To be clear, we're not blaming Rowdy here. We're just saying, the Cowboys won five Super Bowls before Rowdy appeared on the sidelines and none since. The Cowboys made 16 conference championship games ...

But in order to play the role of Rowdy, Aaberg had to follow 10 rules to be the official Cowboys mascot.

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, former Dallas Cowboys mascot Eric Aaberg shared a behind-the-mask look at what it takes to suit up as the team's boots-wearing, chaps-sporting mascot, Rowdy.

Two stories Tuesday put perhaps the four most polarizing Cowboys ... maligned Rowdy and perhaps make him a bit more relatable to fans by sharing a few off-color tales from the mascot's past.

DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys are a franchise rich ... told Overshown that zero was taken -- by Rowdy, who wears No. 00 on his fake mascot jersey. Yes, a mascot, who doesn't play on the actual ...

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, former Dallas Cowboys mascot Eric Aaberg shared a behind-the-mask look at what it takes to suit up as the team's boots-wearing, chaps-sporting mascot, Rowdy.