Posts with players, coaches, and other topics from the Dallas Cowboys for The Football History Dude podcast, covering the history of the NFL.
In 1973, the Minnesota Vikings advanced to the NFC Championship Game, where they played the Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium. In big games, regardless of the era, the winning team usually does not make as many mistakes as their opponent. But what happens when they make a bunch of mistakes, and still manage to win. … Read more
Super Bowl 10 was held on January 18, 1976, at the Orange Bowl in Miami between the back-to-back AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the three-time NFC Champion Dallas Cowboys. Some refer to this as the greatest Super Bowl ever played. The Steelers were defending Art Rooney’s first Lombardi Trophy in this game (see the article … Read more
The Dallas Cowboys are known as “America’s Team” and are a storied franchise. Dallas was founded in 1960 to compete with the Dallas Texans of the American Football League, 40 years after the founding of the NFL. Tex Schramm was hired as the General Manager, Tom Landry was the new head coach, and Gil Brandt … Read more
Ever dream of “working in football” or living football as your life? This is something Rick Gosselin did for almost 5 decades. He stops by to share his 47 years of “NFL coverage” experience in this week’s episode of The Football History Dude Podcast. In this episode we cover some of these topics: Rick’s origin … Read more
What comes to mind when you think of a Super Bowl MVP? You are probably like most other reasonably minded people out there. You assume it’s the player that most helped his team win the Super Bowl. However, Super Bowl 5 was a different story. This game was significant for many reasons. It was the … Read more