1970s Dallas Cowboys: Their Finest Decade
As a young sports fan, I loved the NFL the most in the 1970s because of the Dallas Cowboys.Before their line got set, it was interesting to watch the '70s Cowboys' offensive line all raise up in a synchronized fashion.Tom Landry was the Cowboys' head coach in the 1970s. Dressed in his tailored suit and fedora, Landry would stand with arms crossed on the sideline.He...
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Jerry Jones Wants Tony Romo to Be Like Roger Staubach
Jerry Jones wanted Romo to be like Peyton Manning, now he wants him to be like Roger Staubach, might as well throw in John Elway and Bart Starr as well.
Here are Jones’ latest comments about how he wants Romo to be a more active participant in the Cowboys offense courtesy of Pro Football Zone.
“But what we want to use more than we ever have, is the kind of thing that (Roger)...
Jerry Jones wants Tony Romo to have input on play-calling (you know, the way Roger Staubach did)
A friend recently suggested that I put together a top ten list of Jerry Jones foot-in-mouth statements. That might be fun…and a challenge. Not to find ten candidates but to settle on just ten.
Now, we can add another. Another friend, a Twitter friend, put me onto this one.
@doomsdaddy editorial opportunity for you, Jones talking about Staubach involvement in game planning and play...
Jerry Jones Wants Tony Romo to Be Like Roger Staubach
Jerry Jones wanted Romo to be like Peyton Manning, now he wants him to be like Roger Staubach, might as well throw in John Elway and Bart Starr as well.
Here are Jones’ latest comments about how he wants Romo to be a more active participant in the Cowboys offense courtesy of Pro Football Zone.
“But what we want to use more than we ever have, is the kind of thing that (Roger)...
Jerry Jones wants Tony Romo to have the type of role Roger Staubach once had
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told Gil Brandt on Sirius XM NFL Radio what he’s expecting from Tony Romo this season.
“The people who are around him the most, his coaches, tell me he’s never had a bad idea,” Jones said, per NFL.com. “So if you think about it, where he is right now, he’s 10 years older than most of the players that are out on that field. We think his...
Look back: The weekend's best buzz
It was a busy weekend in the world of sports -- especially if you were Sergio Garcia's pitching wedge on 17 at TPC Sawgrass.
In the NBA, LeBron took a seat but the Heat took command in Game 3 against the Bulls, while three other upset-minded underdogs made their case at home . On the diamond, some Yankee drama took center stage in Kansas City, the umpires were in the news again...
Another Staubach gets a win in Dallas
DALLAS There's another Staubach pulling out wins in Dallas these days.
Now it's Jennifer Staubach Gates, father of former Dallas Cowboys legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Roger Staubach.
Staubach Gates won election to the Dallas City Council on Saturday, besting her opponent by a nearly 2-1 margin.
Staubach Gates looks like her mother, Marianne, but competes like...
Brett Favre Wanted to Win a Super Bowl With the Cowboys
The reason the Cowboys were called America’s Team, was because in the 70s and 80s they were rockstars. Many young kids wanted to play with the star on their helmet.
Even Brett Favre.
“I grew up a Dallas Cowboys fan,” Favre said, via Jon Machota of the Dallas Morning News. “I loved Roger Staubach. That was back when teams kept the same players on the roster for a long...
Most Obscure Player of 1975: Kyle Davis
The 1975 draft for the Cowboys remains part of the team’s great legacy. Twelve players made the squad in 1975, which turned out to be a Super Bowl year. The draft class produced a number of starters, including Randy White, Hollywood Henderson, Bob Breunig, Mike Hegman, and Herb Scott.
The team’s fifth-round pick was a center named Kyle Davis, who was an All-American at Oklahoma...
Dropping Back In NFL History: Red Hickey & the Shotgun Formation
Innovation doesn’t always mean coming up with a new idea that never existed before. Often it can be a finding a new use for an existing concept, or re-purposing a concept that had fallen out of use.To witness the process in action this trip in the Wayback Machine takes us to San Francisco in the early 1960’s.In 1960, Howard Wayne “Red” Hickey was in his second season as head...
Vote: Who Is the Greatest Quarterback in NFC History?
Editor’s note: As part of NFL’s Greatest Quarterback, fans will decide the best quarterback in team, division, conference and league history.
Now that Tom Brady has been voted greatest quarterback in AFC history, it’s time to determine the best of the NFC to set up the vote for the NFL’s greatest quarterback.
Roger Staubach made it out of the NFC East, beating out Sammy...
Romo signs extension
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Tony Romo has a chance to start for the Dallas Cowboys longer than Roger Staubach or Troy Aikman. The question is whether he will ever match their Super Bowl pedigrees.
Report: Tony Romo and his one playoff win just became the highest paid Dallas Cowboy of all-time
Look, Tony Romo is a good quarterback. He isn’t great, he’s good. That being said, he is now the highest paid Dallas Cowboy of all-time. And that’s only because Roger Staubach can’t play anymore. Adam Schefter of ESPN first reported the news on Twitter: Cowboys and Tony Romo reached an agreement on blockbuster 6-year extension that makes him highest paid player in team history...
Ex-players speak at violence rally
NFL Hall of Famer Roger Staubach expressed dismay Saturday that public campaigns and rallies must still be held to tamp down the instances of domestic violence that leave women battered and bruised.
Staubach, a former Cowboys quarterback, told a crowd of thousands in downtown Dallas that men should know better than to strike a woman.
''It's amazing that we even need...
Dez Bryant: “I’m done with domestic abuse”
Dez Bryant made a surprise appearance at a rally for “Men Against Abuse” on Saturday. The event featured former Cowboys Emmitt Smith and Roger Staubach as well as executive vice president Stephen Jones.
The arrival of Bryant was unknown to anyone until Bryant was brought onstage by Jones. According to the Dallas Morning News the Cowboys wide receiver gave a short speech and said...
Former NFL players speak against domestic violence
An NFL legend expressed dismay Saturday that public campaigns and rallies must still be held to tamp down the instances of domestic violence that leave women battered and bruised.
Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach told a crowd of thousands in downtown that men should know better than to strike a woman. But domestic abuse continues to bedevil authorities in Dallas and elsewhere...
Cowboys speak against domestic violence
DALLAS (AP) -- NFL Hall of Famer Roger Staubach expressed dismay Saturday that public campaigns and rallies must still be held to tamp down the instances of domestic violence that leave women battered and bruised.
Staubach, a former Cowboys quarterback, told a crowd of thousands in downtown Dallas that men should know better than to strike a woman.
"It's amazing that we...
Most Obscure Player of 1972: Billy Parks
Some probably think that the playoff rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers began with The Catch in 1981.
MOP Award Winner for 1972: Billy Parks
Not true. The teams faced each other in the playoffs for three consecutive years from 1970 to 1972. Dallas beat San Francisco to reach Super Bowls V and VI.
In 1972, Dallas traveled to San Francisco for the third game...
Carr joins fight against domestic violence
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Brandon Carr is scheduled to join hall of famers Roger Staubach and Emmitt Smith at Saturday's rally against domestic abuse. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings has asked 10,000 men to join him at 10 a.m. for a rally outside City Hall called "Men Against Abuse."
"You can call a guy who abuses women a lot of things, but you cannot call him a man...
The 10 Luckiest Plays in NFL History
It’s St. Patrick’s Day, and everyone is wearing their green shirts, green hats, green tinted glasses, and other green accessories to try to be “lucky” today.
So what better way to spend this St. Patrick’s Day than to count down the 10 luckiest plays in the history of the NFL? From a bounce of the ball to a bad call from an official, these are the best plays that were...
Dallas hates Skip Bayless, but even Bayless knows the Cowboys rule
Dallas hates Skip Bayless…and for good reason. Bayless has always been a marginally-talented shock jock. Hack, if you will. He parlays controversial opinions into face time on TV. He says more and knows less than anyone I can think of.
Is Skip gay? His name IS Skip!
Well, those are my opinions. I doubt I am alone in them.
Bayless first garnered the ire of the Dallas faithful when...
Vote: Who Is the Greatest Quarterback in NFC East History?
Editor’s note: As part of NFL’s Greatest Quarterback, fans will decide the best quarterback in team, division, conference and league history.
The fans have spoken. We started with 16 NFC East quarterbacks and they’ve been whittled down to just four.
Roger Staubach narrowly edged Troy Aikman as best quarterback in Cowboys history. The race was even closer between Y.A. Tittle...
Vote: Who Is the Greatest Quarterback in Cowboys History?
Editor’s note: As part of NFL’s Greatest Quarterback, fans will decide the best QB in each team’s history.
Roger Staubach: Staubach was a 10th-round pick in 1964, but he didn’t start his NFL career until 1969 when he was 27 years old. Staubach served in the Navy for five years.
Staubach became a full-time starter in 1971 and led the Cowboys to a Super Bowl victory. He won...
Dallas Cowboys All-Time Depth Chart
Captain America
If you had all of the Dallas Cowboys from all time, how would you fill out a three-deep depth chart at each position?
This is the question I asked myself and set out to answer.
The answer is not as easy to come by as you think. There are some hard decisions to make. Roger Staubach or Troy Aikman? Tony Dorsett or Emmitt Smith?
The exercise is also telling in that it...
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