Dallas Cowboys trivia thread

ZeroClub said:
No. He was a good player though.

This guy is a little more obscure than Washington. The guy I'm talking about had a short career.
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I wanted to say Dennis Morgan earlier.

There's also Les Strayhorn.

I've got to go to a meeting all afternoon, so I won't be able to see the answer. Uggh.

I know where my mind will be all afternoon .... trying to figure this one out. Good question.

Later guys.
 
Chief said:
I wanted to say Dennis Morgan earlier.

There's also Les Strayhorn.

I've got to go to a meeting all afternoon, so I won't be able to see the answer. Uggh.

I know where my mind will be all afternoon .... trying to figure this one out. Good question.

Later guys.
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Morgan and Stayhorn -- Not who I'm talking about.
Those are solid guesses, though. They each returned kickoffs in their rookie seasons. But not for TDs.
 
ABQCOWBOY said:
Two links cleary say the Yanks came from Boston and became the Bulldogs in 49. Then again became the Yankees. I'm just posting the links off a quick search. I'm sorry you don't find them credible. Not much I can do about it. Not much I would want to. I haven't searched anymore then just the quick search. Suppose I could but to what end?
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I see where you are screwed up on your info. Let me see if I can straighten this out...

In 1948 there was a team in the NFL called the Boston Yanks (not Yankees). In 1949 they moved to New York and changed their name to the Bulldogs, want to know why? Because there was already a football team in New York called the Yankees in the AAFC. By coincidence that same AAFC team had a player named Tom Landry that year.

You are confusing the NFL Boston Yanks with the AAFC New York Yankees.

I hope that clears it up for you. Landry NEVER played for the Boston Yanks or the NY Bulldogs.

Edit: In 1950, after the AAFC merged and the NY Yankees folded the New York Bulldogs changed their name to the New York Yanks. They lasted only one more year and went bankrupt during the 1951 season. The league bought the team and moved it to Dallas and named it the Texans. After that team went bankrupt again they became the Baltimore Colts in 1953.
 
5Stars said:
On Walt Garrisons first NFL carry, how many yards did he run for, and who slowed him down, or he may have scored?

:starspin
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Walt Garrison ran 65 yards in his first NFL carry. He said he would have scored, but, he was slowed down by Bullet Bob Hayes.....who was trying to throw a block for him! :)

:star:
 
THUMPER said:
I was close, he was a 2nd round pick and he returned 2 PUNTS for TDs as a rookie. Dang!
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That's right! You were very close.
 
THUMPER said:
So what, that doesn't matter and I'm not arguing that point with you. The fact is that Landry NEVER played for them.

Nothing on either of the links you provided shows that he did. Just that there was a team named the Bulldogs in 1949.
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Here is another link that shows the chronoligy of the teams and what they were called, all teams. Notice the years 48, 49 and 50.

If we agree that Coach Landry started his playing days in 49, I don't know how there can be much doubt.
 
ZeroClub said:
This second round draft choice of the Dallas Cowboys returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in his rookie year.
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Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson
 
THUMPER said:
I see where you are screwed up on your info. Let me see if I can straighten this out...

In 1948 there was a team in the NFL called the Boston Yanks (not Yankees). In 1949 they moved to New York and changed their name to the Bulldogs, want to know why? Because there was already a football team in New York called the Yankees in the AAFC. By coincidence that same AAFC team had a player named Tom Landry that year.

You are confusing the NFL Boston Yanks with the AAFC New York Yankees.

I hope that clears it up for you. Landry NEVER played for the Boston Yanks or the NY Bulldogs.

Edit: In 1950, after the AAFC merged and the NY Yankees folded the New York Bulldogs changed their name to the New York Yanks. They lasted only one more year and went bankrupt during the 1951 season. The league bought the team and moved it to Dallas and named it the Texans. After that team went bankrupt again they became the Baltimore Colts in 1953.
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Well, this is possible. I can clearly see how that could have been were I went wrong. As I said, I had always read the same but when I came across this info, it dumbfounded me.
 
ABQCOWBOY said:
Here is another link that shows the chronoligy of the teams and what they were called, all teams. Notice the years 48, 49 and 50.

If we agree that Coach Landry started his playing days in 49, I don't know how there can be much doubt.
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In case you missed it...

I see where you are screwed up on your info. Let me see if I can straighten this out...

In 1948 there was a team in the NFL called the Boston Yanks (not Yankees). In 1949 they moved to New York and changed their name to the Bulldogs, want to know why? Because there was already a football team in New York called the Yankees in the AAFC. By coincidence that same AAFC team had a player named Tom Landry that year.

You are confusing the NFL Boston Yanks with the AAFC New York Yankees.

I hope that clears it up for you. Landry NEVER played for the Boston Yanks or the NY Bulldogs.

In 1950, after the AAFC merged and the NY Yankees folded the New York Bulldogs changed their name to the New York Yanks. They lasted only one more year and went bankrupt during the 1951 season. The league bought the team and moved it to Dallas and named it the Texans. After that team went bankrupt again they became the Baltimore Colts in 1953.
 
THUMPER said:
In case you missed it...

I see where you are screwed up on your info. Let me see if I can straighten this out...

In 1948 there was a team in the NFL called the Boston Yanks (not Yankees). In 1949 they moved to New York and changed their name to the Bulldogs, want to know why? Because there was already a football team in New York called the Yankees in the AAFC. By coincidence that same AAFC team had a player named Tom Landry that year.

You are confusing the NFL Boston Yanks with the AAFC New York Yankees.

I hope that clears it up for you. Landry NEVER played for the Boston Yanks or the NY Bulldogs.

In 1950, after the AAFC merged and the NY Yankees folded the New York Bulldogs changed their name to the New York Yanks. They lasted only one more year and went bankrupt during the 1951 season. The league bought the team and moved it to Dallas and named it the Texans. After that team went bankrupt again they became the Baltimore Colts in 1953.
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See previous post.
 
Hostile said:
Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson
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Close, but no cigar. Henderson returned only 1 for a TD. (and it did happen during his rookie year).
 
"This second round draft choice of the Dallas Cowboys returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in his rookie year."

I could give other hints (distractors).

This particular player played only 7 games in his rookie season.

He went on to play for the Packers and Bills.
 
ABQCOWBOY said:
Now this is interesting. If I read this correctly, this page says that it was the same team, for a time.

http://www.mindspring.com/~luckyshow/football/NYYanksBulldogs.htm
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That is true but when the AAFC folded and the players entered the NFL Landry immediately became the property of the Giants who had drafted him in 1946. While he was in the AAFC they had no rights on him but when he entered the NFL he was theirs.

This was true for many of the former AAFC players who had been drafted by NFL teams.
 
ZeroClub said:
"This second round draft choice of the Dallas Cowboys returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in his rookie year."

I could give other hints (distractors).

This particular player played only 7 games in his rookie season.

He went on to play for the Packers and Bills.
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Ike Thomas! 1971.
 
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