SFloridaCowboy
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I traveled back in time to the 1975 draft. What a draft, the best ever. I was actually physically there in person in 1975 in a NY hotel. Boy, those were the days. Baseball hot dogs, apple pie and the Dallas Cowboys. Three superstars taken in 74, 75 and 77, Too Tall Jones, Randy White, and Tony Dorsett. Turned around an aging team. This 75 draft produced more starting players than any Cowboy draft in history.
1 | Randy White HOF, The Manster, best player in draft, will all respect to Walter Payton | 2 | Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1B | 1B Thomas Henderson, LB, ran back kickoffs as a rookie with 9.5 speed, most athletic Cowboy LB ever; drugs shortened his career, Pro Bowl 1978; took an INT to the house and dunked ball over crossbar in 1978 NFC Championship; great entertainer; Lawrence Taylor took his number when drafted by Giants. | 18 | Langston | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Burton Lawless, starting right RG as a rookie and for several years | 0 | Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Bob Breunig, started one year at SLB, then MLB many years, a very solid player, a few Pro Bowl visits | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | Arizona St. | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Pat Donovan, became starting LT, made several Pro Bowls | 0 | 0 | 0 | Stanford | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Randy Hughes, best 3rd safety team ever had, starred one year in 1979, would have started on most teams; created and made lots of turnovers | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Kyle Davis, replaced injured Cowboy center in the Hail Mary game; centered the ball on the greatest drive in Cowboys history | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Rolly Woolsey, back up CB, who returned some kickoffs | 0 | 0 | 0 | Boise St. | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Mike Hegman, a starting OLB many years, solid play | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tennessee St. | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Mitch Hoopes punter for team several years | 0 | 0 | Arizona | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Ed Jones | 0 | 0 | Rutgers | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Dennis Booker | Millersville | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Greg Krpalek | Oregon St. | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Chuck Bland | Cincinnati | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Herbert Scott he became a starting guard and made Pro Bowl several years. | 0 | Virginia Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Scott Laidlaw, a versatile hybrid FB/HB, made contributions starting his first year with Landry's revival of the Shotgun. |