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Are you thinking of the football expansion? Dallas has had two football teams. In 1952 the Dallas Texans, which later became the Kansas City Chiefs. In 1960 the Dallas Cowboys came to being. The Dallas Texans of 1952 are the Indianapolis Colts of today. After the one season (1952) the NFL awarded the team to a group of Baltimore businessmen headed by Carroll Rosenbloom. The franchise moved operations to Baltimore and became known as the Colts. The charter member of the American Football League named the Dallas Texans moved operations to Kansas City for the 1963 season. The Cowboys began play in the NFL in 1960.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe Dallas Cowboys entered the NFL in 1960. In fact, from 1960-1962, Dallas also had the Dallas Texans of the AFL, who became the Kansas City Chiefs. Dallas also had a previous NFL franchise called the Dallas Texans, who played one season, 1952.
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∙ 12y agoDallas was granted an NFL franchise on January 28, 1960.
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∙ 15y agoDallas was granted an NFL expansion franchise on January 28, 1960.
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∙ 13y agoThe Cowboys joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1960.
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When did the Dallas Cowboys enter NFL?
Clint Murchison, Jr. was granted an NFL franchise for a Dallas, Texas team on January 28, 1960.
What year did Dallas join the NFL?
They joined in 1960.
Why are the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC east?
they were among the very first teams to enter the NFL.
What year did the Cowboys get put into the NFL?
The Dallas Cowboys were an NFL expansion team in 1960.
What year did Dallas join NFL?
The Cowboys joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1960.
When did the chiefs enter the NFL?
The Chiefs became an NFL team in 1967 when the AFL merged with the NFL to become one league. They were one of the original AFL teams. They were still in the AFL until 1970, they won the Super bowl IV in 1970 as the last AFL team, the following year they joined the NFL as part of the AFC The Chiefs were originally named The Dallas Texans and was founded by Lamar Hunt as a member of the American Football League(AFL). The Chiefs relocated to Kansas City in 1963 and took the name that they have now. They then joined the NFL during the NFL-AFL merging in the year 1960.
What year did the Cardinals enter the NFL?
1920
