The Star is the 91-acre campus that hosts the world headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys in Frisco, Texas. In addition to playing home to the corporate offices and practice facility, The Star features the Ford Center ‒ a state-of-the-art indoor football stadium that hosts a variety of events, an entertainment district lined with restaurants and shops, the Omni hotel, a medical center and more. The campus offers an experience for fans worldwide to take a look inside the entire operation of the Dallas Cowboys.
[FORD CENTER Ford Center at The Star is a state-of-the-art, 510,000 square foot indoor athletic facility shared by the Dallas Cowboys, the City of Frisco, and Frisco ISD’s high schools. The facility seats 12,000 and features interior and exterior video boards. At 2,270 square feet, the exterior video board is the largest in high school sports. The facility is home to Dallas Cowboys Football Operations including locker room, training room, coaches’ offices, team rooms, Training Table and hydrotherapy. Ford Center boasts one indoor and two outdoor (one turf and one natural grass) NFL and University Interscholastic League (UIL) compliant practice fields. Four luxury suites and a premium hospitality area, Cowboys Club, overlook the indoor stadium and outdoor practice fields.
FRIDAY NIGHT NATION & FRIDAY NIGHT STARS Friday Night Nation can be found cheering on the Friday Night Stars at Ford Center, which is home of the Frisco ISD football teams. Frisco ISD also has dedicated locker rooms, training room, press area, and coaches’ offices at the facility. The facility houses numerous Frisco ISD events such as football games, soccer games, marching band competitions, graduation commencement and other similar events.
TOURS The Dallas Cowboys World Corporate Headquarters at The Star in Frisco is a destination created to allow fans to connect with the team in ways they have never imagined. The VIP Guided Tours will give Cowboys fans a chance to experience the place where the Dallas Cowboys train and work 355 days of the year. With small group sizes and additional tour stops, the VIP Guided Tours are the ultimate tour experience.
Highlights of the VIP Guided Tour Include: Ford Center: Ford Center at The Star is a state-of-the-art, 510,000 square-foot indoor athletic facility shared by the Dallas Cowboys, the City of Frisco, and Frisco ISD’s high schools.
War Room: Each year, the NFL draft will be conducted in this state-of-the-art War Room designed with superior technology and fully interactive video wall.
Nike Star Walk: The Nike Star Walk is a collection of the 10 most significant milestones in Dallas Cowboys history, along with a display of the evolution of the team's uniforms dating back to 1960.
Super Bowl Memorabilia & Station: A display of all five Super Bowl Trophies and Rings from the years of 1971, 1977, 1992, 1993 and 1995. The Super Bowl Station is a complete collection of memorabilia from all five Super Bowl championships.
Grand Atrium: In the Grand Atrium, with its beautiful Italian marble floors that are adorned with names and quotes of Dallas Cowboys players and coaches, hangs artist Leo Villareal LED sculpture titled “Volume Frisco" (2016). This dancing LED display includes more than 19,200 white LED lights embedded in 160, 40-foot-long, stainless steel mirrored rods hanging from the ceiling.
Parking is free, but it can be hard to find when events are in progress. While you are here take some time to explore the outdoor displays including the newly unveiled Walk of Fame or test your skills on the interactive Video Board located by the North West corner of the field.
To claim this Virtual Cache you must complete the following : Stand at the cache coordinates, You will know the spot. Face the giant video board and look to the sideline on your left for a number 7. On top of this marker you will find the information you need to claim this VC. Send me the name of the player that begins the 8th line of text.
Alternate Logging Option: "Bonus Points" Post a picture of you or your team at the posted coordinates. Don't worry, George Teague won't take a run at you for doing so!
You Must Physically Visit The Site To Get Credit For The Find! Please Don't Post The Answer Or Spoiler Pics With Your Log!
A special thanks to Beamer62 for coming up with the idea of placing this VC at this location!
Congrats to PapawTexas and QuadWrays on being the FTF!
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Virtual Reward - 2017/2018
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between August 24, 2017 and August 24, 2018. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards on the Geocaching Blog.