Best Ever to Wear a Cowboys Jersey

[TNCowboy]

79 Erik Williams
80 Alvin Harper

Not a chance. Williams was an elite talent, but only lived up to it for a few years. Martin was one of the best passrushers of his era. He should be in the HOF.

Tony Hill is one of the most underappreciated players in Cowboy history, IMO. The guy was our best WR for several years. He was better than Alvin Harper by miles.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I think you'd also have to give consideration to John Dutton at 78. He was never as good in Dallas as he was with the Colts, but then Lett - as good as he was - never reached his potential either.

Good call... Dutton was a heck of a player. He kind of got forgotten because Randy, Harvey, and Too Tall were so good around him, but he was an excellent DT. I'd put him over Lett.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

Depends on your criteria. Alworth is clearly the best player to ever wear that # for the Cowboys, he just wasn't that player anymore when he was a Cowboy.

If it has to be how good the guy was as a Cowboy, it probably should be Rentzel.

no Miles Austin is #19

1320 YARDS 11 TDS in 11 stars COME ON show some god dang respect

 

[TNCowboy]

no Miles Austin is #19

1320 YARDS 11 TDS in 11 stars COME ON show some god dang respect

Alworth is one of the greatest players in NFL history. It depends in what context he meant greatest.

Miles had one good year. As usual, you go way overboard on the present.

 

[gbrittain]

Depends on your criteria. Alworth is clearly the best player to ever wear that # for the Cowboys, he just wasn't that player anymore when he was a Cowboy.

If it has to be how good the guy was as a Cowboy, it probably should be Rentzel.

My criteria would be what he did as a Cowboy, but again that is my criteria.

But yes, for the time being I would have to agree with Rentzel statistically, but I think it is just a formality as Miles will blow his numbers out the door.

Also Eddie George wore #27. Clearly Eddie George had a better career than Thomas Everett. Without doing a lot of research there are probably more players who made a guest appearance in a Cowboys uniform that would have to be considered.

 

[ZeroClub]

#18 Glenn Carano

I'd put David Buehler above Carano (already), but Bernie Kosar beats them both for now. Kosar was an important part of that XXVII team. He did a fine job of finishing an NFC Championship game for an injured Aikman.

 

[LatinMind]

emmitt smith. period

 

[Cowboy Brian]

Alworth is one of the greatest players in NFL history. It depends in what context he meant greatest.

Miles had one good year. As usual, you go way overboard on the present.

I go by what they did as a Cowboy.

 

[DWhite Fan]

It is wild how some numbers have tons of talent and others are almost devoid of any.

Link to every player to wear every number. Honorable Mention in parenthesis.


1...Matt McBriar
2...Anthony Wright
3...Richie Cunningham
4...Mike Saxon
5...Clint Stoerner
6...Nick Folk
7...Steve Beuerlein
8...Troy Aikman
9...Tony Romo
10...Ron Widby
11...Danny White
12...Roger Staubach
13...Jerry Rhome
14...Eddie LeBaron
15...Toni Fritsch
16...Steve Pelleur
17...Don Meredith
18...Glenn Carano
19...Lane Allworth
20...Mel Renfro
21...Deion Sanders
22...Emmitt Smith (Bob Hayes)
23...Tashard Choice
24...Everson Walls
25...Aaron Kyle
26...Herb Adderley (Preston Pearson)
27...Thomas Everett
28...Darren Woodson
29...Kenneth Gant
30...Dan Reeves
31...Roy Williams
32...Dennis Thurman
33...Tony Dorsett
34...Cornell Green (Herschel Walker)
35...Calvin Hill
36...Larry Brinson
37...James Washington
38...Sam Baker
39...Borderick Sargent
40...Bill Bates
41...Charlie Waters
42...Randy Hughes
43...Don Perkins (Cliff Harris)
44...Robert Newhouse
45...Manny Hendrix
46...Mark Washington
47...Dexter Clinkscale
48...Daryl Johnston
49...Tony Curtis
50...D.D. Lewis
51...Ken Norton, Jr.
52...Dexter Coakley
53...Bob Bruenig (Mark Stepnoski)
54...Randy White (Chuck Howley)
55...Lee Roy Jordan
56...Thomas Henderson (Bradie James)
57...Vinson Smith
58...Mike Hegman
59...Dat Nguyen
60...Derek Kennard
61...Nate Newton
62...John Fitzgerald
63...Larry Cole
64...Tom Rafferty
65...Andre Gurode
66...George Andrie
67...Pat Donovan
68...Herb Scott
69...George Hegamin
70...Rayfield Wright
71...Mark Tuinei
72...Ed Jones
73...Larry Allen
74...Bob Lilly
75...Jethro Pugh
76...Flozell Adams
77...Jim Jeffcoat
78...Leon Lett
79...Harvey Martin
80...Tony Hill
81...Terrell Owens
82...Jason Witten
83...Golden Richards
84...Jay Novacek
85...Kevin Williams
86...Butch Johnson
87...Jay Saldi
88...Michael Irvin (Drew Pearson)
89...Billy Joe DuPree
90...Jay Ratliff
91...J.P. Ladoucer
92...Tony Tolbert
93...Anthony Spencer
94...DeMarcus Ware (Charles Haley)
95...Chad Hennings
96...Marcus Spears
97...LaRoi Glover
98...Greg Ellis
99...Chris Canty

Hey Hos, are you sure Thomas Everett was better than Ron Fellows for the #27?

Matt McBriar ahead of Rafael Septien for the #1

I do agree that Jay Novacek is just slightly better than Doug Cosbie for #84.

 

[Silverstar]

Was Hawthorne #39? I thought he was 38...

But speaking of 38, I've never heard of Sam Baker before. How about Ron Francis instead.

You're right, Hawthorne did wear #38.

Sam Baker was a kicker and punter for the Cowboys for only 2 seasons in 62'-63', but he did make the Pro Bowl in 63'. I'm assuming he made it as a punter, since he averaged 42.6 yards a punt in his career.

I guess I'm down to 2 jerseys now.

 

[Sarge]

94 is backwards.

 

[ZeroClub]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Double Trouble
I think you'd also have to give consideration to John Dutton at 78. He was never as good in Dallas as he was with the Colts, but then Lett - as good as he was - never reached his potential either.

Good call... Dutton was a heck of a player. He kind of got forgotten because Randy, Harvey, and Too Tall were so good around him, but he was an excellent DT. I'd put him over Lett.

Don't forget that Dutton spent most of his time in Dallas playing out of position.

He was an All Pro DE with the Colts, held out, and was traded to the Cowboys in the mid-season of 1979. The Cowboys gave up a 1st and 2nd round draft choice for him because they needed a high quality replacement for Ed Jones, who had retired (temporarily) to give boxing a try.

Ed Jones returned the next season, started again at DE, and Dutton moved to tackle.

Dutton was the best DE ever to play DT for the Cowboys.

 

[big dog cowboy]

94 is backwards.

Homer.

 

[Sarge]

Homer.

....

 

[Cowboy Brian]

94 is backwards.

No its not.

 

[SDogo]

no Miles Austin is #19

1320 YARDS 11 TDS in 11 stars COME ON show some god dang respect

Go far far away.....should there not be a bandwidth limit on children in this country. Their young minds are rotting away and I provide this poster and example A.

 

[SDogo]

I go by what they did as a Cowboy.

Then give Austin another few years to prove himself and I'll buy your argument but over the course of his career he has not be the most influential to put on the #19 but the bottom line is your basing your argument on one productive year.

If we when by your simple thinking Austin would not even be ranked ahead of Key. All he did as a Cowboys was 141 receptions for 1820 yds and 12 TD's.

Dont you dare say that was over 2 seasons because the numbers are what they are AS COWBOYS if you use your logic

 

[28 Joker]

T-new deserves atleast a mention

If Newman is on the 70s Cowboys, they win one of those Steelers Super Bowls for suire, imo.

They had Mel Blount, and Dallas had no one to match him.

Newman on Lynn Swann, very interesting.

 

[28 Joker]

Not really. Waters was the better player.

Waters couldn't cover guys like Lynn Swann or Stallworth. He played in a run era and was a safety and a great one.

Newman lives on the edge and draws WRs of all size/speed ratios.

They played in two different eras and played two different positions.

I don't think some people get how great a player/cover CB Newman was from 2003-2007. He had a real good year this year and was very good when healthy in 2008. Some expect perfection out of him, and they fail to recognize that the Woodsons, Samuels, Asomughas, ect... of the world get beat, too.

 

[Sarge]

Go far far away.....should there not be a bandwidth limit on children in this country. Their young minds are rotting away and I provide this poster and example A.

Yes, he's making quite a reputation for himself.......almost daily.