Mt. Rushmore of Cowboys

sjmike · Jun 27, 2022

Tangle_Foot said:
I'm sticking with Tom Landry, Roger Staubach, Bob Lilly and Emmitt Smith. That's my Mount Rushmore

It is somewhat of a dilemma, the Cowboys may have outgrown Mount Rushmore

Aerolithe_Lion said:
Putting non-players in only muddles the exercise. Because a perfectly logically group is Clint Murchison for creating the team, Tex Shramm for overseeing decades of success, Tom Landry for coaching said decades, and Gil Brandt for acquiring all of those players. And then 5 is Jimmy Johnson.

But that’s the most boring list one could come up with. Should be relegated to players only

I concur

atlantacowboy · Jun 27, 2022

You have to start with the architect, Tom Landry. Then .........Staubach, Emmitt Smith, and Bob Lily. My 2 alternates are Aikman and Randy White.

TequilaCowboy · Jun 27, 2022

It would be awesome if Jones somehow would find it in his cold heart to construct a small replica of Mt. Rushmore outside of AT&T with the figures of Landry, Lilly, Emmitt and Staubach. With the bucks he is getting off this franchise, small price to pay. Great spot for fan photos. ....enough of the "Art inside the stadium" crap. Drop that off at the museum where it belongs.

JJHLH1 · Jun 27, 2022

Emmitt
Irvin
Aikman
Roger

The Cowboys have enough history for 3 Mount Rushmores.

None the past 25 years though sadly.

triplets_93 · Jun 27, 2022

sjmike said:
How did I forget Landry. But I don't know who I would take off

In your post you specified players, and not coaches. So I guess you get to make it up as you go along...

Staubach
Hayes
Smith
Irvin

Runwildboys · Jun 27, 2022

triplets_93 said:
In your post you specified players, and not coaches. So I guess you get to make it up as you go along...

Staubach

Hayes

Smith

Irvin

No, he stated, "Top 4 Cowboys" of all time, then proceeded to mention some past players. He never said the list had to be players.

DanTanna · Jun 27, 2022

Stauback
Landry
Aikman
Emmitt

there are so many. Tony D, Lilly, Manster, Michael, Jimmy, Demarcus, Stoerner

DenCWBY · Jun 27, 2022

cowboyec said:
cowboys o-lineman mt rushmore:
☆Rayfield Wright
☆Larry Allen
☆Erik Williams
☆Zack Martin

OmerV · Jun 27, 2022

sjmike said:
I thought this would be interesting. Top 4 Cowboys of all time. Probably changes depending on when you grew up. I'm an old guy so some players from earlier are included
-Roger Staubach
-Bob Lilly
-Randy White
-Emmitt Smith
So many worthy players. What say you?

These would be my choices.

StoneyBurk · Jun 28, 2022

Any list that doesn't include Bob Lilly is a complete joke !

john van brocklin · Jun 30, 2022

TequilaCowboy said:
It would be awesome if Jones somehow would find it in his cold heart to construct a small replica of Mt. Rushmore outside of AT&T with the figures of Landry, Lilly, Emmitt and Staubach. With the bucks he is getting off this franchise, small price to pay. Great spot for fan photos. ....enough of the "Art inside the stadium" crap. Drop that off at the museum where it belongs.

Like that idea, and I agree with your 4 people as well.
Also don't get the art work either. This is a football stadium , not a museum.

DallasEast · Jun 30, 2022

TequilaCowboy said:
It would be awesome if Jones somehow would find it in his cold heart to construct a small replica of Mt. Rushmore outside of AT&T with the figures of Landry, Lilly, Emmitt and Staubach. With the bucks he is getting off this franchise, small price to pay. Great spot for fan photos. ....enough of the "Art inside the stadium" crap. Drop that off at the museum where it belongs.

Your idea is a guaranteed moneymaker but Jones would never approve of its construction. AT&T Stadium is his monument to himself. It is why he never objects to anyone calling it JerryWorld, which some people thinks is an insult to him but he doesn't.

A Mt. Rushmore type attraction would partially outshine the stadium. And his blood would boil seeing faces on another prominent fixture that does not include him. Tom Landry predates him, so his statue does not eat at him like another monument would. Plus, it deflects from him firing Landry by demonstrating how much "respect" he has for the franchise's first head coach. It is certainly more acknowledgement than he gives the franchise's second head coach.

foofighters · Jun 30, 2022

sjmike said:
I thought this would be interesting. Top 4 Cowboys of all time. Probably changes depending on when you grew up. I'm an old guy so some players from earlier are included
-Roger Staubach
-Bob Lilly
-Randy White
-Emmitt Smith
So many worthy players. What say you?

Interesting indeed...

Runwildboys · Jun 30, 2022

DanTanna said:
Stauback
Landry
Aikman
Emmitt

there are so many. Tony D, Lilly, Manster, Michael, Jimmy, Demarcus, Stoerner

Thank you for also misspelling Staubach!

AHA! My autocorrect DID change it! I feel better 2x now!!
:laugh:

IceBowler · Jun 30, 2022

Oz-of-Cowboy-Country said:
Charles Haley
Leon Lett
Jason Hatcher
DeMarcus Ware

Oops....dang. I want the Cowboys to build a dominating defensive line so bad, that I can't stop thinking about it.

There was a time when an opposing QB looked across the line of scrimmage and saw .. Martin, White, Dutton & Jones .. man, THAT was fun!

Jake · Jun 30, 2022

Runwildboys said:
Landry
Staubach
Emmitt
Lilly

/thread. That's the four. If we squeeze in a fifth it's Jimmy.

plasticman · Jun 30, 2022

Runwildboys said:
Landry
Stauback
Emmitt
Lilly

That's my four.

john van brocklin · Jul 1, 2022

JJHLH1 said:
Emmitt
Irvin
Aikman
Roger

The Cowboys have enough history for 3 Mount Rushmores.

None the past 25 years though sadly.

Nailed it.
We have a rich history.
Not so much recently.

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