1952 Dallas Texans - National Football League In 1952, the first-ever major league club in any sport to call the City of Dallas home was the “Dallas Texans” of the National Football League (NFL).

The 1952 Dallas Texans were a National Football League franchise born of failure. The team was actually a transplanted version of another faux pax, the New York Yanks. When Yanks owner Ted Collins ...