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Cross-Examining History

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Michael Granberry

Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Burk Murchison and Michael Granberry on their new book, Hole In The Roof, about The Dallas Cowboys, Clint Murchison Jr., and the stadium that changed American sports forever.

Cross-Examining History Episode 57 - Hole In The Roof with Burk Murchison and Michael Granberry

​In 1966, when a still-young Dallas Cowboys franchise ended six years of NFL futility with its first winning season and a championship game appearance, the team’s founder/owner Clint Murchison, Jr. was already dreaming bigger.   In order to vault his club into the league's elite, Murchison knew he needed a better home situation than as a renter at the aging Cotton Bowl in Dallas’ Fair Park - one where he could eventually generate his own direct revenue streams, while simultaneously elevating fans' game-day experience.   Clint, Jr.s' s son Burk Murchison and Dallas Morning News writer Michael Granberry ("Hole in the Roof: The  Dallas Cowboys, Clint Murchison Jr., and the Stadium That Changed American Sports Forever") join the podcast this week to help us delve into the history and mythology of  Texas Stadium - the Cowboys' groundbreaking suburban Irving, TX home for 38 seasons (1971-2008) that not only fulfilled their owner's ahead-of-its-time vision, but also became the de facto template for modern-day sports facility expectations - for better or worse.

​In 1966, when a still-young Dallas Cowboys franchise ended six years of NFL futility with its first winning season and a championship game appearance, the team’s founder/owner Clint Murchison, Jr. was already dreaming bigger.   In order to vault his club into the league's elite, Murchison knew he needed a better home situation than as a renter at the aging Cotton Bowl in Dallas’ Fair Park - one where he could eventually generate his own direct revenue streams, while simultaneously elevating fans' game-day experience.   Clint, Jr.s' s son Burk Murchison and Dallas Morning News writer Michael Granberry ("<a href="https://amzn.to/3WqnTBA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Hole in the Roof: The</a> <a href="https://amzn.to/3WqnTBA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Dallas Cowboys, Clint Murchison Jr., and the Stadium That Changed American Sports Forever</a>") join the podcast this week to help us delve into the history and mythology of <a href="https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/blue-star/a-look-back-at-the-history-of-texas-stadium/2785549/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Texas Stadium</a> - the Cowboys' groundbreaking suburban Irving, TX home for 38 seasons (1971-2008) that not only fulfilled their owner's ahead-of-its-time vision, but also became the de facto template for modern-day sports facility expectations - for better or worse.