Video: Tom Landry's Perfect Game

[Pantone282C]

Jerry had a chance to hire Dan Reeves and decided to go Dave Campo instead lol..NUFF SAID.

Reeves probably knew better!

 

[TwoDeep3]

Dan Jenkins wrote a novel called Semi-Tough. It was made into a film with Bert Reynolds and Kris Kristofferson. The film was so-so, but the novel was hilarious.

It was about two players on a pro team in Miami and a woman who completed the love triangle. The novel dealt with off the field issues, but it also revealed things about the Dallas Cowboys and the relationship between Don Meredith and Tom Landry.

A roman a clef if a book or film with characters written about real people. These characters are so transparent you know who they are in real life. An example would be Primary Colors about a southern politician and his wife as he runs for the Presidency. It was clearly Bill and Hillary.

So too, Semi-Tough had excerpts of the novel which were taken from real life between Meredith and Landry.

It has been years since I read it, but as I recall there was a curfew as the team was on the road and Meredith came into the hotel and sneaked into his room at day break. The novel has the two players as a running back and a wide receiver. But back in the day it was understood around Dallas this was about this team since Jenkins - a journalist - grew up in Ft. Worth and went to TCU.

Be advised, this novel is not PC.

 

[sean10mm]

Cowboys fans never gave Dandy Don the respect he deserved.

"Meredith returned with broken ribs, a punctured lung, and pneumonia, only to find himself booed in a local restaurant. He retired before the next season."

No class.

 

[JoeKing]

He was with the Giants first? Tear his statue down!!!

 

[joseephuss]

Jerry had a chance to hire Dan Reeves and decided to go Dave Campo instead lol..NUFF SAID.

Dave Campo was a terrible hire as head coach and held that position from 2000 to 2002. Dan Reeves was the head coach for the Atlanta Falcons from 1997 to 2003. When exactly did Jones choose Campo over Reeves?

 

[Rayman70]

Dave Campo was a terrible hire as head coach and held that position from 2000 to 2002. Dan Reeves was the head coach for the Atlanta Falcons from 1997 to 2003. When exactly did Jones choose Campo over Reeves?

he tried to pry him from Atlanta back then..Reeves almost left Atlanta, but chose to stay. Couldnt convince him I guess. Prolly a good decision by Dan.

 

[TexasBoys2288]

I was a 6 year old kid back when Dandy Don played this game. In my household, the screaming, hollering and cheers were a typical Sunday during the season. Born a Cowboys fan and still here looking forward to each year.