Cowboys Nostalgia Thread

[boozeman]

Were you a subscriber? I was in '89 and '90.

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That little paper?

No.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Were you a subscriber? I was in '89 and '90.

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In 89 and 90?

 

[bbgun]

In 89 and 90?

Jimmy's arrival inspired me

 

[Texas Ace]

Were you a subscriber? I was in '89 and '90.

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I sure was.

You said 89 and 90 so you obviously weren't a subscriber in 93, but they played a prank that damn near had me crying.

It was an April Fools joke where Emmitt was traded to the Dolphins.

Those bastards.

 

[bbgun]

They actually printed my "letter to the editor" where I implored them to draft Rob Moore in the supplemental.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Jimmy's arrival inspired me

And you gave up right when they started to dominate?

 

[Genghis Khan]

They actually printed my "letter to the editor" where I implored them to draft Rob Moore in the supplemental.

No wonder they cancelled your subscription.

 

[Rev]

No wonder they cancelled your subscription.

I used to think that I was a jinx for the Cowboys. Didnt really start paying attention to football until late 70s. At that time I kept hearing from my dad how good this team was and they lost to the Steelers and the one I really remember feeling down about was the loss to the Rams in the playoffs. Then you had the Catch and the team started going downhill to rock bottom in 89. Didnt really know joy with my own eyes until the 90s teams.

 

[Genghis Khan]

I used to think that I was a jinx for the Cowboys. Didnt really start paying attention to football until late 70s. At that time I kept hearing from my dad how good this team was and they lost to the Steelers and the one I really remember feeling down about was the loss to the Rams in the playoffs. Then you had the Catch and the team started going downhill to rock bottom in 89. Didnt really know joy with my own eyes until the 90s teams.

Pretty much me too. I used to have a Staubach iron-on tshirt when I was about 6 or 7, and I remember crying when he retired. But the earliest game I have a specific memory of is the 80 NFC Championship Game.

 

[ravidubey]

I used to think that I was a jinx for the Cowboys. Didnt really start paying attention to football until late 70s. At that time I kept hearing from my dad how good this team was and they lost to the Steelers and the one I really remember feeling down about was the loss to the Rams in the playoffs. Then you had the Catch and the team started going downhill to rock bottom in 89. Didnt really know joy with my own eyes until the 90s teams.

Lost to the Steelers, Oakland smacked Minnesota, then we whipped Denver in the Superdome. Joy was watching Robert Newhouse throwing a perfect pass to Golden Richards for a long TD and Hollywood Henderson crushing a can of Orange Crush on national TV afterwards. He said something like 'they're the Orange Crush, but we crushed the Orange'

Then we lost to the Steelers again, the Rams, the Eagles, the 49ers, Washington, and the Rams again. It felt like a jinx, but really Brandt failed horribly in the draft after bringing in Dorsett and Hill in 1977. Closest to success was Jeffcoat in 1983, and given how loaded that draft was we still could have done better.

Next success was the 90's.

After that, God only knows, now matter how well we draft.

 

[bbgun]

And you gave up right when they started to dominate?

I was a poor college student. Every penny counted.

 

[Irving Cowboy]

First game I remember was the 1972 game at San Francisco because I was living there. My mother hated football until the day she died in 2020 but my stepfather was a big 49ers fan and I just thought the helmets with the blue star were the coolest thing along with him being so angry at the end of the game and that cemented it for me. Super Bowl XII was great because our neighbors came over and watched and the old lady kept calling Staubach "Starback" just to annoy me but she was the one who STFU after the Newhouse pass.

Ugh... the early 80's were horrible with the losses in 80, 81, and 82 NFCCG's, and of course getting humiliated by Buffalo in I think '83 when they were 1 & whatever and of course the curbstomp by the Bears in '85. I joined the Navy in '86 and my first duty station is in Philadelphia, I went to the games in '86 (win) and '87 (loss) and had tickets to the game in '88 but didn't go and I'm glad because that one ended up being just another heartbreaker, so when Jimmy was hired I was so goddamn excited I was talking shit all summer only to suffer through that horrible '89 season. I didn't know he would turn it around like he did, but I had hope, and sure as shit he did. Ever since then, I think we've been paying the price for Jerry selling his soul to the devil to win that '95 Super Bowl. Oh well...

 

[Irving Cowboy]

Oh yeah, and I was a subscriber to the DCW off and on between '87 and '93.

 

[ravidubey]

Oh yeah, and I was a subscriber to the DCW off and on between '87 and '93.

"Troy Aikman, Number 1 with a Bullet"

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Ever since then, I think we've been paying the price for Jerry selling his soul to the devil to win that '95 Super Bowl. Oh well...

Is there any doubt anymore?

 

[boozeman]

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Can you imagine having the best DT in the entire league? I can't even comprehend that.

Great vid, though. I don't think I've ever seen that part with Dierdorf talking about how great he was.

 

[1bigfan13]

Were you a subscriber? I was in '89 and '90.

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I subscribed for year or two around 94 and 95.

Pre internet and before the oversaturation of NFL coverage, receiving this in the mail used to be the highlight of my week.

 

[Genghis Khan]

I subscribed for year or two around 94 and 95.

Pre internet and before the oversaturation of NFL coverage, receiving this in the mail used to be the highlight of my week.

It was damn hard to find Cowboys reports and news and stuff back in the day if you weren't in that area.

Kids today will never understand!

 

[bbgun]

wut?