Only two things come from Ohio, steers and ......I forget the rest.I'm just a guy from Ohio, and not a "real fan" according to some Texans (where rooting for the Cowboys couldn't be easier), but I do what I can.
Mark Washington had great coverage and those plays and still couldn’t stop him.46 days to Tampa Bay
Mark Washington is usually remembered as the guy posterized by Lynn Swann, but that's not entirely fair. He wasn't Elvis "Toast" Patterson, getting beaten by 5 yards. He was on Swann for each catch, Swann just did what Hall of Famers do - made some great catches.
I could probably beat his 40 time.45 days to Tampa Bay
There are just some numbers that don't have much history for the Cowboys, and this is one of them, so I'm going with L.G. Dupre. He wasn't a great player, but he was one of the men who got this franchise off the ground in 1960. A 3rd round pick of the Colts in 1955, Dupre was left exposed to Dallas when they joined the NFL.
His yardage total in 1960 was hardly impressive (362 yards), but he was the team's leading rusher in their 0-11-1 inaugural season. Those Cowboys lacked talent, but they played hard for Coach Landry, laying the groundwork for what was to come. Dupre passed away in 2001.
Fair enough. But as I always say "The richest man can't buy time" so why waste your time on garbage team that Jerry is throwing at you? I know I wouldn't waste my time on a trash team. I don't even bother posting on BAN-INCOMING-IN-3-2-1 anymore because we are not good anymore.
I think that's the same thing you and other "realists" do here. Y'all pat each other on the back too. How in the world did you become a Cowboys fan living in Steeler country? I can understand being a Cowboys fan in say, Detroit or Cleveland, because those teams haven't been good in my lifetime. But the Steelers have always been good.
I know I wouldn't. Hell I love my Cowboys more than my hometown Spurs and it's not even close. Especially now. Cowboys have always been my team. I did wave the "Love Ya Blue" pom-poms when Earl Campbell played for them because my dad took me to see him play many times. But if they had beaten the Steelers in that 1978 AFC Championship game I would've rooted for the Cowboys in a blowout. But who knows, maybe I would've followed the leader and been a Steelers fan if I was in your spot. So I get your point.
At least we forget Robert Newhouse threw a touchdown in a Super Bowl.
Here’s a bad gif of it.
As long as we're talking 44s I have to talk Lincoln Coleman (thanks for the reminder @Hagman). Coleman was working on a loading dock and playing Arena Football as a second job. He was discovered by trainer Kevin O'Neill, who was just watching Arena Football on TV.
He made the Cowboys practice squad before being activated for the Leon "let it be" Lett game vs Miami. Coleman rushed for 57 yards on only 10 carries, and would've been bettered remembered had the game ended differently. But, as it turned out, the Cowboys didn't lose another game that season and the Dolphins lost 4 straight to miss the playoffs at 9-7.
Coleman is on the short list of guys who have won a Super Bowl and an Arena Bowl (in 2001). The guy at the top of that list is a QB named Kurt Warner.
Robert Newhouse was a really good all around football,player. A bowling ball runner, an underrated blocker, played some STs early in his career, and threw a TD pass in SB XII. A Swiss Army knife player like we don’t get much anymore these days!44-inch thighs, larger than his waist. I know very few people who have this problem.
He and his wife met when they were 12 and never parted until he died. That's a lot of pants.
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Two of the best Cowboys to ever lace ‘em up.43 days to Tampa Bay
Cliff Harris comes to mind first because he's the first #43 I saw play. Don Perkins deserves a mention as well.
Perkins spent a year on the Colts practice squad before joining the Cowboys in 1961. All he did that season was win Rookie of the Year playing for a losing team that finished 6th in the seven-team Eastern Conference. Perkins went on to become a six-time Pro Bowler as the Cowboys grew from expansion bums to title contenders during the 1960s. Perkins is one of 19 players in the Cowboys Ring of Honor.
Harris was a safety out of Ouachita Baptist College in Arkansas (their stadium is now named after him). He played his entire 10-year career with the Cowboys during the 1970s, winning two Super Bowls. A six-time Pro Bowler, Harris made the All-Decade team for the 70s. He is also a member of the Ring of Honor.
