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Cowboys-Redskins a shadow of what it used to be

By Greg Garber
ESPN.com

Wednesday, November 1, 2006

The Cowboys-Redskins relationship, political correctness aside, never really had a chance. When the idea to place an NFL franchise in Texas surfaced in the late 1950s, Washington owner George Preston Marshall was vehemently against it. It was an ugly struggle. At one point, the Dallas group purchased the rights to "Hail to the Redskins" and held the fight song hostage until Marshall relented. On Jan. 28, 1960, the Cowboys were born at the league's annual meeting in Miami Beach, Fla. ...

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