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Tex Schramm
Personal information
Born:(1920-06-02)June 2, 1920
San Gabriel, California, U.S.
Died:July 15, 2003(2003-07-15) (aged 83)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Career information
High school:Alhambra (CA)
College:Texas
Position:General manager, president
Career history
As an executive:
  • Los Angeles Rams (1947–1956)
  • Dallas Cowboys (1960–1988)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Super Bowl champion (VI, XII)
  • Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor
Military career
AllegianceUnited States United States
Service/branchUnited States Army Air Forces seal U.S. Army Air Forces
Battles/warsWorld War II
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Texas Earnest Schramm Jr. (June 2, 1920 – July 15, 2003) was an American football executive who was the original president and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys franchise of the National Football League (NFL). Schramm, usually referred to as "Tex", became the head of the Cowboys when the former expansion team started operations in 1960.

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first director of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Brock was hired by Tex Schramm in the early 1960s to create a cheerleading squad for the Dallas Cowboys...

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Beautiful" aka "Too Mean" went to the Pro Bowl four times. Former Cowboys GM Tex Schramm stated: "He'll be remembered as one of the great Cowboys of the golden...

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Jerry Jones

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Jimmy Johnson. A few months later, he fired longtime general manager Tex Schramm, and assumed complete control over football matters. After a slow start...

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home. The use of white jerseys was introduced by general manager (GM) Tex Schramm, who wanted fans to see a variety of opponents' jersey colours at home...

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1967 NFL Championship Game

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Super Bowl V to the Baltimore Colts 13–16 on a last-second field goal. Schramm considered this game to be the turning point to Dallas becoming America's...

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Bum Bright

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wanted to fire Landry himself as early as 1987, but general manager Tex Schramm claimed he didn't have a successor in place yet. In 2016, Jones revealed...

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Super Bowl X

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over a wireless microphone, an innovation of Cowboys general manager Tex Schramm which went into effect at the start of the 1975 season. Super Bowl X...

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and strength, despite having an average or sub-par college career. Tex Schramm, the president and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys from 1960 to...

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worn its blue jerseys at home since 1963, as Cowboys general manager Tex Schramm opted to have the team wear white at home in order to present fans with...

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1988 Dallas Cowboys season

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season was the final year for head coach Tom Landry, general manager Tex Schramm, and owner Bum Bright. It also featured the rookie season debut of Michael...

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Super Bowl XIII

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the game representing the Cowboys were general manager/team president Tex Schramm, assistant coach Mike Ditka, who was elected as a tight end with the...

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Gene Upshaw

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the NFL and the NFLPA, Dallas Cowboys president and general manager Tex Schramm told Upshaw, "Gene, here's what you have to understand: we're the ranchers...

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American Football League

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commissioner, several NFL owners, headed by Dallas Cowboys general manager Tex Schramm, secretly approached Lamar Hunt and other AFL owners and started negotiations...

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Restland Memorial Park

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football quarterback Russell A. Steindam – Medal of Honor recipient Tex Schramm – NFL executive Russell A. Steindam – US Army officer and Medal of Honor...

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Tom Landry

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three-year contract in the summer of 1987. However, general manager Tex Schramm brought in Paul Hackett as a new offensive coach in 1986, and in 1987...

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Los Angeles Rams

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his induction was based mainly on his 29 years as NFL commissioner. Tex Schramm, also inducted as a contributor, was a Rams executive for 9 years, but...

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1985 Dallas Cowboys season

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1985 Dallas Cowboys season Owner Bum Bright General manager Tex Schramm Head coach Tom Landry Home field Texas Stadium Results Record 10–6 Division place...

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Tex Maule

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office, where he worked with Pro Football Hall of Famers Pete Rozelle and Tex Schramm. Later, in 1956, Maule was hired by Sports Illustrated, where he covered...

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Texas Stadium

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Cowboys to play in the 1967 season, Murchison and Cowboys general manager Tex Schramm announced a plan to build a new stadium in the northwest suburb of Irving...

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Duane Thomas

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Cowboys management refused to renegotiate, he called team president Tex Schramm “deceitful,” player personnel director Gil Brandt “a liar” and head coach...

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