Favorite Cowboys of All-Time

by ibleed blue on Mar 23, 2007 8:41 AM CDT

I'm sure this has been done here before- but considering I just discoved this blog a couple of months ago, I thought this might be a topic that would get some response.

I have my favorite Cowboys of all-time listed below. I was born in 1976, so some of the greats that are missing here are due to that. Its funny how my dad's list differs so greatly from mine.

Darren Woodson
Michael Irvin
Ed "Too Tall" Jones
Bill Bates
Troy Aikman
Tony Dorsett
Emmitt Smith
Jay Novacek
Danny White

10.Jim Jeffcoat
11.Jay Novacek
12.Charles Haley

The story about Irvin got me thinking. I would love to see some of your lists.

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#11 was supposed to be Moose Johnson

Long Live Teague - the defender of the STAR

by ibleed blue on Mar 23, 2007 8:59 AM CDT reply actions

ibleed blue

hey, if you're going to list Dorsett and Too Tall, how can you leave these guys off that list?

Roger Staubach
Randy White
Drew Pearson
Tony Hill
Billy Joe DuPree
Charlie Waters
Cliff Harris
Harvey Martin

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Mar 23, 2007 9:06 AM CDT reply actions

There is a funny story about that.

When I was a kid, my dad played in a charity basketball game against an all star team made up of some of the Cowboy's players. My dad is also an artist who when the oil field in West Texas was booming - did a lot of commissioned drawings of cowboy players for people. So at this game, he was able to take a print of his picture of "Too Tall" and get it signed by all the cowboy players in the locker room after the game. My dad told me that "Too Tall" was the nicest of them all (maybe because the picture was of him) and that he was wearing red boxers with white hearts on them - go figure. Anyways, thats why he makes the list and I used to have a poster of Dorsett in my room and can remember watching him as a kid. Randy White should have made my list too.

Being a cowboy fan all my life, I know the history and can appreciate all the guys on that list - but can't remember seeing them play enough to make my list. Every one of those guys listed would make my dad's list. His favorite Cowboy of all-time is Bob Lily by the way.

As for Staubach - my bad. It does not matter that I was 3 when he retired. He has to make the list - I would put him right after Emmitt.

Long Live Teague - the defender of the STAR

by ibleed blue on Mar 23, 2007 10:23 AM CDT reply actions

Man, that must've been cool for your dad

my all time favorite -- even to this day -- is Touchdown Tony Dorsett.

I even have a Throwback jersey of #33.

To this day, I still think that 99-yd run @ Minnesota was the greatest rushing TD on MNF.

It's a shame they only won 1 SB with Dorsett.

"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" - Ric Flair

by kcbrett5 on Mar 24, 2007 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Too Many Too List!

There are too many to list.

I have met Staubach, Woodson, and Irvin.

Staubach was legendary, Irvin was inspiring, and Woody was the nicest guy you'd ever meet.

For some reason Danny White always sticks out in my memory. He could never bring us the big one, but he always left it all out on the field. Must have been hard playing in the wake of Staubach.

I often think that the Cowboys got the title "America's Team" not for their winning, but for their ablity to break your heart.

Irvin-88---Hall of Fame--About DAMN time!

by tbone @ Blogging The Boys on Mar 23, 2007 7:10 PM CDT reply actions

There may be...

too many too list, but there is only one Too Tall!

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by Dave Halprin on Mar 23, 2007 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions

Red boxers with hearts and all !

Long Live Teague - the defender of the STAR

by ibleed blue on Mar 23, 2007 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Roger the Dodger

captivated me while at the Naval Academy (I was in the Navy at the time). He was everything you could ever hope for in a leader and quarterback. When the Cowboys drafted him I became a Cowboys fan even though we had to wait for him to serve his military obligation.

There are too many others to contain in a list of 10 but my list starts with Roger.

by lee3022 on Mar 25, 2007 1:20 PM CDT reply actions

amen

my grandfather was class of 36 or 38 at annapolis and is a HUGE roger fan.

i was about 3 when i saw my first game (i think it was the superbowl) and he explained to me that we were for the team with the stars on their helmets b/c of roger staubach and his annapolis ties.

by 325424 on Mar 25, 2007 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions

I'll throw another one into discussion

Head Coach Tom Landry - he molded the Cowboys into the champions we know and love.
An innovator, a leader, a family man, beloved by his players, everything that was good about the Cowboys. Still can't think of the Cowboys without thinking about Coach Landry.

by APerfectStar on Mar 25, 2007 3:08 PM CDT reply actions

What about Deion?

I know he played for the rival redskins and 49ers, but the best CB of all time was a cowboy at one point!

You gotta show love for Primetime!

by Jordan2 on Mar 25, 2007 10:11 PM CDT reply actions

Mel Renfro

would be my first thought at CB. This guy was class and excellent for many years. Deion not so many.

by lee3022 on Mar 30, 2007 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions

Obscure

I was born in 1968 in Indianapolis. So my formative years were spent without a hometown team during an era when the Cowboys were really good. So the Cowboys were one of the teams that I watched and usually rooted for (esp. against the Steelers, who I HATED). Anyway, when I was 8 or 9 years old, I thought Golden Richards was about the coolest guy alive.

by ctnyc on Mar 27, 2007 6:34 PM CDT reply actions