* Dallas Johnson, North Queensland Cowboys lock forward and former Melbourne Storm player and Queensland State of Origin representative.

A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative forward, he played club football with the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, and North Queensland Cowboys.

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However their Queensland State of Origin forward Carl Webb was suspended for punching Melbourne's Ryan Hoffman in the final round of the regular season so he was forced to watch the entire Cowboys ' finals run from the sidelines.

A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative five-eighth or lock forward, he played club football in Australia for the Bulldogs ( with whom he won the 1995 Premiership ), Eels, Raiders and Cowboys, and in England for Hull.

Three plays after the turnover, Morton threw a pass that was intercepted by safety Rick Volk and returned 30 yards to the Cowboys 3-yard line ( Morrall later referred to play as the play of the game ).

Denver kick returner Rick Upchurch returned the ensuing kickoff a super bowl record 67 yards to the Cowboys 26-yard line.

Speakers have included Seattle city council member Nick Licata, actor / activist Woody Harrelson ( 1904 ), travel writer and TV host Rick Steves ( 2007 ), ( 2010 ) former Dallas Cowboys center Mark Stepnoski ( 2003 ), and former chief of the Seattle Police Department Norm Stamper ( 2006 ).

The season ended in disappointment as the Nordiques lost to the Calgary Cowboys in the first round of the playoffs, after losing Marc Tardif to injury after a controversial hit by the Cowboys ' Rick Jodzio.

The outlaw Cowboys were anxious for a ruling finding the lawmen guilty of murder.

Not only did long term supporters have much to cheer about, but the Cowboys also captured the imagination of rugby league supporters throughout Australia with their charge into the final series.

* Circus Daze: The Cowboys are in charge of the Cowlanor Diamond awaiting the stagecoach to Jersey City when The Great Bovini's Circus rolls into town.

Perhaps Dial's most famous moment was when he scored a touchdown against the Cowboys in 1962 and as he ran into the endzone, a loud explosive charge was set off right in front of him, heavily startling Dial, a moment that has been remembered as one of the NFL's greatest follies.

The following week, they lost to the Dallas Cowboys 27 – 20 in the Divisional Playoffs.

Star receiver Michael Irvin was suspended by the league for the first five games of 1996 following a drug-related arrest ; he came back after the Cowboys started the season 2-3 ; they finished 10-6 and won the NFC East title, but were eliminated in the divisional round of the playoffs 26-17 by the second-year Carolina Panthers.

The following season, the Cowboys avenged that defeat by beating the Eagles three times: twice during the regular season to claim the title as NFC East champions and once more in a wild-card playoff game by a combined score of 78 – 30, including a 24 – 0 shutout in week 17.

But following this Super Bowl the rivalry cooled as first the Cowboys and then the 49ers went through lengthy performance slumps.

The following four games resulted in two more losses for the Cowboys.

White was the Dallas Cowboys ' first pick and the second player selected in the 1975 National Football League Draft, and was moved to middle linebacker, where he was a backup to Cowboy legend Lee Roy Jordan, playing mostly on special teams his first two seasons, including his rookie season when Dallas lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl X. Jordan retired following the 1976 season, and his slot was filled by Bob Breunig, who held the position the next nine seasons.

" Immediately following the Cowboys ' loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Parcells said that he was unsure if he would return in 2007, and the rumors about Parcells's future escalated.

After the game, according to a report from a stadium employee at Lincoln Financial Field, Owens ran into the locker room following the 38 – 24 loss and launched into a tirade, yelling and asking why the Cowboys bothered signing him in the offseason, indicating that they should have thrown the ball towards him more.

The Cowboys misfortunes continued the following year as they finished with a 1 – 15 record, the worst in franchise history, while injuries limited Irvin to only six games.

The defeat was the 49ers fourth NFC title loss of the 1990s, following losses to the New York Giants in 1990 and the Dallas Cowboys in 1992 and 1993.

The following offseason, he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys, where he was reunited with Bill Parcells, his coach while he was with the New York Jets.

After Staubach's retirement following the end of that season, White became the Cowboys ' starting quarterback, and for a few years did double-duty as the punter until sometime in 1984.

Born in Newark, New Jersey, Hamilton broke into the Majors in the American Association with the Kansas City Cowboys in 1888 at the age of 22 and established himself as a star the following season by batting. 301 with 144 runs and 111 stolen bases.

The Panther earned their fourth title in 1992, defeating the Munich Cowboys, which, in the following year, won the championship themselves, against Cologne Crocodiles, who suffered their fourth defeat in their fourth German Bowl.

The Panther earned their fourth title in 1992, defeating the Munich Cowboys, which, in the following year, won the championship themselves, against Cologne Crocodiles, who suffered their forth defeat in their fourth German Bowl.

Pattison was also hoping that the Cowboys would be one of six WHA teams to join the NHL in 1977 following as part of a proposed merger.

Palmer returned the following week against the Dallas Cowboys and completed 23 of 39 of his passes for 217 yards, with two touchdowns, and an interception on the first passing play of the game.

A massive victory over the Cronulla Sharks the following week meant that in the first 13 rounds of the season, the Cowboys had won eight and lost just three matches.

When he decided to make a comeback in 1961 following a West Virginia alumni game, the Bears traded his rights to the Dallas Cowboys for a 2nd-round, along with 9th-round draft choice in the 1963 NFL Draft.

The following season, Dallas made it back to the Super Bowl, and again Howley had a great performance, recording a fumble recovery and a 41-yard interception in the Cowboys 24-3 win over the Miami Dolphins.

Following the AFL-NFL merger, Turner also played with the Denver Broncos for another nine seasons and kicked four points in a losing effort in Super Bowl XII against the Dallas Cowboys, connecting on a 43-yard field goal and an extra point following a 5-yard touchdown run by Rob Lytle.

The following day, the Cowboys placed him on the retired list.

In 1994, following his success with the Cowboys, Turner was hired as the head coach of the Washington Redskins.

The Cowboys made the playoffs every year of Reeves's playing days, reaching the Super Bowl twice and culminating in a 24-3 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VI following the 1971 season.

The New York Giants for portions of the 1980s, carried from head coach Ray Perkins to Bill Parcells, wore white at home against the Cowboys but after a period of time stopped.

Bill Belichick, head coach of the New England Patriots, made the decision to wear white against the Cowboys.

Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry was an early advocate of taking play calling out of the quarterback's hands.

In the ensuing offseason, massive changes occurred to the coaching staff, as offensive coordinator Cam Cameron left to become the head coach of the Miami Dolphins, while defensive coordinator Wade Phillips would fill the head coaching vacancy with the Dallas Cowboys.

But after head coach Tom Landry settled on Staubach, the Cowboys won their last seven regular season games to finish with an 11 – 3 record.

And Miami's " No-Name Defense " ( a nickname inspired by Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry when he could not recall the names of any Dolphins defenders just before Super Bowl VI ), led by future hall of fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti, allowed the fewest points in the league during the regular season ( 171 ).

Therefore, the Super Bowl hype was more focused onto Cowboys owner / general manager Jerry Jones and head coach Jimmy Johnson.

After taking over the Cowboys in 1989, team owner / general manager Jerry Jones and head coach Jimmy Johnson rebuilt the team into a Super Bowl contender with young talent.

Barry Switzer became the second head coach, after former Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson, to win a college football national championship ( University of Oklahoma 1974, 1975, 1985 ) and a Super Bowl title.

Petitbon was fired at the end of the season and on February 2, 1994, Norv Turner was hired as head coach after being the offensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys.

Home-grown talent, like quarterbacks Tony Adams and Danny White, quickly bolted for the NFL, with Adams landing with the Kansas City Chiefs and White with the Dallas Cowboys, and Florida head coach Jack Pardee got star Blazers ' tight end Greg Latta to jump ship with him to the NFL's Bears.

* Bill Parcells ( born 1941 ), former Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the Miami Dolphins and former head coach of the New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys.

* Rex Ryan, current NFL head coach for the New York Jets, was born in Ardmore in 1962 ; his twin brother is Rob Ryan, the current defensive Coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys.

* Mike Gundy, head coach for Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

* Dan Reeves ( born 1944 ), former running back of the Dallas Cowboys, former head coach of the New York Giants.

Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr., former NFL quarterbacks Drew Bledsoe, Troy Aikman, and Warren Moon, German ice skater Katarina Witt, then-current Dallas Cowboys head coach Barry Switzer, and former Detroit Lions coach Wayne Fontes play themselves in the film.

He also appeared as himself in a 2007 television commercial for Diet Pepsi MAX, which also featured then Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips and quarterback Tony Romo.

In 1960, he became the first head coach of the Dallas Cowboys and stayed for 29 seasons ( 1960 – 88 ).

Schramm became the head of the Cowboys when the former expansion team started operations in 1960.

Duane Charles " Bill " Parcells ( born August 22, 1941 ) is a former American football head coach, most recently with the Dallas Cowboys from 2003 to 2006.

Following three straight 5 – 11 seasons, Dallas Cowboys ' owner Jerry Jones lured Bill Parcells out of retirement and made him the head coach in 2003.

In his first season with the Cowboys, he led them to the playoffs with a 10 – 6 record ( losing to the eventual NFC Champion Carolina Panthers in the opening round ), thus making him the first head coach in NFL history to guide four different teams to the playoffs.

On January 22, 2007, he announced his retirement as head coach of the Cowboys after 4 years, apparently ending his coaching career.