I remember the 1952 Dallas Texans, but only vaguely. Mike Cobern has written a cogent and intriguing history of this misbegotten team. I recommend it.

The last great untold NFL story, my family's failed attempt to bring professional football to Dallas in 1952, finally gets the treatment it deserves in Mike Cobern's capable hands. This comprehensively researched account of an almost-unbelievable story that's both tragic and comic is required reading for any football fan.

Many years before the Dallas Cowboys, my father brought the first NFL team to Dallas. It was a real adventure, and I got to live through it as a child. Knowing people loved high school and college football, he figured a pro team in the Cotton Bowl would be a natural winner. The Dallas Texans came, but the crowds did not. Mike Cobern has gone through the family history of the team to reveal the inside story.