DON MEREDITH RUMORS & GOSSIP
"What if?" the story of 2012 for Sooners
“If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, wouldn’t it be a Merry Christmas?”
I remember Don Meredith making that quote on Monday Night Football years ago when explaining how the outcome of a football game might have been had certain plays been made. The same quote pertains to the 2012 Oklahoma Sooners, as a handful of plays could have produced an undefeated season and a bid...
The First Time the Bears Visited Dallas
The Dallas Morning News headline for the 1962 game between the Bears and Cowboys. Chicago won, 34-33.
The early history of the Dallas Cowboys is partially intertwined with the Chicago Bears. Chicago selected SMU quarterback Don Meredith in the third round of the 1960 NFL Draft and, thanks to an agreement between George Halas and the Dallas franchise, the Bears traded Meredith to...
Rest in peace, Jerry Tubbs
There was sad news today as former linebacker and assistant coach Jerry Tubbs died at the age of 77.
He played during a time before many of us were around to watch the Cowboys. He was, though, associated with the team for just as long as Tex Schramm and Tom Landry, and more should be familiar with who he was.
He was a first-round draft pick of the Chicago Cardinals in 1957...
A Three-Part Piece on the New Big Three in Boston; An Unofficial Obituary
Cue the Ghost of Don Meredith, and even Willie Nelson too. Turn out the lights. The party’s over. They say that all good things must end. And after five years, five years that seemed like ten, this party has ended for the Boston Celtics. The curtain has closed on the New Big Three Era in [...]
Dallas Cowboys History in Quotes: Signing Don Meredith and Don Perkins
Today’s quotes focus on the signing of Don Meredith (left) and Don Perkins (center).
More Dallas Cowboys history in quotes, with today’s entry focusing on the team’s signing of quarterback Don Meredith of SMU and running back Don Perkins of New Mexico to personal-services contracts before NFL owners had awarded a franchise to Dallas.
“Who does Chicago have as quarterback...
Mike Augello: Turn Out The Lights
As Monday Night Football commentator âDandyâ Don Meredith used to serenade as the outcome of a game was decidedâ¦â¦âturn out the lights, the partyâs over.â
Going into the weekend, the Maple Leafs faced a difficult path to stay relevant in the Eastern Conference playoff race, with a home game against the Philadelphia Flyers, followed by a critical...
Margaritaville Tailgating Grill Eulogy
“Turn out the lights… the party’s over”
Although the song was originally sung by Willie Nelson, “Dandy” Don Meredith popularized it during Monday Night Football when it was apparent one team had the game in hand. Sadly, that song is being sung again. This time it is for the Margaritaville Tailgating Grill
It seems as though the run for this tailgating grill has come...
Daily list: The daily list
With Ron Jaworski getting the ax, some other announcers you may have forgotten were on the "Monday Night Football" crew: KEITH JACKSON: He babysat analysts Don Meredith and Howard Cosell in the very first season, 1970, then was replaced on play-by-play by Frank Gifford. FRED WILLIAMSON:
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In A Season Filled With Divine Intervention Maybe “Dandy Don” Meredith Turned Out The Lights At Candlestick?
Divine Intervention, you just never know. This season has been filled with talk of getting help from above. From Tim Tebow getting help from above to the lights going off at Candlestick Park last night. Who knows? Maybe it was “Dandy Don” Meredith who knew the party was over for Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers last night. After all it was Monday Night Football...
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