Welcome to the Holy Cowboys!

Welcome to my Dallas Cowboys blog! I hope that you enjoy your stay here, because this is the place where you'll find interesting facts, live game updates and so much more. Now, let's kick things off with twelve facts about America's Team...

1. The highest attendance record of any NFL game wasn't a Super Bowl game or even in the US, it was actually one between the Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans) and the Dallas Cowboys with 112,376 in attendance at the Aztec Stadium in Mexico City.

2. Franchise was founded on January 28, 1960.

3. The Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas uses more electricity than the whole entire country of Liberia.

4. Team mascot is Rowdy.

5. The term "Hail Mary" became universal following an NFL playoff game on December 28th, 1975 between the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings, when former Dallas quarterback Roger Staubach said, "I closed my eyes and said a hail mary." After his game-winning touchdown pass to wide receiver, Drew Pearson.

6. Have won the Super Bowl five times from 1972 to 1995.

7. Are the most valuable team in the world, now worth an estimate of $7.64 billion.

8. Were established by Clint Murchison Jr.

9. The Dallas Cowboys have had quite a few team nicknames throughout the years including America's Team, The Boys, Big D and Doomsday Defense.

10. In 1967, Murchison reported that the team would construct their own stadium in Irving, Texas.

11. The official team colors of the Dallas Cowboys are Navy Blue, Metallic Silver, Royal Blue and White.

12. Had played in a total of nine Playoff seasons and made eight Super Bowl appearances before the 2000s.