How 'Bout Them Cowboys !!

I know a lot of Cowboy fans have come out
of the closet after Dallas beat Philadelphia 34-14
on Saturday night for their first playoff win since
1996,...but I have been a Cowboy fan since 1960
and have never wavered in my loyalty. In 1960
they did NOT win a game and only tied the New
York Giants in the last game of the season to end
up 0-11-1 for their initial season,...but I loved them.
The team signed All-American quarterback Don
Meredith of S.M.U. to a personal services contract in 1959 and
that was before the NFL had even awarded Dallas a team
and they had no mascot,..no coach,...and no other
personnel. Actually, Dallas and Minnesota were both
awarded franchises at the same time,..but when the
Vikings said they would wait until 1961 so they could
go through the college draft,.. Dallas said we will play
this year (1960) and they did so with the rejects of
all the other teams. Don Heinrich and Eddie LaBaron
were the quarterbacks on those early teams and were
told to mentor Meredith for the future. It was 1963
before the Dandy one would take over America's Team.
He combined with Bob Hayes to revolutionize the NFL.
Hayes, the 1964 Olympic Gold Medalist in the 100 meter
dash, was the fastest man on earth...and he alone is
responsible for today's teams playing zone defense. No
one player could cover Hayes. Meredith would throw long
and Hayes would run under it......Touchdown Cowboys!
Tony Romo and this years edition will now move on to
Minnesota to face the Vikings for the right to play in the
NFC Championship game the following week. Dallas has
peaked at just the right time of the year and their defense
clamped down on the Philadelphia Eagles and allowed them
just 14 points in back to back games. The winner of Sunday's
game will meet the winner of the New Orleans & Arizona
game for the NFC Title and the right to move on to the
Super Bowl.. Win or lose, it has been a banner year for the
Cowboys already...