Hardest Hitters in Cowboys History

[VaqueroTD]

That year or two with Pre-Beyonce Roy and healthy Darren Woodson was awesome to watch. You could literally see the fear in receivers in that open field. Helped smooth the wounds from all the losses. At least I could see some head hunting.

 

[btgboys41]

Roy and I think definitively. That NFL East with Roy Williams and Sean Taylor was just nasty.

 

[lopey]

Yes Manster was s beast

 

[Cabrito]

On offense Larry Allen.

 

[bandfan]

Can't leave out a special mention for George Teague...

 

[Sarge]

They called him “Too Mean” for a reason……nasty.

79

 

[Sarge]

Nobody's mentioned Jaylon Smith yet???

Nope, you were the first.

 

[Bobhaze]

in your opinion who was the hardest hitters in Cowboys History?
Woody?Roy? Bates?

If you go all the way back to the beginning, (at least in my memory) here are the hardest hitters in Cowboys history:

• Lee Roy Jordan, LB- in the ROH, 60s-70s
• Chuck Howley, LB- HOF, ROH, 60s-70s
• Cornel Green- S, CB, 60s-70s
• Cliff “Crash” Harris- S- ROH, HOF, 70s
• Randy White- DT- HOF, ROH 70s-80s
• Dennis Thurman- CB, S, 80s
• Michael Downs- S, 80s
• Bill Bates- S, 80-90s
• Darren Woodsen- S- ROH, 90-2000s
• Roy Williams- S, 2000s

With the rules changes of the last 10-15 years, it’s hard for the guys in this era to be in this group.

 

[acr731]

Would I love for you to be a WR right now coming across the middle against #28 or #31, I'd be the happiest coog in america!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What exactly did I do to you????

 

[Hardline]

Woody and Bates were known for big hits but Roy in his early career was something else. The way he made running backs buckle and go backwards was something I had never seen before.

Roy Williams style of play was legislated out of the game. It took away what made him great.

 

[zrinkill]

Roy Williams

 

[fivetwos]

Jeff and Lynn Scott

I think you’re actually right.

 

[maryquality]

I agree with Roy Williams. And to clarify for a few posters, Roy did not date Beyonce. He dated another singer (Kelly Rowland) from the group Destiny's Child, in which Beyonce was the lead singer. OK...now back to your regularly scheduled programming. LOL

 

[TheFinisher]

Roy Williams easily

He’s one of the hardest hitters to ever play in the league. And probably one of the catalysts for all the rule changes for making he game “safer” for receivers going across the middle.

 

[blueblood70]

Roy until that Beyoncé chick ruined him

you mean the game roomed him they just took away the aggressiveness that's all he had was he was a downhill linebacker that can knock your teeth out and if you went over the middle he was gonna make you pay they took that away that was his game he wasn't a finesse guy he wasn't a student of the game he wasn't a good coverage guy but if you came in his area he was he was rattling your brain.... It was a sign that the NFL was taking that away or I think he would have stayed here and been a lot better than he's getting credit for I mean I hated the guy coming out of college I'm a Longhorns fan the dude single handedly ruined a lot of our games.... Like I said not a student of the game type linebacker like Sean Lee or some of the smarter ones but that dude was a straight up football player and I'm voting him I don't remember a lot of other guys but from memory he's the hardest hitter and mean and he did it intentionally..

 

[blueblood70]

On offense Larry Allen.

Nah ill take Moose

 

[maryquality]

On offense Larry Allen.

On offense, I would have to say Erik Williams!!

 

[The Fonz]

If you go all the way back to the beginning, (at least in my memory) here are the hardest hitters in Cowboys history:

• Lee Roy Jordan, LB- in the ROH, 60s-70s
• Chuck Howley, LB- HOF, ROH, 60s-70s
• Cornel Green- S, CB, 60s-70s
• Cliff “Crash” Harris- S- ROH, HOF, 70s
• Randy White- DT- HOF, ROH 70s-80s
• Dennis Thurman- CB, S, 80s
• Michael Downs- S, 80s
• Bill Bates- S, 80-90s
• Darren Woodsen- S- ROH, 90-2000s
• Roy Williams- S, 2000s

With the rules changes of the last 10-15 years, it’s hard for the guys in this era to be in this group.

Thank you for the info
I never had the chance to see the early Cowboys..back in the 80's living in the west cost I was only exposed to the hitters of that time Kenny Easley ,Ronnie Lott, and Steve Atwater.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Dennis Thurman. Played on some bad 80’s teams but always brought the wood.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Nobody's mentioned Jaylon Smith yet???

I think he jumped on piles with as much veracity as anyone.