The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, United States, founded in 1960 as an NFL expansion franchise, and one of the most widely supported and highest-valued franchises in American professional sports, having won multiple Super Bowl championships, including three in four seasons from 1992 to 1995. Playing in navy blue and silver-blue, nicknamed "America's Team" since a 1978 NFL Films documentary of that title, the franchise plays at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and has fielded prominent figures across its history including coach Tom Landry and star players Roger Staubach, Emmitt Smith and Troy Aikman.
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Which league and division do the Dallas Cowboys play in?
The NFC East division of the National Football League.
The Dallas Cowboys compete in the National Football League as a member of the National Football Conference East division. The franchise was founded in 1960 as an NFL expansion team and plays its home games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
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The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) East division.
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The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, United States, founded in 1960 as an NFL expansion franchise, and one of the most widely supported and highest-valued franchises in American professional sports, having won multiple Super Bowl championships, including three in four seasons from 1992 to 1995. Playing in navy blue and
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The franchise has made it to the Super Bowl eight times, tying it with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, and San Francisco 49ers for second-most Super Bowl appearances in history behind the New England Patriots' record 12 appearances.
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Wikidata Q204862, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Greg Schorp (Wikipedia)
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an American former professional football player who was a tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL)
Jimmy Ridlon (Wikipedia)
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for the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys
Troy Aikman (Wikipedia)
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Dallas Cowboys
Larry Allen (Wikipedia)
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Dallas Cowboys
Lance Alworth (Wikipedia)
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Dallas Cowboys
Herb Adderley (Wikipedia)
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Dallas Cowboys
Tony Dorsett (Wikipedia)
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for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos
Harold Carmichael (Wikipedia)
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Dallas Cowboys
Mike Ditka (Wikipedia)
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Dallas Cowboys
Tony Romo (Wikipedia)
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with the Dallas Cowboys
Terrell Owens (Wikipedia)
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he signed with the Dallas Cowboys
Bob Hayes (Wikipedia)
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for the Dallas Cowboys (for 11 seasons)
Chuck Howley (Wikipedia)
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primarily with the Dallas Cowboys
Roger Staubach (Wikipedia)
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for 11 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys
Harvey Martin (Wikipedia)
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for the Dallas Cowboys from 1973 until 1983
Emmitt Smith (Wikipedia)
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Smith played 13 seasons with the Cowboys and two with the Arizona Cardinals.
Larry Brown (cornerback) (Wikipedia)
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for the Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders
Malcolm Smith (American football) (Wikipedia)
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He also played for the Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Dallas Cowboys, and Cleveland Browns.
Von Miller (Wikipedia)
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professional football outside linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys
Randy White (American football) (Wikipedia)
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for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL) from 1975 to 1988
Charlie Waters (Wikipedia)
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Charlie Tutan Waters (born September 10, 1948) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 12-year career as a safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).
Jack Patera (Wikipedia)
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In 1960, Patera was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the expansion draft.
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