What’s happening this week in Dallas: The last week to attend training camp in Oxnard

Before the advent of plastic football helmets, many football players wore leather helmets.  It’s no coincidence that the earliest football helmet looked more like a padded aviator cap than the high-tech crash-tested helmet used by today’s players. The invention of the leather helmet most likely dates back to 1893, when Admiral Joseph Mason Reeve (the…

High impact.  Hungry.  Proud to be a Cowboy.  These words describe Jaylon Smith.  Though Jaylon is not as visible of a player on the field as Vander Esch, he plays in a way that more frequently disrupts the game in favor of the Cowboys through his ability to rush the passer, and the physicality with…

There is a reason over 70% of all beef consumed in restaurants is in the form of a hamburger.  It’s because hamburgers are great and are easy to consume without forks and knives. No wonder the Hamburger is one the most popular derivatives of the sandwich  (about 60% of sandwiches are burgers).  In the spirit…

There is no greater icon of the American west than the Cowboy.  They are stoic, hardworking, and quintessentially American.  The era of the cowboy began after the Civil War in the heart of Texas.  Cattle were herded long before this time, but in Texas, they grew wild and unchecked.  As the country expanded, the demand…

Being a diehard football fan does not mean you have to eat like a brute.  Here is a quick and healthy recipe that embraces the season of bountiful fresh produce broadly available at your local farmers market in late summer.  And for only 250 calories, it offers 10 grams of protein and over five grams…

White was the Dallas Cowboys’ first pick and the second player selected in the 1975 National Football League Draft.  But it wasn’t until 1977 that he had his break out year, was named to his first All-Pro team, his first ProBowl and named MVP of Super Bowl XII with teammate Harvey Martin.  He continued to…