Is Karl Malone a Cowboys fan?
Not in his own words. What's on file is a background tie to the Dallas Cowboys, not a stated fandom.
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“Finally got Karl to be a Cowboy fan”
Reported by Sportskeeda.
Last checked November 6, 2026: the quote still matched the page word for word.
When he was a kid, the Dallas Cowboys won Super Bowl VI in 1972 (1971 season), the year he turned 9; and Super Bowl XII in 1978 (1977 season), the year he turned 15.
What has Karl Malone said about the Dallas Cowboys?
Karl Malone has not said anything about the Cowboys himself. The closest item is a line Sportskeeda carried in roughly October 2025: "Finally got Karl to be a Cowboy fan." Those words come from someone else, not from Malone, and the outlet's page doesn't show an exact date. That makes it a report that he has come around to the team, not a declaration from the player, and it is the only item tying him to the Cowboys.
Did Karl Malone grow up a Cowboys fan?
Nothing indicates it. Malone was born on July 24, 1963, in Summerfield, Louisiana, and went to Summerfield High School before playing at Louisiana Tech from 1982 to 1985. None of that places him near Dallas, and no source says he followed the Cowboys as a kid. The line quoted above, if anything, points the other way, since "finally" suggests it took some convincing.
The Cowboys did win two Super Bowls while he was growing up: Super Bowl VI in 1972, the year he turned 9, and Super Bowl XII in 1978, the year he turned 15. Those are dates, nothing more, and no one has connected them to his loyalties.
When did Karl Malone become a Cowboys fan?
No date is given. His pro career ran from 1985 to 2004, with the Utah Jazz from 1985 to 2003 and a stint with the Los Angeles Lakers after that, and he is now retired. The Sportskeeda item appeared decades after he stopped playing, and nothing says whether the change of allegiance was recent or earlier. The report treats it as something new.
Which other athletes are Cowboys fans?
Plenty of players have gone on record, which makes Malone's case look thin by comparison. Shaquille O'Neal, Luka Doncic, Allen Iverson, Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Paul, Tyrese Maxey, Cade Cunningham, Chris Bosh, Dennis Rodman and Julius Randle have each said so in their own words. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Russell Westbrook and Cooper Flagg are reported fans, as is the WNBA's Paige Bueckers. LeBron James used to be a fan, and that has ended.
Questions people ask
Is Karl Malone a Cowboys fan?
Not in his own words. He has a reported tie to the Cowboys through a Sportskeeda item from around October 2025, but that is a background tie and not a stated fandom.
Does Karl Malone like the Dallas Cowboys?
Malone has not answered that himself. The only item is the Sportskeeda line "Finally got Karl to be a Cowboy fan," which comes from someone else.
Did Karl Malone grow up a Cowboys fan?
No source says so. He was born in Summerfield, Louisiana, and played at Louisiana Tech, and nothing links his upbringing to the Cowboys.
Which other athletes are Cowboys fans?
Shaquille O'Neal, Luka Doncic, Allen Iverson and Dirk Nowitzki have all said they are, and Giannis Antetokounmpo and Russell Westbrook have been reported as fans.