{"id":16468,"date":"2009-09-03T09:59:03","date_gmt":"2009-09-03T14:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playingfieldpromotions.com\/blog\/?p=1509"},"modified":"2009-09-03T09:59:03","modified_gmt":"2009-09-03T14:59:03","slug":"why-are-the-dallas-cowboys-so-popular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/why-are-the-dallas-cowboys-so-popular","title":{"rendered":"Why Are The Dallas Cowboys So Popular?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m always amazed at the popularity of the Dallas Cowboys and their players. I book sports celebrities across the country and no team except maybe baseball\u2019s New York Yankees  even come close to matching the popularity of the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys popularity isn\u2019t just confined to Texas. It\u2019s true they are the most  popular team in every corner of the state,  but their popularity extends across the country. They earned the nickname \u201cAmerica\u2019s Team\u201d for good reason. Ask football fans in Richmond, VA who their favorite team is and they\u2019re just as likely to say the Cowboys as the Redskins.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I recently spoke with Hall of Famer Randy White, who\u2019s success with the Cowboys has translated into a nice post-football career making appearances, endorsements, etc. I joked with Randy how fortunate he should feel that he was drafted by the Cowboys and not a less popular team like the Lions. He agreed.<\/p>\n<p>I book more former Cowboys for events than any other football team. Want to drive traffic and create excitement around your event? You can\u2019t go wrong with a Cowboys player. A few examples of recently bookings\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Drew Pearson booking agent\" href=\"http:\/\/www.playingfieldpromotions.com\/Drew-Pearson.php\" target=\"_blank\">Drew Pearson<\/a> made an appearance at a casino in Arizona<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Too Tall Jones agent\" href=\"http:\/\/www.playingfieldpromotions.com\/Too-Tall-Jones.php\">Ed \u201cToo Tall\u201d Jones<\/a> made an appearance at a Super Bowl party in New Mexico<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tony Dorsett booking agent\" href=\"http:\/\/www.playingfieldpromotions.com\/Tony-Dorsett.php\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Dorsett<\/a> appeared at a corporate event in Las Vegas<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Roger Staubach booking agent\" href=\"http:\/\/www.playingfieldpromotions.com\/Roger-Staubach.php\" target=\"_blank\">Roger Staubach<\/a> spoke an annual meeting in Arkansas<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jay Novacek agent\" href=\"http:\/\/www.playingfieldpromotions.com\/Jay-Novacek.php\" target=\"_blank\">Jay Novacek<\/a> appeared at a store grand opening in Virginia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So why the popularity? It began in the 1970\u2019s with Roger Staubach, Tom Landry and the cheerleaders. Everything in Texas is big and the Cowboys attained a larger-than-life status. They always seemed to be on tv and the team\u2019s success with a victory in Super Bowl XII helped them gain legions of new fans .<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys struggled a bit in the 1980\u2019s but its three Super Bowl victories in the 1990\u2019s helped reclaim its status as America\u2019s Team . They were their own reality show &#8211; a good-looking quarterback in <a title=\"Troy Aikman agent\" href=\"http:\/\/www.playingfieldpromotions.com\/Troy-Aikman.php\" target=\"_blank\">Troy Aikman,<\/a> the NFL\u2019s all-time leading rusher in Emmitt Smith, a character in Michael Irvin  and an ego maniac in Jerry Jones.<\/p>\n<p>No NFL team receives the same amount of attention as the Cowboys. The media loves controversy and sensationalism and the Cowboys are full of both. Last year, ESPN jumped on the bandwagon by assigning one its reporters to cover the Cowboys full-time. With Terrell Owens running his mouth off, Tony Romo dating Jessica Simpson and Jerry Jones still prowling the sidelines, the team was must-see tv.<\/p>\n<p>This season may be a bit more boring with T.O. gone and Jessica Simpson out of the picture, but there\u2019s no doubt the team will continue to be popular and make front-page headlines.<\/p>\n<p>Of course I shouldn&#8217;t fail to mention that the visually appealing Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders may be a contributing factor as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m always amazed at the popularity of the Dallas Cowboys and their players. I book sports celebrities across the country and no team except maybe baseball\u2019s New York Yankees even come close to matching the popularity of the Cowboys. The Cowboys popularity isn\u2019t just confined to Texas. 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