The Dallas Cowboys
Subtitle: the outrageous history of the biggest, loudest, most hated, best loved football team in America
By: Joe Nick Patoski
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780316077552
Subjects: History; SPORTS & RECREATION / History; Dallas Cowboys (Football team); HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX); SPORTS & RECREATION / Football
Description: "From Dandy Don Meredith and Roger Staubach to the three Super Bowls won by the unbeatable trio of Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, and Emmitt Smith in the mid-nineties, to TO, Tony Romo, and the glitzy soap opera team of today, the Cowboys have been the NFL's star franchise for 50 years. Love them or hate them-the Dallas Cowboys are known as "America's Team." But the Cowboys have never been just about football. With their oil baron roots, overbearing, ego-driven owner, players who can't stay out of the tabloids, a palatial new home that sets the standard for modern stadiums, fans as enthusiastic as cheerleaders, and cheerleaders who are as famous as the team itself, the Cowboys have become a staple of Americana. Joe Nick Patoski plumbs all these stories in a book that is a rich, sometimes scandalous, and always vivid portrait of a time, a place, and an irreplaceable team"--