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After the 1971 season, Tex Schramm and Dee Brock discussed the idea of expanding on the tradition of sideline cheerleaders into a glamorous, choreographed squad of accomplished dancers. Dee set off to recruit one of the top dancers in America, Texie Waterman.  Over one hundred ladies were auditioned and only seven were chosen.  their summer was spent in preparation of replacing cheers and chants with grand jetes and pirouettes.<ref>https://dallascowboyscheerleaders.com/history/</ref>
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The shift from 1971 to 1972 was like flipping a switch for the Cowboys-off the high school pep vibe, onto pro everything, starting with the cheerleaders. Tex Schramm, the GM who loved spectacle, pulled Dee Brock aside after that championship glow and said, Enough with the teens; let's make icons. Brock, who'd run the squad like a drill sergeant for a decade, rounded up Texie Waterman, a Broadway dancer with legs for days-and auditioned over a hundred girls in some sweaty Dallas gym. They originally chose 8 girls for the new squad.  Sources say that one was too scared to perform and quit without being replaced.  The remaining fresh faces traded chants for jazz pirouettes.  


New uniforms were also commissioned by Paula Van Wagoner.  The opportunity came through Lester Melnick who happened to be golfing buddies with Tex Schramm and Paula's boss.  The design of the uniform had to allow for movement, have a country theme and be sexy in good taste.  Two uniforms were unveiled at the meeting.  One was a fringe and a belt that was worn over a body suit. The other was the current style of uniform consisting of a tied off blouse, vest, hot pants and gogo boots.<br><br>
The uniform reveal? Paula Van Wagoner nailed it-hot pants, crop top, that star-spangled fringe that screamed sex without apologizing. The first game in Texas Stadium, September 24, 1972: fringe flies, crowd loses their minds, and the Cowboys win twenty-three-seven over the Giants. Schramm's grin said it all: this sells tickets.  
The Dallas Cowboys introduced their “new” Cheerleaders at Texas Stadium wearing new star spangled uniforms and debuting an innovative and exciting new form of game day action. For the first time ever, anywhere, jazz dancing was blended with beauty and brought to a football field…and the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders were born.<ref>https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/making-history-paula-van-wagoner-honored</ref>


This is the inaugural season for the newly redesigned Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.   What set this apart from the earlier version of the Cheerleaders was that they adopted the age requirement of 18 years or older. Due to the sales of alcohol, it was considered more appropriate not to have high school aged girls performing at the stadium.
Season-wise, it was messier. Roger Staubach twists his shoulder in preseason-out till November-so Craig Morton slings it, Calvin Hill grinds yards, but they drop from eleven-three to ten-four. Still sneak in as wild card, face the Forty-Niners down twenty-eight-sixteen in the fourth, Staubach jogs on cold and engineers the Hail Mary comeback, thirty-twenty-eight. Pure drama. Then bam, NFC Championship in D.C.-Redskins crush 'em three-zip, zero points in Dallas's offense. Heartbreak, but the cheerleaders steal headlines. Brock mentors quietly, Waterman choreographs kicks that make NFL Films drool. By '73, the squad doubles, but those seven originals? They paved the real road-glamour masking grit, just like the team's. If you're rewatching America's Sweethearts, that's the blueprint they built on.
 
The Cowboys played a 14 game season of which half were home games. They ended with a 10–4 record which earned them a 2nd place in the NFC Division. They won their playoff against the 49ers but lost the NFC Championship to the Redskins.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Dallas_Cowboys_season</ref>


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The 1972 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders


The shift from 1971 to 1972 was like flipping a switch for the Cowboys-off the high school pep vibe, onto pro everything, starting with the cheerleaders. Tex Schramm, the GM who loved spectacle, pulled Dee Brock aside after that championship glow and said, Enough with the teens; let's make icons. Brock, who'd run the squad like a drill sergeant for a decade, rounded up Texie Waterman, a Broadway dancer with legs for days-and auditioned over a hundred girls in some sweaty Dallas gym. They originally chose 8 girls for the new squad. Sources say that one was too scared to perform and quit without being replaced. The remaining fresh faces traded chants for jazz pirouettes.

The uniform reveal? Paula Van Wagoner nailed it-hot pants, crop top, that star-spangled fringe that screamed sex without apologizing. The first game in Texas Stadium, September 24, 1972: fringe flies, crowd loses their minds, and the Cowboys win twenty-three-seven over the Giants. Schramm's grin said it all: this sells tickets.

Season-wise, it was messier. Roger Staubach twists his shoulder in preseason-out till November-so Craig Morton slings it, Calvin Hill grinds yards, but they drop from eleven-three to ten-four. Still sneak in as wild card, face the Forty-Niners down twenty-eight-sixteen in the fourth, Staubach jogs on cold and engineers the Hail Mary comeback, thirty-twenty-eight. Pure drama. Then bam, NFC Championship in D.C.-Redskins crush 'em three-zip, zero points in Dallas's offense. Heartbreak, but the cheerleaders steal headlines. Brock mentors quietly, Waterman choreographs kicks that make NFL Films drool. By '73, the squad doubles, but those seven originals? They paved the real road-glamour masking grit, just like the team's. If you're rewatching America's Sweethearts, that's the blueprint they built on.

Roster

Management

Director: Dee Brock (12)
Choreographer: Texie Waterman (1)
Asst. Director: Frances Roberson (8)
Uniform Seamstress : Leveta Crager (1)

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Profiles

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Sources

Squad photo: Dallas Cowboys Official Website[1]
Names: Dallas Cowboys Official Website[2]

Seasonal Index

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cheerleaders-dcc-squad-photos1970-79
  2. ↑ https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cheerleaders-dcc-squad-photos1970-79
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