NFL Films The Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys: The Complete History of America's Team 1960-2003 DVD Cover
Directed by	NFL Films
Starring	The Dallas Cowboys
Distributed by	Warner Home Video
Release date(s)	November 25, 2003
Running time	73:00
Language	English

America’s Team is a self proclaimed term often used to describe the Dallas Cowboys franchise that plays in the NFC East of the National Football League.^[1] The term is recognized and often used by media outlets, including ESPN ^[2] and Yahoo! ^[3] . Image File history File links AmericasTeam. ... NFL Films is a Mount Laurel, New Jersey-based company devoted to producing commercials, television programs, feature films, and documentaries on the National Football League, as well as other unrelated major events and awards shows. ... City Irving, Texas Other nicknames Americas Team, The Boys, The Pokes Team colors White, Silver, Silver-Green, Royal Blue, Navy Blue Head Coach Wade Phillips Owner Jerry Jones General manager Jerry Jones League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1960–present) Western Conference (1960) Eastern Conference (1961-1969) Capitol Division... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... City Irving, Texas Other nicknames Americas Team, The Boys, The Pokes Team colors White, Silver, Silver-Green, Royal Blue, Navy Blue Head Coach Wade Phillips Owner Jerry Jones General manager Jerry Jones League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1960–present) Western Conference (1960) Eastern Conference (1961-1969) Capitol Division... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... NFL redirects here. ... ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... Yahoo redirects here. ...

Bob Ryan, the Vice President and editor-in-chief of NFL Films, coined this for the Cowboys in 1979. After preparing and editing the team’s 1978 season highlight film he had to come up with a title for the film.^[4] He was quoted as saying: For the Washington, DC meteorologist, see Bob Ryan (meteorologist). ... NFL Films is a Mount Laurel, New Jersey-based company devoted to producing commercials, television programs, feature films, and documentaries on the National Football League, as well as other unrelated major events and awards shows. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...

"I wanted to come up with a different twist on their team highlight film. I noticed then, and had noticed earlier, that wherever the Cowboys played, you saw people in the stands with Cowboys jerseys and hats and pennants. Plus, they were always the national game on television."

Drawing upon this inspiration and that of other nationally followed sports teams, such as the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in college football and the Boston Celtics in pro basketball, which Ryan said "are all America’s teams," he decided to use America’s Team as the name of the highlight film. Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... Major Leagues redirects here. ... The University of Notre Dame IPA: is a Catholic[4] institution located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated section of St. ... A college football game between Colorado State and Air Force. ... The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ...

During the Cowboys' first game of the 1979 season, a nationally televised game against the St. Louis Cardinals (which Dallas won 22-21), the television announcer introduced the Cowboys as America’s Team and the nickname stuck. City Glendale, Arizona Other nicknames The Cards, The Birds, Big Red, The Buzzsaw Team colors Cardinal Red, Black, and White Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt Owner Bill Bidwill General manager Rod Graves Mascot Big Red League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1920–present) Western Division (1933-1949) American Conference (1950-1952...

Dallas’ Hall of Fame coach Tom Landry originally did not approve of the appellation. He felt that it would give opposing teams extra incentive to play harder. Eventually he gave in and actually came to like the name.^[5] Thomas Wade Landry (September 11, 1924 – February 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach. ...

In 2003, NFL Films released a DVD collection chronicling the Dallas Cowboys franchise entitled The Dallas Cowboys: The Complete History of America's Team 1960-2003. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ...

Other claims to the name

• The Green Bay Packers are owned by American shareholders, in all 50 states.
• Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney dismissed the suggestion that the Steelers were America's Team. 'We didn't want that,' Rooney said. 'We're a Pittsburgh team. We feel strongly about that'^[6]
• Other fans of NFL teams have used the term for their team include: the New England Patriots because of their winning three Super Bowl victories in a four year period, the Green Bay Packers because of their loyal following, and the New Orleans Saints following the disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the team's 2006 success after a 2005 season record of 3-13.
• The Atlanta Braves laid claim to the name due to their games being broadcast on cable television systems nationwide on WTBS. These broadcasts built a Braves fanbase in areas of the U.S. far removed from a Major League Baseball team. Even before this, a 1982 issue of Sports Illustrated had referred to the Braves as "America's Team II".^[7]
• The term has also been conferred to the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Red Sox, and the Boston Celtics due to their large nationwide fanbases.
• In 2004, ESPN christened the University of Utah's football team America's Team during their improbable run to an undefeated season and a BCS bowl game. The Utah Utes became the first non-BCS conference team to play in a BCS game.
• The George Mason Patriots men's basketball team was referred to as America's Team during their captivating run to the Final Four of the 2006 NCAA tournament. According to an ESPN.com survey prior to the Final Four, a majority of basketball fans in 47 states (all except California, Florida, and Louisiana, which all had schools in the Final Four) were pulling for the Patriots to win the national championship.
• The Virginia Tech Hokies football team following the tragic events of April 16, 2007.
• Rutgers Scarlet Knights college football team was called by that name during the 2006 season where they finished 10-2.

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References

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External links

• Dallas Cowboys official web site
• The Big Apple: America's Team (Dallas Cowboys) - entry from etymologist Barry Popik on his website The Big Apple