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  Dallas Texans (Arena) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dallas Texans were an Arena Football League team that played from 1990 to 1993.
They played their home games in the Reunion Arena, which they shared with the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association.
The team made the second round of the playoffs each of their first two seasons and returned in their final year, but lost in the first round and was disbanded shortly thereafter.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dallas_Texans_(Arena)   (102 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Pro Football - Texans stun Cowboys for franchise's first victory - Tuesday September 10, 2002 03:56 PM
The Texans had plenty of first-half excitement for their frenzied fans, bolting to a 10-3 lead that easily could have been 17-3 if Jermaine Lewis hadn't dropped a sure touchdown pass at the 5 with seconds left in the half.
Dallas tied it on a 33-yard field goal late in the first half and a 46-yard touchdown run by Michael Wiley in the third quarter.
As the Texans celebrated on their side of the field, across the way Jones picked up a towel and used it to wipe his hands in disgust.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/news/2002/09/08/cowboys_texans_ap   (1484 words)

  
 Dallas Texans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dallas Texans has been the name of various American football teams.
Dallas Texans (NFL) 1952 team in the National Football League.
Dallas Texans (Arena) 1990s Arena Football League team.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dallas_Texans   (119 words)

  
 Dallas Historical Society: Dallas History
Dallas was incorporated as a town in 1856.
Dallas was now a concentration point for raw materials, such as grain and cotton, shipped to the South and East.
Dallas was one of the last major cities to have two newspapers.
www.dallashistory.org /history/dallas/dallas_history.htm   (2229 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - 2002 NFL Preview - Texans Tale of the Tape - Wednesday July 24, 2002 04:34 PM
The Texans return to the NFL this season, albeit in Houston, becoming the third franchise to use the moniker (Dallas, 1952; Dallas, 1960-62).
With five games remaining and the Texans unable to meet their payroll, Miller was forced to return the Dallas franchise to the league, which operated the franchise for the remainder of the season.
Dallas native Lamar Hunt founded the AFL Texans in 1960, playing home games in the Cotton Bowl and averaging 24,500 fans for seven home games, the highest average in the league.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/2002/preview/news/2002/07/24/texans_tape   (468 words)

  
 History: The Dallas Texans - Pro Football Hall of Fame
The 1952 Dallas Texans were a National Football League franchise born of failure.
In their brief stay in Dallas, the largest crowd the Texans managed to draw was 17,499 curious spectators on opening day.
With five games remaining and the Texans unable to meet their payroll, Miller was forced to return the Dallas franchise to the league that operated the team for the remainder of the season.
www.profootballhof.com /history/decades/1950s/dallas_texans.jsp   (460 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: DALLAS, TX
Dallas was selected as one of eleven quartermaster and commissary posts in Texas for the Trans-Mississippi Army of the Confederacy.
Dallas businessmen turned their attention to securing rail service and succeeded in attracting the Houston and Texas Central in 1872 and the Texas and Pacific in 1873, making Dallas one of the first rail crossroads in Texas.
The population grew from 679,684 in 1960 to 844,401 in 1970, and from 904,078 in 1980 to 1,006,877 in 1990.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/DD/hdd1.html   (3565 words)

  
 Dallas Texans West '91 Girls   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Texans west jumped ahead in the first half with a goal by Logan.
A foul gave Tejanos their first chance at a goal and they were able to convert the free kick to a goal.
Texans turned up the heat a bit and a foul outside the box set up a kick.
www.eteamz.com /texanswest91girls   (1154 words)

  
 NFL.com - Tennessee at Dallas Game Recap   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
He had just thrown his second nice touchdown pass and was leading the Dallas Cowboys to a 21-13 victory against the Tennessee Titans, securing his job and possibly saving the team's season.
Both were in jeopardy after the expansion Houston Texans humiliated Dallas in the opener.
The Titans (1-1) were in control the first 2½ quarters, despite quarterback Steve McNair suffering a mild concussion when he ran into an equipment trunk on the Dallas sideline midway through the second quarter.
www.nfl.com /gamecenter/recap/NFL_20020915_TEN@DAL   (776 words)

  
 Texans and Chiefs
Originated as the Dallas Texans by AFL founder Lamar Hunt, the franchise had the most playoff appearances as an AFL team, six (tied with Oakland), the most American Football League Championships (3), and the most Super Bowl appearances, playing in the first Super Bowl, and in the last to be played between LEAGUE champions.
Athletic Hall of Fame, Chris Burford was a master of sideline receptions for the Dallas Texans and Kansas City Chiefs.
In 1960, Haynes chose to play for the Dallas Texans and led the American Football League in rushing attempts, yards, and TDs in the league’s first year.
www.conigliofamily.com /TexansChiefs.htm   (2764 words)

  
 News-Star OnlineTexans take field against Cowboys in first scrimmage 08/03/02
The expansion Houston Texans added another historic note to old Robertson Stadium on Friday night with their first scrimmage against the Dallas Cowboys.
The Texans play their first exhibition game Monday night against the New York Giants in the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio.
Officials from both teams are trying to promote a rivalry, but Capers says it will take a while for the Texans to live up to their part of the challenge.
www.news-star.com /stories/080302/spo_34.shtml   (783 words)

  
 ESPNsoccernet.com - NCAA - SMU reaps Dallas Texans haul
A member of the Dallas Texans club team, Da Silva also played soccer with Santos Futebol Club (1998-2001) which won Associacao Paulista de Futebol in 1999, the Nike cup in 2000, and the Associacao Paulista de Futebol title in 2000.
A current member of the Dallas Texans club team, Harwell is also a member of the United States U-20 Men's National Team Pool.
Kevin has been a member of the Dallas Texans the last eight years and helped his squad to various championships (six Classic League titles, Dallas Cup championship, Premier League championship, and Disney championship).
soccernet.espn.go.com /headlinenews?id=323855&cc=5739   (1539 words)

  
 Professional Football Researchers Association- Pro Football History
The Dallas Cowboys are one of the most respected and successful sports franchises to emerge in the last two decades.
However, Dallas' first venture into the world of pro football, the 1952 Dallas Texans, was much less a success.
Seemingly born of failure, the Texans were actually a transplanted version of another faux pas, the New York Yanks.
www.footballresearch.com /articles/frpage.cfm?topic=bellyup   (1050 words)

  
 FC Dallas-Texans Credit Union to host "Million Dollar Kick" promotion - OurSports Central
DALLAS, Texas - Texans Credit Union, a signature sponsor for Pizza Hut Park, will offer one lucky FC Dallas fan the chance to win one million dollars at halftime of this Saturday night's FC Dallas vs. DC United game at Pizza Hut Park.
"Texans is thrilled to partner FC Dallas for this exciting promotion and would love nothing more than to see the lucky contestant become a millionaire," said Joann Chatfield, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Texans Credit Union.
Texans Credit Union is a Texas-based, member-owned, non--profit financial cooperative with branches throughout North Texas, Austin and Houston, including 19 in the Dallas Metroplex.
feeds.thedallasnews.net /?rid=09cbea51e0c1a50a&cat=9f9b95cfe01d1f7d&f=1   (529 words)

  
 Dallas Texans (1960-1962)
A 26-year-old Texan, frustrated by his unsuccessful attempts to gain a pro football franchise in the National Football League, embarked on an alternate course that was to drastically change the face of pro football forever.
Lamar Hunt's own team, the Dallas Texans, was located in his hometown where he would face direct competition from the NFL's newest expansion team, the Dallas Cowboys.
The Texans would struggle, with a midseason 5 game losing streak in their second season posting a disappointing record of 6-8 while finishing a distant second in the AFL West.
www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nfl/kcdal/daltexans.html   (548 words)

  
 Dallas Texans 90 Girls Red - South Division
The Dallas Texans Soccer Club was established in 1993.
In the short time since the club was founded, they have won virtually every major tournament in the United States, including state and regional titles, and competed in the National final-four tournament.
The South Division of the Dallas Texans is based in Arlington Texas.
www.team-sites.com /texans/default.htm   (91 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: DALLAS TEXANS
Hunt named his team the Dallas Texans and hired Hank Stram, an assistant coach at the University of Miami, Florida, as his head coach.
The 1960 Texans had the league's most exciting player, Abner Haynes, a rookie from North Texas State University, who won the league rushing title, was chosen the AFL's first "Player of the Year," and became the symbol of the dynamic new professional league.
The Texans and Oilers struggled through a fifth fifteen-minute period and were two minutes and fifty-four seconds into a record-breaking "sixth quarter" when rookie Tommy Brooker kicked a twenty-five-yard field goal to give the Texans a 20 to 17 victory in the longest football game ever played.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/DD/xod1.html   (468 words)

  
 Kerri Hanks Back In USYSA National Championship Game, As Top Scorer For Dallas Texans :: Talented forward looking to ...
Hanks scored in the 42nd minute to give the Texans a halftime lead in their opening game vs. the Commotion and later capped the 4-0 win with goals in the 60th and 68th minute (Cameron Hardesty also scored in the win).
Two years ago, Hanks earned the Golden Boot after scoring three of her team's seven goals (in four games) as the Texans '85 team won the 2003 USYSA Girls-18 national title (ND rising junior midfielder Claire Gallerano and former ND player Kari Kennedy also were members of that team).
Hanks, rated the nation's No. 4 recruit among 2004 signees, then played with her age group during the next club season but that Texans '86 team lost in the 2004 USYSA regional quarterfinals, with Irish sophomore-to-be goalkeeper Lauren Karas also a member of that Texans team.
www.cstv.com /sports/w-soccer/stories/073105aaa.html   (970 words)

  
 Dallas Texans Girls Red 92   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Texan Girls dominated the Tejanos with a 9-0 Victory, recording their first win of the Fall '05 LHGCL Season.
The Texan girls came to Chicago with a purpose and that was to win.
Dallas Texans Red 92 vs FC Dallas Gold @ Frisco
eteamz.active.com /dallastexansred92girls/index.cfm   (768 words)

  
 NFL.com - Houston Texans Team News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Texans and Cowboys held a combined workout at the Texans' lush practice facility, then moved over to Robertson, formerly called Jeppesen Stadium.
The Texans play their first exhibition game against the New York Giants in the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio.
Cowboys and Texans officials are promoting the teams as rivals, but Capers says it will take a while for the Texans to live up to their part of the challenge.
www.nfl.com /teams/story/HOU/5574477   (631 words)

  
 Dallas Travelogue, The Big D
Most Texans consider Dallas to be the "Capital of America." And I mean that literally.
You ask 10 Texans what the capital of Texas, the United States, America, North America, The Americas, The Confederacy, or The World, and at least 7 of them will tell you Dallas.
As in "Dallas you homo, what country do you think this is?" I also learned after interviewing Texan number 1 that it is a bad idea to actually give them the correct answers.
www.trekshare.com /index.cfm?p1=48&journalid=580   (249 words)

  
 Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Tall Texans of Dallas is an active social club for tall adults in the Metroplex.
Tall Texans of Dallas was founded in 1946.
We are a group comprised of professionals in the Dallas area who have joined together as a team to give something back to our community.
www.partyfools.com /links.htm   (540 words)

  
 Dallas Texans Academy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Dallas Texans Academy is for 95, 96 and 97 girls and boys who have an interest in playing competitive soccer.
Our Mission is to prepare these players by providing the highest quality training in individual and team skills.
Dallas Texans Coaching Staff coach all skill sessions and teams.
www.dallastexansacademy.com   (67 words)

  
 Junior-Senior Showcase   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Dallas Texans and Nike host the Showcase every year to offer the strongest competition to the nation’s top teams, with the opportunity to play in front of as many college coaches from across the country as possible.
Dallas Cup for the boys is scheduled March 20-27, 2005, and Spring Classic at Dallas Cup for the girls is scheduled March 25-27.
Dallas Cup will be in mid-April next year, so the timing will be more advantageous for everyone concerned.
www.dallastexans.com /showcase.htm   (545 words)

  
 Dallas Texans Academy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The DALLAS TEXANS ACADEMY TEAM provides the developmental bridge between recreational soccer and select soccer.
The DALLAS TEXANS ACADEMY focuses on development of the player.
The DALLAS TEXANS ACADEMY TEAMS register in the PAL (Premiere Academy League) to provide the most advantageous environment for player development.
www.dallastexansacademy.org   (264 words)

  
 Sports History - Kansas City Sports Commission
Hunt's team, the Dallas Texans, were unsuccessful in their first two years of existence.
But in 1962 the Texans captured the AFL title in dramatic fashion beating the Houston Oilers in double overtime.
After continued strong competition by the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL, Hunt decided to move his team to Kansas City in 1963, and the Kansas City Chiefs were born.
www.sportkc.org /visit_kc/history.htm   (808 words)

  
 Kids.net.au - Encyclopedia Dallas Texans (NFL) -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Dallas Texans played in the National Football League for one season 1952.
The NFL cancelled the team at the end of the season.
Another Dallas Texans team would play in the American Football League in the 1960s.
www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/da/Dallas_Texans_nfl   (95 words)

  
 Marc A Sparks - Dallas Texas venture capitalist and Dallas start up entrepreneur.
Dallas City Council officials, Dallas Independent School District administrators and business leaders were in attendance to help mark the dedication of the campus to the at-risk teens in the area that face more life struggles in one day than most of us face in a lifetime.
Dallas entrepreneur and investment wizard George Thompson, along with partner Marc Sparks, probably thought they were just writing a check...
Sparky's Kids is dedicated to providing new, high quality computers to financially disadvantaged youth so that the quality of their education can be maximized.
whoismarcsparks.com /news.html   (1523 words)

  
 Dallas Texans 93 Girls Red   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The girls are born between Aug 1, 1992 and July 31, 1993, and play in Division I of the Lake Highlands Girls Classic League (LHGCL).
Oct 5th Dallas Texans come out strong against Andromeda and win by a score of 3-0 to finish up the week.
Sept 12th Dallas Texans girls are on a roll with a 2-0 victory over D'feeters 93.
93dallastexansgirls.com   (964 words)

  
 Dallas Texans vs Jefferson City (Jun 30, 2001)
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Claritin Grand Slam 2001 Dallas Texans vs Jefferson City - Play-by-Play Jun 30, 2001 at Salina, KS (James Matson Field) Score by Innings R H E -------------------------------------- Dallas Texans.......
Dallas Texans - inning 2 Durr doubled to center field.
www.kansasgrandslam.org /grandslam01/GSLAM/SINGLE/HTML/03.HTM   (1267 words)

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