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The Dallas Cowboys have called three different stadiums home during their 55 years of existence.
Their original home was the Cotton Bowl (1960-1971) followed by Texas Stadium (1971-2008) and
finally their current home, AT&T Stadium (2009-present.)
Cotton Bowl
The original Fair Park football
stadium was built in 1921 and
seated 15,000. That wooden
structure was razed in 1930 and
construction began on what is
now the Cotton Bowl. The original
seating capacity of the stadium
was 46,200 and built at a cost of
$328,000. In January 1936, Fair
Park Stadium was officially
renamed The Cotton Bowl in
recognition of the fact that more
cotton was raised within 200
miles of Dallas than any other
town in America. Later additions
of upper decks on each side
increased capacity to 75,504 by
the time the Cowboys arrived in
1960. From 1960 into the 1971 season, the Cowboys called the Cotton Bowl home, posting a 45-33-
4 record, including a 2-2 mark in postseason. Until 2009, the largest home crowd in club history was
the 80,259 that packed into the Cotton Bowl on Nov. 24, 1966 to watch the Cowboys defeat the
Cleveland Browns 26-14 in the inaugural Thanksgiving Day game in Dallas.
Texas Stadium
Home to the Dallas Cowboys
Texas Stadium, a football
facility built at a cost of $35 million
in 1971, was the home of
the Dallas Cowboys for 38 seasons
and hosted its final game
on Dec. 20, 2008 against the
Baltimore Ravens. The
Cowboys opened their facility
on Oct. 24, 1971 with a 44-21
victory over New England.
During that time, the Cowboys
posted a 213-100 record
(.681), including a 16-6 (.727)
mark in postseason, at home.
Located in the Dallas suburb of
Irving, Texas Stadium had a
seating capacity of 65,581 and
featured 381 luxury suites, 52
concession stands, 40 specialty stands, 86 restrooms, 115 drinking fountains and 130 acres of parking.
Texas Stadium’s most unique feature was the partial roof which covered fans from inclement
weather, but left the game outdoors. The Cowboys incorporated the design feature in their new home
which also includes a retractable roof.
AT&T Stadium
On Nov. 2, 2004 the voters of Arlington approved a public-private partnership with the Dallas
Cowboys to build a state-of-the-art, retractable roof stadium in Arlington, Texas. Located in the heart
of Arlington's entertainment district, construction on the new stadium began in April 2006 and was
completed early in the summer of 2009.
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