Is Dennis Rodman a Cowboys fan?
Yes. In his own words, Dennis Rodman is a Dallas Cowboys fan.
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“You know the Dallas Cowboys are my team, right?”
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When he was a kid, the Dallas Cowboys won Super Bowl VI in 1972 (1971 season), the year he turned 11.
What has Dennis Rodman said about the Dallas Cowboys?
Dennis Rodman has named the Cowboys as his team in his own voice. In a Basketball Time Machine piece (the date isn't stated), he put it this way: "You know the Dallas Cowboys are my team, right?" Bleacher Report also carries a line from him on the subject: "I was really into the Cowboys." Neither piece gives a date, so what can be said is that he has described the Cowboys as his team and as one he followed closely.
Did Dennis Rodman grow up a Cowboys fan?
His upbringing points to Dallas. Rodman was born in Trenton, New Jersey, on May 13, 1961, but Wikipedia says he and his two sisters, Debra and Kim, grew up in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas. He went to South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas, and his college basketball was played in Texas and Oklahoma, at North Central Texas in 1983 and then at Southeastern Oklahoma State from 1983 to 1986.
Nothing in his own quotes says when the fandom began, so there is no stated starting point to report. The Cowboys did win Super Bowl VI in 1972, after the 1971 season, the year Rodman turned 11. That is a date on the calendar, nothing more.
Does Dennis Rodman have any other ties to Dallas?
Beyond his childhood, Rodman's playing career brought him back to the city. After being drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 1986 (round 2, 27th pick), he played for Detroit from 1986 to 1993, then the San Antonio Spurs, the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers. In 2000 he played for the Dallas Mavericks. He later spent time with a run of smaller clubs, including the Long Beach Jam and the Brighton Bears, before his career ended in 2006.
He has also been reported as a New York Jets fan, though that is a separate team and a separate report, and it sits alongside the Cowboys rather than replacing them. The Cowboys remain the team he has named himself.
Which other athletes are Cowboys fans?
Rodman is one of many players tied to the Cowboys. Those who have said so in their own words include Shaquille O'Neal, Luka Doncic, Allen Iverson, Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Paul, Tyrese Maxey, Cade Cunningham, Chris Bosh and Julius Randle. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Russell Westbrook, Cooper Flagg and Paige Bueckers have been reported as fans. LeBron James used to be one.
Questions people ask
Is Dennis Rodman a Cowboys fan?
Yes. In his own words, he is a Dallas Cowboys fan, and he has said "You know the Dallas Cowboys are my team, right?"
Did Dennis Rodman grow up a Cowboys fan?
He grew up in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas and attended South Oak Cliff High School. No source says when his fandom began, so the Dallas upbringing is the closest tie.
Which other athletes are Cowboys fans?
Shaquille O'Neal, Luka Doncic, Allen Iverson, Dirk Nowitzki and Chris Paul have said so themselves, among others. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Russell Westbrook have been reported as fans.
Does Dennis Rodman like the Dallas Cowboys?
By his own account, yes. He has called them his team and said "I was really into the Cowboys."