioned by the NFL (note the diamond patch on the left shoulder signifying
this occasion). Although NOT showcased here, the Cowboys ’94 throwback jersey
was a tribute to their inaugural 1960 jersey. The 1994 jersey we have showcased
is the NEW uniform introduced by the Cowboys in 1994. Note the fact that the
sleeves themselves are blue in colour, with special outlined stars on the
shoulders, and the outlined numbers on the front.
While making yet another
appearance in the post season on the strength of another 12-4 season, the
Cowboys fell one win short of making it to the Super Bowl, losing their
conference match-up against the 49ers 38-28. San Francisco went on to win Super
Bowl XXIX 49-26 over the San Diego Chargers.
1995 The ’95 jersey pictured here is the ROAD version of the ’94 jersey.
If you look very closely at the neckline (beneath the NFL shield patch), you’ll
notice a small star and the word ‘Cowboys’. The Cowboys are one of the first
NFL teams to begin this style pattern of adding a small team name/logo below
the neck and above the uniform numbers. By the end of the 90’s, most NFL teams
had adopted this new look.
In March of ’94, Cowboys coach
Jimmy Johnson was replaced with the former Oklahoma Sooner coach Barry Switzer.
Thus Switzer became the third coach in Cowboy history, and he did his part to
fuel the “team of the nineties” nickname by leading his 1995 Cowboys to a 12-4
record and then on to Super Bowl XXX in 1995. In a pleasantly surprising game,
the Cowboys beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-17 to capture their 5th
Super Bowl (they won previously in 1971, 1977, 1992 and 1993) and third in four
years (1992,1993 and now 1995).
#11.
2000 As the team ventures into the new millennium, we can see that the
Cowboys’ uniform has undergone some interesting changes: the iconic star has
made its way onto the sleeves and a silver/gray stripe has been added to a jersey
once synonymous with blue & white.
Look very closely and you’ll
notice a fedora “patch” on the left chest – a symbol honoring the late, great,
beloved coach of past Cowboys teams, Tom Landry. Landry, who would helm the
Cowboys through ‘thick & thin’, was the Cowboys’ first coach when they
joined the NFL in 1960. Landry with his stoic style, would lead the storied
franchise all the way until ’89, when he was dismissed by new owner Jerry Jones
and replaced by Jimmy Johnson. Landry was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in
1990.
A few other items of note on the
2000 uniform: If you look closely at almost all NFL uniforms worn from 1991 on,
you’ll note a small NFL shield patch on the jersey’s neckline. Most NFL
uniforms added the NFL logo patch to the neck, and to the upper left thigh of
the pants, beginning in 1991. The only major exception to this practice was in
1994 when the teams wore their throwback uniforms – in these instances, as is
the case here, the teams did not wear the NFL shield patch. Also added was the
star and word ‘Cowboys’ below the NFL shield on the neck. Many jerseys by this
time also had elasticized sleeves (especially wide receivers) to help prevent
defenders from using excess, loose material to their advantage!
On a final note, if you take a
gander of all 11 ‘showcased’ Dallas jersey groupings on this poster, you’ll see
something fascinating, the Cowboys’ iconic star logo has undergone VERY minimal
changes since the team’s inception back in 1960. The star originally had no border,
but by 1965, a thin white outline had been added. By 1967, a second dark border
surrounded the star and it has stayed pretty much this way until present day -
something not many franchises can boast about!
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