Texas E. Schramm Jr., who served as the Cowboys first president and general manager, died this morning at his Dallas home at the age of 83.
Schramm, together with head coach Tom Landry and owner Clint Murchison, took an expansion team from 1960 and turned them into “America’s Team”.
Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991, Schramm also made considerable contributions to the National Football League.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones announced last year that Mr. Schramm would be inducted into the Cowboys’ Ring of Honor during this football season.
Starting with a record of 0-11-1 in their first season, the Cowboys spent five years building a winner. In 1965, the Cowboys finished at .500 for the first time, their 7-7 record earning them second place in the Eastern Conference.
From 1966 to 1985, the Cowboys went on to record an NFL-record 20 consecutive winning seasons. It is the third-longest such streak in sports history, with only the New York Yankees (39 seasons from 1926 to 1964) and the Montreal Canadiens (32 seasons from 1951 to 1983) surpassing the Cowboys.
In that timeframe, the Dallas Cowboys won 13 division titles, made 18 playoff appearances and played in five Super Bowls, winning two of them.
Due to their success, the Cowboys became one of the most recognizable sports franchises in the world. And while it is widely reported that the Cowboys anointed themselves as “America’s Team,” it was actually NFL Films that bestowed that title on the franchise.
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