The History of the

Heated Rivalry

Between:

Dallas Cowboys &

Washington Redskins

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The rivalry between Dallas and

Washington reaches back to 1960

when the Cowboys were being

considered for induction into the

NFL.

The owner of the

Redskins, George

Preston Marshall,

strongly opposed the

NFL expansion. The

Redskins had enjoyed

being the only NFL

team to represent the

American South for

three decades. The

Cowboys expansion

threatened that

monopoly.

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In a savvy legal

move, the owners of

the Cowboys bought

the rights to the

Redskins fight song,

“Hail to the

Redskins.” Then

they threatened

Marshall — they

would refuse to allow

him to use the song

at future games

unless he went along

with the expansion.

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That 1960 confrontation was the start of a thriving

rivalry that has continued to this day. By the

1970s, that rivalry hit its stride and set the tone for

one of the greatest sports rivalries in history.

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