The Dallas Cowboys’ Horrible Inaugural Year — 1960

by Paula Bosse

by Paula Bosse

Thanksgiving means different things to different people. For some it’s about spending time with family, for some it’s about ingesting an unimaginable amount of good food, and for others it’s all about watching the Cowboys game.

Here’s a look back at the inaugural season of the Dallas Cowboys, 1960:

Head coach: Tom Landry.
Home field: Cotton Bowl.
Results: 0 wins, 11 losses, 1 tie.
They were ranked last in the Western Conference.
They had the worst record of any team in the NFL that season.

The team got better, but as far as the Cowboys, there was absolutely nothing for Dallas to be thankful for that year — except that they’d never have to re-live Season 1 again.

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Yep, Wikipedia. Read it and weep, sports fans.

3 Comments to “The Dallas Cowboys’ Horrible Inaugural Year — 1960”

From the Vault: If You’re a Cowboys Fan, Be Thankful It Isn’t 1960 | Flashback : Dallas says:

November 26, 2015 at 9:50 AM

[…] That first season … oh dear. My Thanksgiving post from last year contains a few Dallas Cowboys stats that might make you cringe; read it here. […]

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samfordb says:

November 26, 2015 at 11:45 AM

Also, Ward Bond, close friend of a John Wayne and a fellow actor featured in many of Wayne’s films, and the star of T.V.’s Wagon Train, came to Dallas to appear at a halftime show (Dallas vs. LA I think), and died of a heart attack in his hotel room.

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- Paula Bosse says:
  
  November 26, 2015 at 11:48 AM
  
  Right across from where KERA is now!
  
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