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Originally Posted by djnemo65
Even though it doesnt make much geographical sense, thank god the league did put them in the nfl east, or else sports would have been robbed of one of its most compelling rivalries.
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What's interesting is how the league came to the decision to put them in the NFC east origionally. In 1960 there were conspiracy theories involving top Dallas officials along with former comissioner Pete Rozelle to put Dallas in the NFC east because in so doing at the time felt it would give them the best opportunity to be successful. Tex Schramm who headed the Cowboys at the time had hired Pete Rozelle as his PR man in LA before moving to Texas. The stage had been set for Dallas to become a league darling, and it continued up to the point where they have been refered to as "America's Team". They were an interesting group from the time they entered the league because they were playing computerized football in 1960. However, their games with the Redskins were just an afterthought until George Allen arrived and the true rivalry began.