Mt. Rushmore of Cowboys

[KJJ]

How did I forget Landry. But I don't know who I would take off

When this topic comes up which is pretty often most fans think of just the players.

 

[Hypotenoose]

Landry
Lilly
Staubach
Smith

My favorite player of all time is Randy White. Hurts me to leave him off, but can’t justify removing anyone from my list. Super tough question.

 

[Havic]

Landry, Staubach, E.Smith, Larry Allen.

 

[TequilaCowboy]

I'm sticking with Tom Landry, Roger Staubach, Bob Lilly and Emmitt Smith. That's my Mount Rushmore

It is somewhat of a dilemma, the Cowboys may have outgrown Mount Rushmore

Feel this is right....i think if you select Cowboys for this, it is not so much how talented the player was....but what it did for the franchise. So its not just about his play. Landry, Staubach, Lilly and Emmitt define the Cowboys franchise. There are a few others as well but that could be top 4.

 

[kskboys]

Feel this is right....i think if you select Cowboys for this, it is not so much how talented the player was....but what it did for the franchise. So its not just about his play. Landry, Staubach, Lilly and Emmitt define the Cowboys franchise. There are a few others as well but that could be top 4.

Lilly and Randy White, 7 times all pro. Larry Allen, 6. Chuck Howley, 5.

 

[cowboyec]

☆Coach Landry
☆Roger Staubach
☆Bob Lilly
☆Emmitt Smith
OUR☆HISTORY

 

[75boyz]

My Rushmore group would include Landry, Roger and Michael. I would consider a large number of 70s and 90s players as equally interchangeable after those 3. They are the best representatives of the team's 2 most dominating eras imo.

My fanhood start was 74-75 so I beg the pardon of those historically great 60s Cowboy players.who played before my time.

jmo

 

[ShortRound]

Landry
Staubach
Emmitt
Aikman

 

[cowboyec]

not gonna lie...my immediate thought...
☆Landry
☆Lilly
☆Meredith
☆Renfro

 

[DallasEast]

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

I thought this would be interesting. Top 4 Cowboys of all time. Probably changes depending on when you grew up. I'm an old guy so some players from earlier are included
-Roger Staubach
-Bob Lilly
-Randy White
-Emmitt Smith
So many worthy players. What say you?

Staubach
Irvin
Emmitt
Aikman

Lilly and White were great in their day, but time marches on, today's offenses would handle those two adequately.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Tom Landry goes on my mountain.

And you go to town on your horse.

 

[cowboyec]

Staubach
Irvin
Emmitt
Aikman

Lilly and White were great in their day, but time marches on, today's offenses would handle those two adequately.

no way.
time marches on but talent is talent regardless of era's.
they couldn't handle one...let alone both.

 

[Runwildboys]

Putting non-players in only muddles the exercise. Because a perfectly logically group is Clint Murchison for creating the team, Tex Shramm for overseeing decades of success, Tom Landry for coaching said decades, and Gil Brandt for acquiring all of those players. And then 5 is Jimmy Johnson.

But that’s the most boring list one could come up with. Should be relegated to players only

No it shouldn't. If the Eagles had ever had an iconic coach like Landry, you'd understand.

 

[cowboyec]

cowboys o-lineman mt rushmore:
☆Rayfield Wright
☆Larry Allen
☆Tyron Smith
☆Zack Martin

 

[Asklesko]

Emmitt Smith
Tony Dorsett
Hershel Walker
Ezekiel Elliott

It is Mt. Rushmore after all

 

[PAPPYDOG]

I thought this would be interesting. Top 4 Cowboys of all time. Probably changes depending on when you grew up. I'm an old guy so some players from earlier are included
-Roger Staubach
-Bob Lilly
-Randy White
-Emmitt Smith
So many worthy players. What say you?

Lilly
Staubach
Aikman
Smith
Ware
Dak Prescott...as the waterboy for the above Elite Cowboys!!!

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

no way.
time marches on but talent is talent regardless of era's.
they couldn't handle one...let alone both.

OK.

 

[cowboyec]

cowboys rb mt rushmore
☆Emmitt Smith
☆Tony Dorsett
☆Don Perkins
☆Calvin Hill

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Lilly
Staubach
Aikman
Smith
Ware
Dak Prescott...as the waterboy for the above Elite Cowboys!!!

Egads!
Ware?
No, my brother, you got to get her own iconic player.
Ware was good but not Staubach or even Aikman or Haley good.