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July 24th, 2007, 06:27 AM
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This week, the Cowboys return their training camp to the Alamodome in San Antonio, after spending the last three training camps at River Ridge Sports Complex in Oxnard, California. In keeping with the trivia and nearly useless information theme of this site, here are some tidbits about training camp sites:1960: Pacific University, Forest Grove, [...]

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silverandblue
July 24th, 2007, 08:33 AM
good read, some interesting facts.
OCF
July 24th, 2007, 01:53 PM
Yeah!! It all started right here in Oregon!!!

The Cowboys’ first training camp was at the University of the Pacific in Forest Grove, Oregon. It was in the middle of nowhere, a haul from the nearest big city, Portland. [Tom] Landry intended to run a boot camp, and Forest Grove was the perfect place to conduct it away from any distractions. The town had one movie theatre and one bar. Nearby was a maraschino cherry factory. The sweet, syrupy aroma permeated the place as the players sweated under blue skies.