Non-stars that were key Cowboys

[JakeCamp12]

John Dutton...

 

[bark]

Cornell green
Thomas Everett
Jay novecek
Calvin hill
George Andre
Ray Donaldson
Randy Hughes
Walt garrison
Roy Williams ( early years ) safety roy that is
Timmy newsome
Robert Newhouse

 

[dupree89]

Dave Edwards
Jethro Pugh
Larry Cole
Blaine Nye
Charlie Waters
Cornell Green
Billy Joe Dupree
Walt Garrison
George Andre
Randy Hughes
Joey Heatherton

RANDY HUGHES is a great name for this list. Thats a good job by you!!!!

 

[Zimmy Lives]

Timmy Newsome
Michael downs

Tipping Timmy? He may have been good for TDs inside the one but that it. I'd go with Scott Laidlaw.

 

[windward]

Tipping Timmy? He may have been good for TDs inside the one but that it. I'd go with Scott Laidlaw.

Yeah give me Laidlaw as well, lol. But Timmy had a sweet catch to win it vs Tampa Bay back in 1983.

 

[Gameover]

Butch johnson?
K-Mart
Gant
J-Dub
The Great Dwayne Harris
Tony hill - the forgotten receiver

 

[joseephuss]

Harper, Alvin.

Brown, Larry.

Norton, Ken Jr.- although I guess he was a bit of a star...

Washington too...

Bruce, Isaac.

I know there's more, but I've been drinking...

Thankfully.

You did say you had been drinking.

 

[jrumann59]

Gant, Bates, Kevin Williams (for a couple of years), Marion, Teague, 90's LBer Corp, Tolbert, Jeffcoat

 

[mrmojo]

Jimmy Jones, caught Haleys hit on Kelley in SB, was a good role player
Toni Fritsch
Benny Barnes
Mike Hegman

 

[Alexander]

Threads like this are depressing, mainly because I would have a hard time 20 years from now looking back at this current team and finding similar unheralded players to remember fondly.

 

[CooterBrown]

Surprised. I was sure that someone would notice Joey Heatherton on my list.

 

[Szczepanik]

McBriar
Nguyen
Richie Anderson in our inept offense for 2 seasons.

I will admit, I enjoyed Terry Glenn while he was here.

Naming players from when I started watching. Only fair.

 

[MRV52]

Walt Garrison, Robert Newhouse, Butch Johnson, Calvin Hill, Charlie Waters, Mel Renfro, Cliff Harris, Larry Cole, Lee Roy Jordan, DD Lewis, Billy Joe Dupree,Bob Breunig, Bennie Barnes,Ron Springs,Raphiel Septien,Tom Rafferty, Hollywood Henderson, Mike Saxon

 

[MRV52]

Threads like this are depressing, mainly because I would have a hard time 20 years from now looking back at this current team and finding similar unheralded players to remember fondly.

20 Years? By next year I won't remember these players!!!!

 

[CowboyStar88]

Lets remember some former Cowboy players that were not stars, but at one time they played a bigger role than they were ever given credit for...I'll name a few:

Preston Pearson: Back when Dallas first implemented the shotgun and were the only team using it...Preston Pearson would come out of the back field on a "wheel route" and get first down after first down. At one point, he was the only Cowboy on the roster that had ever played for another team. (Steelers).

Bill Bates...self explanatory. Special teams guru.

Steve Beurlein: I think he was only on the team one..maybe two years...but he won a couple of games as starting QB. I believe a playoff win. (but I didnt check this so correct me if my memory is failing)

Kelvin Martin: # 83. Clutch punt returner. Solid hands and made some 3rd down catches. Still remember his punt return at The Vet. I think it was a December game and cold and windy. He returned a punt for a TD that was huge on a day when the offense sputtered.

Got any guys to add?

K-Mart was always a favorite of mine

Add Kenny Gant to this list! The shark was awesome

 

[JustAGuy]

Most of the guys I thought about are already mentioned so I'll have to dig a little deeper.

Two guys who I thought contributed greatly to our special teams in the 90s glory days were Joe Fishback and Elvis Patterson. Unsung heroes both of them in my opinion.

 

[Mookie]

Troy Aikman.

No seriously, wait. He wasn't a star QB by any means, the truth is, he played the most important position in the field, therefore he was always in the spotlight. He was -- in the words of Parcells -- the greatest bus driver ever. Think about it! He never really took over games solely with his arm. He never made spectacular highlights. He was just accurate enough, strong enough, leader enough and winner enough to guide the time, the spectacular team full of superstars to the promised land three times. He was a fantastic player, a non-star if you really put his numbers in perspective to other great QB's. Or maybe I'm just crazy.

 

[TTexasTT]

DD Lewis
6th rounder in 68.
Thought to be small and for some reason tried to make him a center.
Not one single pro bowl but held down his position for many years.

 

[Szczepanik]

Novacek and Johnston. Considering they don't get alot of media love because of the triplets.

 

[CowboyStar88]

Troy Aikman.

No seriously, wait. He wasn't a star QB by any means, the truth is, he played the most important position in the field, therefore he was always in the spotlight. He was -- in the words of Parcells -- the greatest bus driver ever. Think about it! He never really took over games solely with his arm. He never made spectacular highlights. He was just accurate enough, strong enough, leader enough and winner enough to guide the time, the spectacular team full of superstars to the promised land three times. He was a fantastic player, a non-star if you really put his numbers in perspective to other great QB's. Or maybe I'm just crazy.

If you are just looking at stats sure! But unfortunately this is one if those situations where stats don't do a player justice.