Mr. Cowboy

[Ashwynn]

What? No ones nominating god himself el dorado for Mr Cowboy? I am shocked!!!!

[Bob Sacamano]

Originally Posted by burmafrd

If you talk about the Cowboys, you cannot ignore the past.

I'm not ignoring the past, I actually brought it up

whatever

[Bob Sacamano]

Originally Posted by Hostile

Not trying to bag on your idea at all, so please don't take it that way. There is and always will be only one "Mr. Cowboy" and that is Bob Lilly. It has to be that forever. Not even my favorite player of all time, Roger Staubach, can lay claim to that nickname. For long time Cowboys fans stuff like that is sacred, almost holy.

I understand all that, but I wasn't around to truly appreciate Lilly, Staubach etc., this is just for the younger generation, who they grew up to love as THE Cowboy, I know Lilly is Mr. Cowboy, not trying to take that title away, it's just a fun, little exercise for us youngins to start to get worked up over some of our favorite players, the same way you old heads get worked up over Lilly, Staubach, Randy White etc.

[DragonCowboy]

Originally Posted by summerisfunner

I'm not ignoring the past, I actually brought it up

whatever

Don't worry man, you even said, "not to take anything away from the great bob lilly", and those old geezers jumped on you anyway...

You did, though, get your answer. Most people said Emmitt.

[Bob Sacamano]

Originally Posted by DragonCowboy

You did, though, get your answer. Most people said Emmitt.

thanks for getting my back, but I wasn't really looking for a specific answer

[big dog cowboy]

Originally Posted by summerisfunner

the same way you old heads get worked up over Lilly, Staubach, Randy White etc.

You really missed out on a great generation.

[Bob Sacamano]

Originally Posted by big dog cowboy

You really missed out on a great generation.

indeed, just reading about them gives me a swelling of pride, I can't even imagine actually watching them and rooting for them on the field, although Staubach does make appearances at Navy games that I attend here in Annapolis

[JackMagist]

Originally Posted by summerisfunner

not to take anything away from the great Bob Lilly, but for the younger Cowboy fans such as myself, who is our generation's Mr. Cowboy? alot to choose from:

Emmitt
Troy
Irvin
Woody
Larry Allen

for me, it would probably be Emmitt, to me, he was the face of the Dallas Cowboys

I wouldn't call any of them "Mr. Cowboy" that is and always will be Bob Lilly...the teams 1st ever #1 draft pick and a fixture for many years.

But of the guys you listed (and I can't think of any others who fit better) the one who reminds me of the role that Lily filled for the team was Darren Woodson. HE was the tough, solid fixture on defense who always came to play and was a leader on the field and in the locker room. They were both great people off the field and represented the team well wherever they were.

Each of the others had their own correspondent on the earlier teams:

Emmitt - Perkins then Dorsett (Calvin Hill in between but to a lesser extent)
Troy - Merideth then Staubach
Irvin - Hayes then Pearson
LA - Rayfield Wright

But the one who always exemplified the same work ethic and values and had the same type of impact as Lily was Woodson IMO.

[dougonthebench]

the NFL's All Time Leading Rusher--Mr.Emmitt Smith!!!

[Rockytop6]

Originally Posted by DragonCowboy

Don't worry man, you even said, "not to take anything away from the great bob lilly", and those old geezers jumped on you anyway...

You did, though, get your answer. Most people said Emmitt.

l. Bob Lilly
2. Roger Staubach
3. Emmitt Smith

Old Geezer

[jackrussell]

Originality would be the best policy here. Like an old Al Stewart song says, "if it doesn't come natural, leave it". Giving someone a nickname for the sake of having a nickname usually results in a definite reach. Nothing could possibly be more of a reach than giving one that someone already has. I mean if we're going to play that game, how about Chris 'Too Tall' Canty, Demarcus 'Manster' Ware, heck, 'Orange Julius' could simply be the 'Juice'.

While I understand where you're trying to go with this, it should be noted Emmitt Smith will always be remembered as a 'Triplet', and that in the history of all sports, there is no more of a flattering referral than that of just an actual first name. 'Emmitt' certainly fills that bill.

[Hostile]

Originally Posted by jackrussell

Originality would be the best policy here. Like an old Al Stewart song says, "if it doesn't come natural, leave it". Giving someone a nickname for the sake of having a nickname usually results in a definite reach. Nothing could possibly be more of a reach than giving one that someone already has. I mean if we're going to play that game, how about Chris 'Too Tall' Canty, Demarcus 'Manster' Ware, heck, 'Orange Julius' could simply be the 'Juice'.

While I understand where you're trying to go with this, it should be noted Emmitt Smith will always be remembered as a 'Triplet', and that in the history of all sports, there is no more of a flattering referral than that of just an actual first name. 'Emmitt' certainly fills that bill.

Post of the day.

[Manster68]

There isn't one for this generation.

There will always be one true Mr. Cowboy.

[GhettoxCowboy]

Originally Posted by summerisfunner

not to take anything away from the great Bob Lilly, but for the younger Cowboy fans such as myself, who is our generation's Mr. Cowboy? alot to choose from:

Emmitt
Troy
Irvin
Woody
Larry Allen

for me, it would probably be Emmitt, to me, he was the face of the Dallas Cowboys

i would say troy aikman, and emmit they were awesome

[Future]

regardless of who is mr. cowboy, the discrepancy between young and old is fascinating