Bright retained Tex Schramm, who served as the Cowboys' president and general manager from 1960 to February 1989.
Tex Schramm, who was the Cowboys' president and general manager from 1960 to early 1989.
$77,000 to $100,000 a year
Jerry Jones, who also acts as the team's president and general manager.
Only two men have served as the Dallas Cowboys' general manager. Tex Schramm, who also was the team's president, served as the GM from 1959 to 1989. Jerry Jones, the Cowboys' owner for the past 25 years, has been the general manager since he bought the team in February 1989.
It Was... Tex Schramm
Tex Schramm was the Dallas Cowboys' president and general manager for their first five Super Bowl appearances between January 1972 and January 1979.
No. But Tex Schramm, the original president and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys, transformed the cheerleading squad into a dazzling dance team with the pizzazz of Las Vegas showgirls.
Tex Schramm
You don't need a list. All you need to remember is that the Cowboys' first president and general manager was Tex Schramm, whose tenure ran from 1960 to 1989. Since 1989, the Cowboys' president and general manager has been the owner, Jerry Jones.
Tex Schramm never owned the Dallas Cowboys. He was the team's president and general manager from 1960 to early 1989. But he literally was as powerful as an owner. For years, he operated the football program with little or no interference from the Cowboys' original owner, Clint Murchison.
The Cowboys were pretty much the creation of president and general manager Tex Schramm. He left the football product to Tom Landry, the draft to Gil Brandt, and pretty much handled everything else.
They don't really have a meaning, although Tex Schramm, the Cowboys' original president and general manager, wanted photogenic colors that would look good on television. He apparently succeeded.