RIP Eddie LeBaron

[dallasdave]

Don't see Jay in a lot of pictures, and he was one of my favorite players.

 

[Amy50632]

Don't see Jay in a lot of pictures, and he was one of my favorite players.

Agreed, Moose and Jay deserve to be in the Hall of Fame already. Both contributed a lot to those Super Bowl wins in the 90s.

 

[dallasdave]

I feel Jay was a big reason we won 3 Super Bowls in the 90"s, just wish he had not hurt his back, and we might have got a 4 in the 90's.

 

[dallasdave]

Agreed, Moose and Jay deserve to be in the Hall of Fame already. Both contributed a lot to those Super Bowl wins in the 90s.

I second that motion.

 

[dallasdave]

Agreed, Moose and Jay deserve to be in the Hall of Fame already. Both contributed a lot to those Super Bowl wins in the 90s.

I think Jay is living on his ranch in Montana now, just kicking back and taking in the sunset.

 

[percyhoward]

 

[plasticman]

Lebaron was fearless. Those first two years were awful. Some of the first teams were so bad that there were players too scared to get in the field to play against the other teams.

He was 5'7 in the days when there were no in the grasp rules or strict toughing the passer, those guys would take a beating.

But Lebaron fought in the Korean war and once led his fire team out of an ambush after his CO was killed. This was despite being wounded himself. He received the bronze star and purple heart. I guess after that a blitzing pass rush was a price of cake.

RIP.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

So very sad. I never saw Eddie play but I sure appreciate his contributions to the growth of the Cowboys.

 

[HankC]

I played High school football in the DC area when Eddie LeBaron was a Pro Bowl QB for the Skins. He visited our per-season football practices and helped inspire our team (and me). In 1960 LeBaron was acquired by the Cowboys as they formed their first team.The same year my family moved to Texas a little south of Dallas.I watched LeBaron play in the Cotton Bowl and will never forget how the Little General would be knocked down again and again, yet he would always bounce up and play as well as ever. I have been a Cowboys fan ever since, and his perseverance inspired me and ultimately became my strongest characteristic. I will never forget him. RIP Eddie LeBaron.

 

[DeaconBlues]

He's the reason I'm a Cowboys fan.

Damn. Just Damn.

 

[MS17]

A legendary Cowboy, RIP. Love the photo you posted, Percy.

 

[waving monkey]

Because this obit came out in th New York Times I posted it.

Eddie LeBaron, an undersize quarterback who was a college Hall of Famer, became a Marine Corps hero during the Korean War and then played in the National Football League for 11 seasons, died on Wednesday in Stockton, Calif. He was 85.

His death was confirmed by the University of the Pacific, where he led the football team to an undefeated season in 1949.

In a position where players are now routinely 6 feet 3 inches or taller, LeBaron was 5-foot-7, and his weight never reached 170 pounds. But he had no fear of scrambling.

Grantland Rice, the celebrated sportswriter, called him the most mystifying T-formation quarterback he had ever seen. In 1955, Frank M. Blunk of The New York Times called him “daring, resourceful, mercurial.


link/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/03/s...on&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=0

 

[waving monkey]

Grantland Rice ,talk about old school legend

 

[fgoodwin]

He played for Amos Alonzo Stagg while at the College of the Pacific, then for Curly Lambeau during his first stint with the Commanders, and finally for Tom Landry. That's three HOF coaches in three stops -- a pretty good record.

 

[percyhoward]

He played for Amos Alonzo Stagg while at the College of the Pacific, then for Curly Lambeau during his first stint with the Commanders, and finally for Tom Landry. .

Wow.

 

[percyhoward]

A legendary Cowboy, RIP. Love the photo you posted, Percy.

Here's another. Very different context. In a hard-fought battle at Korea's Heartbreak Ridge, LeBaron left cover under heavy fire to contact the forward observation post of a mortar platoon, in sight of the enemy. After an assaulting rifle platoon in his area lost its commander, he took charge and resumed the attack. For his heroic efforts, he was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

 

[fgoodwin]

Like Don Meredith before him, Eddie LeBaron died w/o writing his autobiography.

Lord how I wish those two especially had put their memories to paper. How much Cowboys history has been lost forever? There is a chapter about LeBaron ("Leather-Lugging Legend") in the book, "Champions Against Odds" (1952) by Al Stump. The book is long out of print, but may be available at your local library. It was written long before his days as a Cowboy, but it includes his time in Korea.

Also, the PFRA has a three page article about LeBaron in PDF at: http://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/25-03-985.pdf

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

I feel Jay was a big reason we won 3 Super Bowls in the 90"s, just wish he had not hurt his back, and we might have got a 4 in the 90's.

Dude was a serious X factor in our 90s formula.

I used to get so excited when he caught a pass. He was going to make something happen.



Win it this year for eddie lebaron