How Many of These Famous Dallas Cowboys Nicknames Do You Know?

What's the most common nickname you can think of when thinking of the Dallas Cowboys? Well there's a lot that come to mind; of course the biggest one that comes to mind is about the team itself, “America’s Team”, which was given to the team after their 1978 highlight reel.

Another popular nickname is the “Doomsday Defense”, a nickname given to the Cowboys teams that would lead them to two Super Bowl victories: Doomsday I for Super Bowl VI & Doomsday II for Super Bowl XII. Of course the other nickname we've heard used for the Cowboys is "The Boys" or "Dem Boys".

The same goes for the HOME of the Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium. "The Death Star", "The Palace in Dallas", "Jerry World"... these are all some of the most common names for their home stadium.

But what about the players themselves? Several famous players from the Dallas Cowboys teams have gone on to earn themselves nicknames that have stuck with them throughout their entire careers.

There are several more so here are some more popular nicknames for Cowboys personal include:

• Raymond Wright aka Big Cat
• Randy White aka the Manster
• Bill "The Big Tuna" Parcells, who coached the Dallas Cowboys from 2003 to 2006,
• Dan Bailey aka Dan the Man,
• Ezekiel Elliot aka E-Z-E,
• Jerry Jones, aka Jerry Poppins
• & Ed "Too Tall" Jones

If you want to read more Dallas Cowboys stories, you can check out the cheesy music video they did back in the 80's right here.

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