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Outspoken Dallas sports anchor Dale Hansen announces retirement with parting jab at Cowboys
After 38 years of speaking his mind on the Dallas airwaves, Dale Hansen is calling it quits.
The 72-year-old WFAA sports anchor and commentator announced on Tuesday that he's retiring in September. He did so with a jab at a frequent subject of his criticism — the Dallas Cowboys.
“There's an old proverb that says all good things must come to an end, and it's true, all good things do,” Hansen said, per WFAA. “I've been waiting 25 years for the Cowboys to win another Super Bowl, and I can't wait anymore.”
Hansen covered the Cowboys, Mavericks, Rangers and Stars after joining WFAA in 1983. He also worked as a color analyst on Cowboys radio broadcasts during their early 1990s run of three Super Bowl wins. But he's best known nationally for his stark commentary on sometimes difficult subject matter.
Hansen frequently challenged Jerry Jones
In 2018, he took on Cowboys owner Jerry Jones over his hard-line stance prohibiting Cowboys players from protesting during the national anthem.
Read more: https://sports.yahoo.com/outspoken-dallas-sports-anchor-dale-hansen-announces-retirement-with-parting-jab-at-cowboys-003617986.html