Irvin was nicknamed "The Playmaker" due to his penchant for making big plays in big games.
According to Tex Schramm, the team's name was originally the Dallas Steers, then was changed to the Dallas Rangers, which was the name of the minor league baseball team that was supposed to be disbanded. But on March 19, 1960, after the baseball team reversed course, owner Clint Murchison volunteered to rename his team the Cowboys to avoid confusion.
Super Bowl XLV, between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers, was played on February 6, 2011, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It was the first time the Super Bowl had been played in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Following his retirement in 2017, Tony Romo was hired by CBS Sports to serve as the lead color analyst for the network's NFL telecasts, working in the booth alongside play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz.
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