Quarterback Roger Staubach threw two touchdown passes in the final 1:30 to beat the 49ers on Dec. The defense was dominant, including this 29-yard sack of Bob Griese by Bob Lilly, in a 24-3 win. AP Photo/Dallas Morning News 1972 Next year's champs no moreĪfter gut-wrenching losses to Green Bay and Baltimore in previous championship games, the 1971 Cowboys won Super Bowl VI against Miami. Their new home became iconic because of the hole in the roof that, as Cowboys fans say, allowed God to watch his favorite team. The Cowboys moved from the Cotton Bowl in Dallas to the state-of-the-art Texas Stadium in Irving. Lilly.'' Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports 1971 Best view in the house Years later, Lilly recalled, 'a Colts player came up to me, holdin' out my helmet. Press-Gazette/USA TODAY Sports 1971 Frustration overflowĪfter losing Super Bowl V on a field goal, Bob Lilly, aka Mr. Quarterback Bart Starr scored on a sneak with 13 seconds to play as Green Bay won the NFL championship against the Cowboys in the 'Ice Bowl.' Game-time temperature at Lambeau Field was minus 15 degrees with a wind chill of minus 48. After his surprise retirement in 1968, he became even more famous as a Monday Night Football analyst.

AP Photo 1960 Staying close to homeĭon Meredith, a quarterback out of SMU, was the Cowboys' first star and was named the NFL Player of the Year in 1966. With his famed fedora, Landry directed the Cowboys for 29 years, winning 250 games and two Super Bowls. Tex Schramm, left, and Tom Landry agree to become the first president/general manager and coach for the expansion franchise.

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