This Day in Cowboys History

[ScipioCowboy]

Originally Posted by fgoodwin

Oct 20 - Released: Kerry Brady & Vince Courville (1987), Lousaka Polite (2006); Birthdays: Mario Butler (CB: 2012, b. 1988), Dexter Coakley (LB: 1997-04, b. 1972), Manny Hendrix (DB: 1986-91, b. 1964), Chad Hennings (DL: 1992-00, b. 1965)

Trivia: What plane did Chad Hennings fly in the first Iraq War? In addition to its official name, it has two unofficial nicknames -- what are they?

A-10. It's been called the Warthog, the Thunderbolt, the tank buster. Is it any of those?

[fgoodwin]

Originally Posted by ScipioCowboy

A-10. It's been called the Warthog, the Thunderbolt, the tank buster. Is it any of those?

Correct! Thunderbolt II is the official name; Warthog and Tankbuster are the unofficial names I was looking for.

[jobberone]

Originally Posted by ScipioCowboy

A-10. It's been called the Warthog, the Thunderbolt, the tank buster. Is it any of those?

I've heard Iron Cross, Lightning, and Devil's Cross, too.

[fgoodwin]

Originally Posted by jobberone

I've heard Iron Cross, Lightning, and Devil's Cross, too.

Cool; those are news to me.

[ScipioCowboy]

Originally Posted by fgoodwin

Correct! Thunderbolt II is the official name; Warthog and Tankbuster are the unofficial names I was looking for.

Originally Posted by jobberone

I've heard Iron Cross, Lightning, and Devil's Cross, too.

Originally Posted by fgoodwin

Cool; those are news to me.

Either way, it's a very cool looking airplane.

[jobberone]

Looked around a little. Never heard the phrase 'Go Ugly Early' in reference to ground support. The enemy called it the Devil's Cross.

[fgoodwin]

Oct 21 - Placed on taxi squad: Mike Keller (1972); Lost off waivers: Keith Adams to Eagles (2002); Birthdays: Elvis Patterson (DB: 1993, b. 1960), Cleo Simmons (TE: 1983, b. 1960)

Trivia: What is the Cowboys all-time record on games played on October 21? What was the score of the last game the Cowboys played on October 21?

[fgoodwin]

Oct 22 - Traded: Craig Morton to Giants (1974); Waived: Alois Blackwell (1979), Micah Knorr (2002); Retired: Phil Pozderac (1987);

Signed to practice squad: Terry Witherspoon (2001); Signed: Daren Stone (2008); Birthdays: Allen Rossum (DB: 2009, b. 1975), Luis Zendejas (K: 1987-89, b. 1961)

Trivia: (1) The Giants gave up draft picks for Morton; how many draft picks did we get for Morton and who did we take with those picks?

(2) Zendejas was involved in an infamous game in '89; what was it called and why?

[Diogenes]

Originally Posted by fgoodwin

(2) Zendejas was involved in an infamous game in '89; what was it called and why?

Bounty Bowl. Zendejas got drilled during a kickoff and IIRC suffered a concussion. Zendejas claimed Eagles coach Buddy Ryan offered up bounties on players when he was kicking for the Eagles. The strong circumstantial evidence caused Jimmy Johnson to accuse Ryan of putting a bounty on certain Cowboys players, with the former Eagle Zendejas being one of them.

These draft pick trivia questions are crazy hard.

[fgoodwin]

Originally Posted by Diogenes

Bounty Bowl. Zendejas got drilled during a kickoff and IIRC suffered a concussion. Zendejas claimed Eagles coach Buddy Ryan offered up bounties on players when he was kicking for the Eagles. The strong circumstantial evidence caused Jimmy Johnson to accuse Ryan of putting a bounty on certain Cowboys players, with the former Eagle Zendejas being one of them.

These draft pick trivia questions are crazy hard.

Correct!

[fgoodwin]

Oct 23 - Signed: Mike Clark (1973), Filip Filipovic & Kurt Vollers (2002), Marcus Coleman (2006); Claimed off waivers: Ross Tucker from Redskins (2002); Waived: Jamaica Rector (2006);

Milestones: Cowboys defeat Rams, 34-7 (2011); Birthdays: Reggie Barnes (LB: 1995, b. 1969), Everett Gay (WR: 1988, b. 1964), Tony Hill (DE: 1991-92, b. 1968)

Trivia: On this day in 2011 DeMarco Murray set the Cowboys' all-time single game rushing record and the Cowboys' rookie single game rushing record; who held the previous team single-game rushing record, and rookie single game rushing record?

[fgoodwin]

Oct 24 - Milestones: Eddie LeBaron admitted to Texas Bar (1960), Cowboys defeat Patriots 44-21 (1971), Roger Staubach tosses 1st pitch in Game 5 of the World Series (2011);

Training Camp: Cowboys announce 2004 camp will be moved to Oxnard (2003); Waived: Jose Cortez (2005); Signed: Shaun Suisham (2005); Birthdays: Jody Dean (b. 1959), Jay Novacek (TE: 1990-96, b. 1962), Kevin Scott (RB: 1989, b. 1963)

Trivia: (1) What is the significance of the Cowboys' win over the Patriots on this date in 1971? (2) Who is Jody Dean and what was his affiliation with the Cowboys?

[Diogenes]

Originally Posted by fgoodwin

Trivia: On this day in 2011 DeMarco Murray set the Cowboys' all-time single game rushing record and the Cowboys' rookie single game rushing record; who held the previous team single-game rushing record, and rookie single game rushing record?

Emmitt/Dorsett

[silver]

Originally Posted by fgoodwin

Trivia: (1) What is the significance of the Cowboys' win over the Patriots on this date in 1971? (2) Who is Jody Dean and what was his affiliation with the Cowboys?

1. First game ever played at Texas Stadium
2. He's the public announcer at Cowboys Stadium and former executive producer of the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network

[Diogenes]

Originally Posted by silver

1. First game ever played at Texas Stadium
2. He's the public announcer at Cowboys Stadium and former executive producer of the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network

I was almost certain of the first answer, but not knowing the second, I left it alone.

Nicely done!