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Why Do the Cowboys and Lions Play on Thanksgiving Every Year?

The story behind the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions and NFL becoming as much of a part of Thanksgiving as roasted turkey and pumpkin pie.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 13, 2024

NFL world pays tribute to longtime Cowboys exec, NFL innovator Gil Brandt after death

Gil Brandt, an NFL innovator who helped build the 1970s Dallas Cowboys, has died.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 31, 2023

Hall of Famer Gil Brandt, who helped build Cowboys into 'America's Team,' dies at 91

Gil Brandt, overshadowed by coach Tom Landry and general manager Tex Schramm as part of the trio that built the Dallas Cowboys into “America’s Team” in the 1970s, has died

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023