John Fitzgerald RIP

[Captain Late]

Sad to hear of the passing of John Fitzgerald today.He was a consistent,reliable,tough,smart and durable Center who gave that Cowboys Offensive Line a strong anchor in the middle and helped make them a Top Unit during the 1970's.When Coach Tom Landry moved him in there at the start of the 1973 Season to take over from Dave Manders he knew he was going to get everything Fitz had.OL Coach Jim Myers agreed and for 8 Years that is exactly what happened.

RIP Fitz and they knew they could trust You to use the Shotgun.

https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/former-cowboys-center-john-fitzgerald-passes-away-at-77

 

[Cowboys5217]

R.I.P.

 

[ShortRound]

RIP

 

[RS12]

RIP. Two rings and 19 playoff appearances, never played on a team with a losing record. Small for an NFL lineman at 6 foot and 255. Recovered a fumble in SB 12. Just a steady, reliable, blue collar type player. The kind of player the rosters from the 1970s were loaded with.

 

[StarMan2112]

RIP John.

 

[Jarv]

RIP Fitz, part of that great Irish line in the 70s.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

RIP John, talk about a consistent performer each season.

 

[Rayman70]

This never gets easy. Rafferty now Fitz. We assembled probably the best offensive lines in NFL history. Only rivaling the packers back in the 60s. With all the glitz and glamour associated with our team, especially back in the 70s and 90s, and the 2014, 2016 team, what gets missed by most is the offensive lines. One thing this franchise has always seemed to assemble better than any other team, is the oline. Let's make Fitz proud this year to honor him and that Irish line.. And a Scot lol.

 

[jazzcat22]

RIP Fitz, part of that great Irish line in the 70s.

nickname
Four Irishmen and a Scott.
Scott of course was Herb Scott.
John Fitzgerald
Pat Donovan
Tom Rafferty
Jim Cooper

 

[gtb1943]

RIP. Two rings and 19 playoff appearances, never played on a team with a losing record. Small for an NFL lineman at 6 foot and 255. Recovered a fumble in SB 12. Just a steady, reliable, blue collar type player. The kind of player the rosters from the 1970s were loaded with.

he was not small back then. You look at most of the OLinemen of that era and they were 250 lbs or so

 

[Rayman70]

nickname
Four Irishmen and a Scott.
Scott of course was Herb Scott.
John Fitzgerald
Pat Donovan
Tom Rafferty
Jim Cooper

That group can play at a high level in any era IMHO. What they lack perhaps in size they make up with pure nastiness.

 

[Rayman70]

he was not small back then. You look at most of the OLinemen of that era and they were 250 lbs or so

Yep that's correct.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

nickname
Four Irishmen and a Scott.
Scott of course was Herb Scott.
John Fitzgerald
Pat Donovan
Tom Rafferty
Jim Cooper

Rayfield Wright was with the boys till1979.

 

[maryquality]

RIP Fitzgerald. All these deaths of former players are making me feel old.

 

[jazzcat22]

Rayfield Wright was with the boys till1979.

Great Player.

 

[Rayman70]

Rayfield Wright was with the boys till1979.

What an embarrassment of riches we had in the 1970s. In all positions. Depth but quality depth.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

RIP Fitzgerald. All these deaths of former players are making me feel old.

This, it’s letting me know I am no longer young.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

What an embarrassment of riches we had in the 1970s. In all positions. Depth but quality depth.

Yes

 

[irishline]

Sad to hear of the passing of John Fitzgerald today.He was a consistent,reliable,tough,smart and durable Center who gave that Cowboys Offensive Line a strong anchor in the middle and helped make them a Top Unit during the 1970's.When Coach Tom Landry moved him in there at the start of the 1973 Season to take over from Dave Manders he knew he was going to get everything Fitz had.OL Coach Jim Myers agreed and for 8 Years that is exactly what happened.

RIP Fitz and they knew they could trust You to use the Shotgun.

https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/former-cowboys-center-john-fitzgerald-passes-away-at-77

Part of the "Four Irishmen and a Scott" line that dominated in its day. RIP Fitz.

Man, I am getting old.

 

[Bobhaze]

RIP John Fitzgerald.

He was a key member of those great Cowboys teams that won 17 playoff games in his 12 seasons. That included 5 NFC championship wins, 2 SB rings. This was how the Cowboys became “America’s Team”.