Who wore "8" before Aikman?

[bbgun]

Can't remember any Cowboy in the 70s or 80s wearing that number. Maybe someone in the 60s did.

[Chuck 54]

Aikman was the first and still the only player to ever wear #8...Starting back in 1960, hardly anyone ever went with single digits.

[REDVOLUTION]

Originally Posted by bbgun

Can't remember any Cowboy in the 70s or 80s wearing that number. Maybe someone in the 60s did.

Just checked the cowboys website and it looks that number 8 was never worn by anyone in their team history.

Most QB's wore teen numbers and 11, 12 & 20 etc....

[bbgun]

Originally Posted by YoMick

Just checked the cowboys website and it looks that number 8 was never worn by anyone in their team history.

Most QB's wore teen numbers and 11, 12 & 20 etc....

But I'm talking about any player. It's strange that no kicker or punter wore it.

[REDVOLUTION]

#12 was worn by John Roach and then Ron Widby before Roger Staubach.

Looks like they didnt drop below #11 until 1974 and that was a huge drop all the way to uniform #1 for Kicker.

Then to #1 in 1974 for Punter.

Then to #9 in 1975 for Punter.

Then to #5 in 1983 for Punter.

Then to #3 in 1984 for Punter.

Then to #4 in 1985 for Punter.

Then to #10 in 1986 for QB.

Then to #8 in 1989 for QB Troy Aikman.

Then to #7 in 1991 for QB Buerlein.

Then to #2 in 1992 for K.

Then to #6 in 2000 for P/K?

[sago1]

I'm glad Aikman took a number no Cowboy player had ever worn before and now no Cowboy player ever will--it will always belong to (future) HOF Troy Aikman.

[CrazyCowboy]

Originally Posted by sago1

I'm glad Aikman took a number no Cowboy player had ever worn before and now no Cowboy player ever will--it will always belong to (future) HOF Troy Aikman.

Agreed!

[AdamJT13]

No. 8 was worn by punter Buzz Sawyer during the strike in 1987.

[REDVOLUTION]

Originally Posted by AdamJT13

No. 8 was worn by punter Buzz Sawyer during the strike in 1987.

Thanks I just looked it up.

He was a "replacement player"... doesnt really count... LOL

Buzz Sawyer

P -- Baylor

Playing Stats
1987
Played 3 games
16 punts - 39.9 average - 639 yards -

[joseephuss]

Originally Posted by AdamJT13

No. 8 was worn by punter Buzz Sawyer during the strike in 1987.

With a name like that, how was he not successful in the NFL?

[wilatino_98]

buzz sawyer was very successful in pro wrestling! lol they called him the mad dog!

[bbgun]

Originally Posted by AdamJT13

No. 8 was worn by punter Buzz Sawyer during the strike in 1987.

Buzz, we hardly knew ye.

[Waffle]

Originally Posted by AdamJT13

No. 8 was worn by punter Buzz Sawyer during the strike in 1987.

Sounds like some radio station DJ.

[stag hunter]

Originally Posted by joseephuss

With a name like that, how was he not successful in the NFL?

Nothing touches Sneeze Achieu, who played in the NFL's early days (for Akron maybe?)

[DallasCowpoke111]

Originally Posted by Waffle

Sounds like some radio station DJ.

Yea, and leave it to that hack Aikman, to defile the number of the great Buzz "Buzzsaw" Sawyer!