Who is America's team in basketball?

During the Cowboys' first game of the 1979 season, a nationally televised game against the St. Louis Cardinals (Dallas won 22–21), the television announcer Pat Summerall for CBS introduced the Cowboys as America's Team and the name stuck.
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Who is the real America's team?

The nickname America's Team was actually first coined in 1978 in a Dallas Cowboys highlight film by narrator John Facenda, who mentioned that the team appears on TV so much that they are as recognizable as movie stars and US presidents. Thus, they are “America's Team”.
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Who is the new America's team?

Why Rams are the new 'America's Team' Aaron Donald is getting a huge new deal to remain with the Los Angeles Rams.
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Why are the Warriors Americas team?

Dallas' NFL franchise received the “America's Team” moniker from NFL Films. During a highlight video of the 1978 season, narrator John Facenda dubbed them “America's Team.” The media could not be played. “They appear on televisions so often, that their faces are as familiar to the public as presidents and movie stars.
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Who is considered America's team in baseball?

Team owner Ted Turner gave the team the name in the 1970s.
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The Cowboys Are NOT America's Team



Who is America's favorite NFL team?

Even though Dallas has not won a Super Bowl in that timeframe, being the most search-for team bolsters their status as "America's team" heading into the 2022-23 season.
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What does it mean to make an all American team?

All-America team, honorific title given to outstanding U.S. athletes in a specific sport in a given year competing at the collegiate and secondary school levels. Originally the term referred to a select group of college gridiron football players. Athletes selected to an All-America team are known as All-Americans.
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What state has the most NBA teams?

California contains the most NBA teams (4) out of any state.
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How did America's team come about?

In the 1978 season, NFL Films put together highlight packages for each team, and they had to name each film. And for the Cowboys' 1978 season, they called it 'America's Team,' probably in large part because the quarterback, Roger Staubach, was nicknamed 'Captain America.
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Are the Buffalo Bills America's team?

Yes, we did. The Buffalo Bills are now America's Team.
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Is the Green Bay Packers America's team?

All too rare is the sporting event that qualifies as a great work of art. And even rarer is the professional sports team that belongs to the public.
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Why is Dallas Cowboys so popular?

Behind the Cowboys popularity is the marketing that shocked football fans in the 60s and 70s. During those 20 years the team was good at playing football, plus the Cowgirls (cheerleaders) attracted many more fans.
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Who is the oldest NFL team?

Only two founding members, the Decatur Staleys (now the Chicago Bears) are still in the league. The Chicago Cardinals founded in 1898(joined the NFL in 1920), now the Arizona Cardinals) is the oldest NFL franchise.
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Who has won Super Bowl the most?

The New England Patriots have won the Super Bowl a record six times, most recently Super Bowl LIII in February 2019. Joining them at the top of this list is the Pittsburgh Steelers, whose most recent of their six titles came in 2009.
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Who has the biggest fanbase in the NFL?

With that margin the Cowboys have led the league in attendance since AT&T Stadium opened in 2009. And the 2022 season was no exception as the Cowboys led the league again. League-wide attendance hit a six-year high this season; the average NFL crowd was 69,442 per game.
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What state is most famous for basketball?

Which State Produces the Most NBA Players? There are more California-born players in the NBA than any other state by a wide margin. 52 players currently on NBA rosters were born there. Additionally, 18 Californians are active on WNBA rosters, which is more than any other state.
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Who has the largest NBA arena?

The United Center has the highest capacity of any current NBA arena at 20,917. Madison Square Garden and Miami-Dade Arena are the only current arenas not to be named after a corporate sponsor; however, the latter is a temporary name while the Heat seek a new naming rights partner following the bankruptcy of FTX.
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Who is the most popular NBA team?

Los Angeles Lakers: Most popular sports team in the US.
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How do you qualify to be an All-American?

Individuals earn All-America honors in their sport either by athletic achievement at a championship event or by being selected by members of the national media, coaches' association, or through a poll.
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What is 1st team All-American?

To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least half of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Players named first-team by all five selectors are deemed unanimous All-Americans.
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How many players make All-American?

The 2022 class includes 42 players—14 on the first, second, and third teams—from 22 schools, as well as 53 honorable mention selections. Texas has three First-Team All-Americans, and Pittsburgh and Stanford have two each.
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Who has the biggest baseball fanbase?

Major League Baseball (MLB) is one of the biggest sporting leagues in the United States and its most valuable team, the New York Yankees, are also the most-followed MLB team on Facebook with more than 8.52 million followers as of August 2022.
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