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DALLAS · TEXAS STADIUM

The Cowboys,
archived.

Vintage Dallas Cowboys sweatshirts and jerseys, filed by era. Super Bowl XXVII, XXVIII, XXX champions (early 90s dynasty). Look at the dark jersey: gray white-trimmed numbers point to 1981-94, while a star on the sleeve stripes means 1996 or later. Double-star jerseys come from 1994-95 or later throwback games.

#003594·#869397
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Smith · 90s
─── A Signature Era ───

Triplets

Aikman, Smith, Irvin. Three Super Bowls in four seasons.

Years
1992–1995
Wore
#22
Tells
Starter pullovers
NO. 01 · DATING COWBOYS GEAR: LOGO & UNIFORM TIMELINE
  1. 1960The Cowboys debuted with a white helmet and a solid blue star, plus jerseys with contrasting sleeves and small stars on the shoulders.
  2. 1964The helmet turned metallic silver-blue, the star gained a white border, jerseys went to solid colors with sleeve stripes, and the team began wearing white at home.
  3. 1967A blue outline was added around the white-bordered helmet star, giving the logo its familiar bolder look.
  4. 1981-94The dark jersey, in a slightly darker blue from 1980, carried gray numbers with white borders.
  5. 1994A white "Double-Star" jersey debuted on Thanksgiving and was worn through the 1994-95 playoffs.
  6. 1996The navy jersey got white-gray-white sleeve stripes with the star on them and white numbers, the look still used today.
  7. 2004The original 1960-63 uniform returned as a Thanksgiving third jersey.
NO. 02 · THE COWBOYS INDEX
1960–1979

60s–70s

Dallas Cowboys · Staubach
1980–1989

80s

Dallas Cowboys · Landry, ending
1990–1999

90s

Dallas Cowboys · Triplets
2000–2009

2000s

Dallas Cowboys · After the dynasty
NO. 03 · IN THE DESIGN ARCHIVE

Specific Cowboys designs, one page each, with every past eBay example we found.

1992 NFC Championship →1993 NFC Championship →Super Bowl XXVII (1993) →Super Bowl XXVIII (1994) →Super Bowl XXX (1996) →

NO. 04 · FIELD NOTES
✓Tag check: does the maker and the country of manufacture fit the era the seller claims?
✓Print check: do the logo, wordmark and any copyright date match that year's team identity?
✓Fit check: ask for pit-to-pit and length in inches; vintage tag sizes run differently.

How to date vintage NFL apparel →