1977 NFC Championship Game

[bbgun]

I didn't start following the Cowboys closely until a year later, so this game was pretty much new to me when I downloaded it last week. Here are some of the better moments in the game (which we won easily, 23-6) that I uploaded to YouTube. You might need to crank the volume a little.

Golden Richards TD (and missed extra point )
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Too Tall lays the wood
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Fan in the stands (dressed as a snowman) catches on fire
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Classic Danny White fake punt
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Big sack from The Manster right before the half
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Nifty Tony Hill punt return
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Hollywood forces a fumble
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Robert Newhouse battles for extra yardage
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Dorsett TD run
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Hollywood's interception seals the victory
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[Hostile]

Fan in the stands (dressed as a snowman) catches on fire
[youtube]xm5VQ4hBdhI[/youtube]

Holy crap, I had forgotten all about that.

 

[Concord]

Holy crap, I had forgotten all about that.

Me too...that guy was Flaming!

By the way BB...Nice.

 

[Hostile]

Me too...that guy was Flaming!

By the way BB...Nice.

I never did hear if he was okay or not. Does anyone remember?

 

[J-DOG]

I still say that season was Dallas's best defense ever.
They were dominating. Harvey Martin was a beast that year.
This game Too Tall really had a great game I remember.

 

[bbgun]

This game Too Tall really had a great game I remember.

Yes, he did. And he absolutely dominated the first half of Super Bowl 12.

 

[LeonDixson]

Was that Crazy Ray in the stands in the Robert Newhouse video? I think it was.

 

[Hostile]

Was that Crazy Ray in the stands in the Robert Newhouse video? I think it was.

Yes sir, and I am not ashamed to say I got a little teary.

 

[SLATEmosphere]

Man, This was wayyy before my time. Good seeing the history though.

 

[Concord]

I never did hear if he was okay or not. Does anyone remember?

I don't know but I can't imagine that that turned out too good.

 

[Concord]

Man, This was wayyy before my time. Good seeing the history though.

You missed a Great Team.

 

[The30YardSlant]

I never did hear if he was okay or not. Does anyone remember?

A more appropriate question would probably be did he live. I don't think anyone is "okay" after something like that

How on earth did he catch fire in the first place?

 

[Concord]

A more appropriate question would probably be did he live. I don't think anyone is "okay" after something like that

How on earth did he catch fire in the first place?

True.

 

[tiny tim]

This was the year I was born

Actually about a year after I was born. I was born on 1-27-1977 and this game was played on 1-1-1978.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Thanks for posting the vids. Great game in Cowboy history. To this day I remember sitting in front of my TV watching and screaming. Good times!

 

[bbgun]

A more appropriate question would probably be did he live. I don't think anyone is "okay" after something like that

How on earth did he catch fire in the first place?

A stray cigarette ash ignited his costume. They were lucky that this didn't trigger some kind of deadly stampede.

 

[Joe Realist]

A stray cigarette ash ignited his costume. They were lucky that this didn't trigger some kind of deadly stampede.

Is he now a member of this forum? hmmmm who would it be?

 

[jobberone]

Rafferty held on the TD from Staubach to Richards. Just a little. Wonder who saw the flaw in the Vikings defense to call that play.

 

[THUMPER]

The play-by-play announcer sounded like Vin Scully but I couldn't figure out who the other guy was.

Great game! Man, Dorsett had some jets didn't he! :starspin

 

[bbgun]

The play-by-play announcer sounded like Vin Scully but I couldn't figure out who the other guy was.

Alex Hawkins.

Great game! Man, Dorsett had some jets didn't he! :starspin

He was having a very rough game up to that point: two fumbles (one of which was inside the Minny 15), a missed handoff, and a constant limp. Oh well, we won.