Tex Schramm interrupted his education to serve as an officer in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
15 Facts About Tex Schramm
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In late 1959, when it became apparent that the NFL was intent on expanding to Dallas, Tex Schramm told his friends in football that he was interested in running the team.
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In 1960, Tex Schramm hired head coach Tom Landry and chief scout Gil Brandt.
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In 1966, Tex Schramm met secretly with American Football League founder Lamar Hunt to begin the negotiations that led to the 1970 merger of the NFL and AFL, as well as the first Super Bowl in 1967.
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Tex Schramm was known as the most powerful general manager in the NFL.
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Tex Schramm represented the Cowboys at league meetings and exercised the team's voting rights, something normally reserved for team owners.
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Tex Schramm was a leading opponent of the 1987 NFLPA Strike.
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Tex Schramm was known for advocating for a number of changes and innovations that helped modernize the NFL.
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Tex Schramm stayed on only briefly with the Cowboys after Jerry Jones purchased the team and fired Tom Landry.
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Tex Schramm left to become the president of the World League of American Football.
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Tex Schramm was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991.
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Tex Schramm had created the Ring of Honor, and had been a "one-man committee" on inductions.
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Finally in 2003, Jones announced that Tex Schramm would be inducted into the ring during the next football season.
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Tex Schramm attended the announcement press conference and spoke, but died a few months later and was inducted posthumously.
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Tex Schramm married his high school sweetheart, Martha Anne Snowden, in 1941.