The Dallas Cowboys are one of the most successful franchises in National Football League (NFL) holding the record for the most number appearances at the Super Bowl with eight and share another record with the San Francisco 49ers, the highest number of victories at the Super Bowl with five. The Dallas Cowboys are also one of a few team to have won the Super Bowl in consecutive years. The Dallas Cowboys are a National Football League (NFL) team playing in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC). The Cowboys play at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas, and wear uniform colors of blue, silver, and white. The team takes its name from the state’s cattle ranching history, and the star on the players’ helmets is symbolic of Texas’s nickname, the Lone Star State. Tom Landry Dressed in a jacket, tie, and trademark hat, coach Tom Landry was a familiar sight on the Dallas Cowboys sideline from 1960 to 1988. During his 29-year career the Hall of Fame strategist guided the Cowboys to five Super Bowl appearances and compiled 270 career wins.

Tom Landry, one of the most successful coaches in professional football history, led the club to two Super Bowl victories during the 1970s, with teams starring safety Mel Renfro and quarterback Roger Staubach. Under head coaches Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer, the team won three Super Bowls during the 1990s, with lineups featuring quarterback Troy Aikman and running back Emmitt Smith. The Cowboys joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1960. During its first season, the team failed to win a single game. In 1965, under Landry, the Cowboys earned their first of nine consecutive trips to the playoffs. Quarterback Don Meredith, receiver Bob Hayes, and running back Dan Reeves propelled Dallas to consecutive NFL Championship Games in 1966 and 1967. Both years, the Green Bay Packers defeated the Cowboys and went on to win the Super Bowl. (Before 1971, the NFL and American Football League champions met in the Super Bowl after their respective league championships.) Dallas reached Super Bowl V in 1971 after defeating the Houston Oilers (now Tennessee Titans) and the Detroit Lions in the playoffs. The NFL crown evaded the Cowboys, however, as they lost the game on a last-minute field goal by the Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts). Buy Dallas Cowboys Tickets.