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~terry Wed, Jul 3, 1996 (06:53) seed
Americas team? The Dallas Cowboys. Everyone either loves or hates em. You do not find too many neutral folks. So here is the place to talk Jimmy Johnson, Barry Swtizer, neon Deion, Michael Irvin, Troy Aikman, the rivalry with the 9ers, the Packer rivalry, Jimmy Johnson revenge and the awesome offense line. It would be hard to run out of things to talk about the Cowboys these days. Cowboys training camp is held at Austins St Eds University every year and most practices are open.
~copyboy Wed, Jul 3, 1996 (22:18) #1
Cowboys--all flash and no class. If they never set foot in Austin again I wouldn't be terribly upset. But I guess you have to have teams to hate too, just to keep things interesting.
~Murphy Fri, Jul 5, 1996 (13:39) #2
The only thing I know about the cowboys is they are a football team
~terry Mon, Jul 8, 1996 (10:09) #3
You're from Austin and you hate the Cowboys Josh. You don't quite rank up there with the "RICH" at http://1on1sports who hates the Cowboys so much he uses ALL CAPS every time he discusses them. So who is your favorite team. And I'll have to come out of the closet now, I'm also a big 49ers fan. It's tough sometimes to reconcile being both a 49ers fan and a Cowboys fan especially when it rolls around to the "real Superbowl" game between the 9ers and Cowboys in the division playoffs. Too bad it's impossible for these two teams to meet in the defacto Superbowl. Maybe the NFL needs to take a cue from the College bowl pairings where they pit number one against number two. By the way, this item is linked to 1on1's Cowboy hating Arnie Spaniers conference. Arnie has offered to wash cars outside the Superbowl if the Cowboys win. So Max on KFON suggests I run my van off the road for a month before I head down Arnie's way.
~fgoodwin Fri, Aug 2, 1996 (10:43) #4
Terry: This conference has been quiet since July 8? Nothing posted since the Cowboys got to town? Hard to believe, but maybe the existence of this conference area is not well-known; I only found it this morning (Aug. 2). For Cowboys lovers and haters alike: check out my Dallas Cowboys Training Camp Page at http://www.eden.com/~fgoodwin/cowboys.htm It's not a "news" site -- I think of it as more of a reference site, with rosters, schedules, hotlists, booklists, etc. Included are links to well over 100 Cowboys websites, as well as to anti-Cowboys sites (there are some very good ones!). I also moderate the nightly Cowboys Chat on the Austin360 page: http://www.austin360.com/cowboys/ Check it out!!
~fbrown Sat, Aug 3, 1996 (12:00) #5
Just hope the Cowboys come through the preseason with enough healthy people to field a team :-) As an aside, I've seen the austin360 site. Great stuff!!! Check it out for lots of good Cowboys info. Fred
~terry Sat, Aug 3, 1996 (22:22) #6
Healthy, no kidding. They just lost Novacek. I'm glad they picked up Casillas and Herschel Walker, they're going to need all the help they can get with this horrendous injury situation.
~fbrown Sun, Aug 4, 1996 (10:40) #7
I think Herschel is going to play a major role. He's just so versatile - he can back up Emmitt, he can split out and play a little receiver, he can help on special teams. I'm not a real big Sherman Williams fan, so I'm excited about Herschel. While losing Novacek for a while will hurt, if Bjornson stays healthy it won't be TOO bad. Bjornson is a damn good football player. Maybe Herschel can play a little tight end in 2 tight sets. Now if Stepfret and Kevin Williams can hold down wide receiver spots to take some of the load off of Emmitt, we can put Deion back on defense where he belongs.
~fbrown Sun, Aug 4, 1996 (10:41) #8
Oops! Didn't hit in my previous message. Sorry it's messed up. FAB
~terry Mon, Aug 5, 1996 (09:27) #9
It looks ok to me. I agree with you on the Walker assessment. This is a great move for Dallas. And Irvin will be coming back on the scene at an opportune time after the first 5 games. If they're going to have injuries, now is the time to get them out of the way, not around playoff time. I guess tonight is the game in Monterey Mexico.
~terry Mon, Aug 5, 1996 (19:10) #10
... against the KC Chiefs.
~kerry Fri, Aug 23, 1996 (16:04) #11
So who has been cut so far?
~fgoodwin Sun, Aug 25, 1996 (00:02) #12
Kerry: Check out my Dallas Cowboys Training Camp Page for a current roster with cuts as of today (Aug. 24). The Cowboys must make several more cuts on Sunday (Aug 25). GO COWBOYS!!
~oplion Sun, Aug 25, 1996 (01:42) #13
It's suprising how many people are convinced the 'boy's are going to the "Bowl", with all the hits they have taken in the last six months. The defense taken down by free agency,and Troy & Emmitt can't win the NFC East by themselves.Show me another way they(Cowwboys) are going to win.. After Irvin comes on board (at least five weeks) watch Philly to shut down the Boy's.They left with a win Dec.95.. 20-17 at the Vet... jjftlaud Dolphins showed a little "Smart's" against Tampa...NO HUDDLE..!!!
~terry Sun, Aug 25, 1996 (09:19) #14
The Cowboys have always been carried on the backs of the "big three": Aikman, Irvin and Emmitt. These guys score 75% of Dallas points. This year, some of the secondary players are going to have to turn in great years if the Cowboys are going places like the Superbowl. If Herschel can defy the prognosticators and pump it up this year, that would be an amazing story.
~oplion Tue, Aug 27, 1996 (20:15) #15
I've enjoyed watching Herschel through out the years,I would love to see a resurgence of those power runs,the man has a lot of class and I guess that is what I look for in pro players(as a lot of other people do). Was watching a show NFL Today I think on ESPN,Aikman was questioned about (drug and other offenses) problems with the 'boys. The basic response he had (and I think he's right) to the question was to say the 'boys are under a looking glass,and those problems exist in every city,every team,every sport.I'm suprised he didn't include the coaches.(Some of the dicisions coaches make,make me wonder) jjftlaud
~TJ Tue, Sep 3, 1996 (17:26) #16
Well so much for the first week, Guess Arnie is right, Stick a fork in them, the Cowboys are done. 9 & 7 best they can hope for. Next week they have the lowly Giants, Boys better pay attention to a defense that looked even better than Chicago. Only thing going for the Boys vs Giants is the Giants are one of the best at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory!!!!!!!
~terry Tue, Sep 3, 1996 (17:35) #17
Any word on Emmitt yet?
~Andre Tue, Sep 3, 1996 (18:36) #18
The Cowboys sure have a lot questions to answer after last night's pre-season game. I have few of my own Was Deion the only receiver out on the field or what? What the hell was Zampezie thinking or not? Why didn't Emmitt get the ball more? And why are the Cowboys 12 points favorites against the Giants?
~TJ Wed, Sep 4, 1996 (11:29) #19
Last I heard, Emmitt had some pain but was physically OK, nothing on Xray or MRI. He walked out of the hospital but didn't look real good, could have just been the normal after game tightness along with no sleep from all the medical stuff. Personally I think there is nothing wrong with him that a little attention did not cure. He will be back next week.
~TJ Tue, Sep 10, 1996 (15:21) #20
The boys looked real good, and New York looked like hell. As a matter of fact I have to give the boys credit, cause they actually looked like the super-bowl champions they are. What team will be at the game this week, the one that played the bear or the one that played the Giants??????????? And one other question was raised after the results of that game,,,, which NY team is the worst team in professional football?
~oplion Tue, Sep 10, 1996 (20:53) #21
TJ: If you were to ask a Fin's fan that question ..There is no Good N.Y. team,they think the same of us though. The boys did show a marked improvement,but then again against a no good team. Terry; Did you delete topic (11) and replace it with (19)?If so whats the difference? Are we starting over at game three..jjftlaud
~terry Wed, Sep 11, 1996 (10:51) #22
I didn't delete topic 11. It stays for general NFL football talk. Picks only in the new item.
~TJ Wed, Sep 11, 1996 (11:01) #23
Yes Jim you are correct, but as you know, no matter how bad the Jets or Fins get during a particular season, or how good the other one is. They always seem to have the best games of their seasons against each other.
~TJ Wed, Sep 11, 1996 (11:05) #24
I apologize (to all of you but Jim) for taking up the cowpokes topic with talk of Fins and Jets. P.S. Jim, I think you'll have all the chance in the world to talk about the Fins on this Topic in about 3 more weeks, When the Pokes and Fins game gets closer. And I expect the Fins will have a better record to go with the better coach.
~TJ Mon, Sep 16, 1996 (15:04) #25
Colts stampede Pokes.....23-3 then 25-24 Best comeback since Buffalo - Houston Says it all, Former Super Bowl Champs
~terry Wed, Oct 23, 1996 (19:06) #26
To all those who may have missed making picks while we were moving the servers last week, I apologize. But we're back up now and we have a pretty solid connection to UUNET. And my picks: Phil Wash Cinn Detr Pitts Balt SF GB Cowboys Denver AZ SDiego Pats & MN Sorry Bears!
~terry Mon, Nov 18, 1996 (09:06) #27
Green Bay has three tough games left (@ Dallas, Denver, & @ Detroit). Dallas has 4 (GB, Wash, @ Wash, & New England). The niners have 2 (@ Pittsburg & @ Wash) The Packers will be either 13-3 or 12-4, SF at 12-4, and Dallas will lose at least one of those games to finish 11-5.
~terry Mon, Nov 18, 1996 (22:00) #28
I had to laugh. Al Michael just said Green Bay is looking like a deer frozen by headlights. And Reggie White has been infuriated all week by a Green Bay sportscasters comment, "Reggie White, Betty White, it doesn't make any difference, [the Dallas lineman] is going to take him out." It's way, way too early in this game to start celebrating, it's only 6-0 but the Cowboys have been dominating. It's upsetting to me that Dallas is only getting field goals out of all this fire power so far. It just got to be 9-0 and it should be 21-0. Green Bay must take some heart in this.
~mickey Mon, Nov 25, 1996 (10:53) #29
WITH DALLAS'S LOSS YESTERDAY, I AM WONDERING ABOUT THE PLAYOFFS. YOU KNOW THEY ARE JUST AROUND THE CORNER. AND THEY ARE NOT NUMBER ONE IN THEIR DIVISION. ALL WE CAN DO IS JUST PRAY THAT THEY KICK SOME BUTT NEXT WEEK.
~terry Mon, Nov 25, 1996 (13:15) #30
That's about the size of it. It's going to be a tough go for the Cowboys with two games against the Redksins coming up, the first this Thanksgiving.
~kkeith Sun, Dec 1, 1996 (23:27) #31
thanks for you help terry i will visit the site later GO cowboys , they are still in the thick of it, not as good as the last couple of years but they are the ones i am putting my money on , thanks again for the help catch you later , keith
~terry Sun, Dec 1, 1996 (23:30) #32
Good to meet up with you tonight Keith and give you a personal introduction to the sports conference via NetMeeting. Some introduction wouldn't you say? The Cowboys are in pretty good shape with Emmitt's comeback.
~terry Tue, Dec 3, 1996 (19:36) #33
Stupid Leon Lett! And this guys a nice guy! Why couln't he just be addiated to barbecue and chicken or something safer than drugs? His addiction really cuts the boys deep. They've just gone from being a major contender to being a marginal team with Leon Letts' susupension. Bad news boys.
~Mlydle Fri, Dec 6, 1996 (21:59) #34
There is still alot football to be played, and if Dallas and GB meet up again it might be in GB next time, and who knows what will happen then. GB needs some of their regular WR�s back. I mean look what happened when Troy Boy lost Micheal and friends, they lost. Boy�s defense sure is looking good, just need a consistent running game and they should be able to make another run at a Super Bowl. Doubt Dallas will be able to handle the Redskins in RFK. Teams would be stupid not to run up the middle over and over, but then you have Stickland in the middle. Boys will have problems with teams like the Steelers and the Skins.
~terry Sun, Dec 15, 1996 (14:14) #35
Emmitt's having a pro bowl kind of a day against the Pats. 6-3 Pats so far. The game's just getting underway. Emitt has 12 rushes for 44 yards and he's being looked at on the bench. Number 36 on the Pats just put a pretty good hit on him. Boniol's trying for his 24th straight field goal. Good. 6-6. 2:06 left in the 2nd quarter. Emmitts leaving the field with a pinched nerve.
~terry Sat, Dec 28, 1996 (01:42) #36
Well, drifting back to the boys, this Vikings game is shaping up as a battle between two of the most talented receivers in the game vs two of the best cover cornerbacks. Deion and Kevin Smith covering Cris Carter and Jake Reed. Although, I'll have to say I've been more impressed with minimum wage Herschel than I am with multimillion dollar Deion. Brad Johnson is starting QB for the Vikes (a mistake, they should go with Moon) and he was a team mate of Deion's at Florida State. Gametime is 3 pm in Dallas tomorrow (Saturday). The Cowboys have their 112th consecutive sellout while the other teams are still trying to fill their stadiums. Advice to Corey Fuller: keep your gross stuff at home, it doesn't belong on the football field. What an uncool move that was in last weeks game. Hook 'em Cowboys!
~Mlydle Mon, Dec 30, 1996 (00:50) #37
Yes, the boys sure did look good. Running the ball to Emmit, passing the ball to Michael, and playing great defense. Next week's game vs. Carolina will be a real test for both teams. To see if the boys still have it, and see if the panthers really do have it. Say the line will be 3-4 points for the boys.
~terry Mon, Dec 30, 1996 (01:59) #38
A much, much bigger test than the Vikings. I'm glad Herschel finally got let loose as a fullback a little bit. This guy is in prime condition and runs well. And he did an outstanding defensive play by causing a Minnesota fumble. Herschel is the Cowboys secret weapon. Give credit to Teague for thwarting what appeared to be a sure Viking td at the one yard line. He popped that ball right out just as the Vking runner was going to land in the endzone. Smart play. The Cowboys are only part way there. No need to celebrate yet. They need to stay focused.
~Mlydle Sat, Jan 11, 1997 (00:24) #39
People wonder why the boys are sitting home now for the cowboys, I think it comes down to lack of talent. Look at the Carolina game, Troy's man receiver at the end of the game is Billy Davis, Derik Frazier is the starting CB, and the offensive line is playing like they are out for the day from the old folks home. It is time to trim the fat, get rid of Novacek and Haley if they are not near 100%, and use the money to get some good lineman.
~terry Sat, Jan 11, 1997 (12:26) #40
Good assessment, that's about the size of it. And trade Irvin and Williams for some younger talent.
~Donna Sun, Jan 26, 1997 (10:38) #41
Heres a joke I heard on Good Morning America the other day: What do you call 30 Millionaires at home sitting around? The Dallas Cowboys!
~terry Sun, Jan 26, 1997 (17:16) #42
What do you call 40 guys sitting around reading Hustler and watching the Superbowl?
~TJ Tue, Jan 28, 1997 (10:11) #43
Prediction for 1997 Dallas Cowboys 13 - 3 Thirteen Arrests, Three Convictions
~TJ Tue, Jan 28, 1997 (10:12) #44
Jerry Jones needs to have a meeting and make sure that all the players got it right this season...... ITS NIKE AND PEPSI NOT NOOKIE AND COKE
~terry Tue, Jan 28, 1997 (22:44) #45
Answer: the Dallas Cowboys Sorry I missed darts TJ.
~TJ Wed, Jan 29, 1997 (12:45) #46
The reason the cowboys didn't win that last playoff game is that Troy wasn't well rested......he couldn't get any sleep.......at least not at home...... someone had painted a goal-line at the beginning of his driveway the week before and HE COULDN'T GET IN
~WEEZE Thu, Mar 13, 1997 (21:56) #47
The Cowboys are on the way down. They were built in the nineties by Jerry Jones and are going to be destroyed by him. The Salary cap that he pushed as well as the head coach they now have are more than enough to send them back down. Did you enjoy the ride while it lasted though? I did.
~fgoodwin Fri, May 23, 1997 (01:01) #48
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~terry Wed, Jun 11, 1997 (13:26) #49
What about Irvin's no show in camp? When does Austin camp break open?
~fgoodwin Wed, Jun 11, 1997 (17:53) #50
The Cowboys will hold their 8th annual Training Camp on the campus of St. Edward's University, in Austin, TX from Friday, July 18 to Thursday, August 14, 1997. I've heard nothing to indicate Irvin will hold out.
~terry Wed, Jun 11, 1997 (17:58) #51
Thanks Fred, for the update.
~TJ Thu, Jun 12, 1997 (13:31) #52
Come on now guys, your dead in the water and yall know it....... No championship this year, but then again as the good fans yall are keep cheering..............GO 49er's
~terry Thu, Jun 12, 1997 (17:20) #53
Ya mean the niners have a shot again? What happened last year?
~ginger Sat, Jun 14, 1997 (21:55) #54
Who's going to Quarterback for the Niners? What's the latest on the Irvin situation?
~terry Sun, Jun 15, 1997 (02:04) #55
Jones thinks he'll show.
~ginger Sun, Jun 15, 1997 (23:19) #56
Hopefully so.
~terry Fri, Aug 22, 1997 (22:45) #57
Hey, speaking of Deion... by the way what's Deion doing over in the NBA topic, are y'all suggesting me might be a third sport athlete? Maybe that baseball in the head knocked some sense in him, maybe not. He says he *will* be healed for the season opener with the Cowboys and he's found religion. Added to all the other comments, Deion could be a great wide-out if he really put his mind to it. Deion, he's back.
~terry Thu, Feb 12, 1998 (23:41) #58
Cowboys new puppet, er, uh, coach: Chan Gailey Yeah, that's right, not George Siefert. So much for my prediction. Give Siefert credit for not wanting to work under a puppet regime. Anyone hearda this guy? He ran the Packers offense, I believe.
~TIM Mon, Nov 23, 1998 (04:26) #59
The cowboys are looking like the might have a shot at the superbowl, this year
~terry Mon, Nov 23, 1998 (08:12) #60
Amazing but true.
~terry Thu, Dec 3, 1998 (07:46) #61
Larry Brown, remember him from Superbowl action 3 years ago?, signed up with the BoyCows for $76k. Another Herschel Walker-like deal! Hey whatever happened to Herschel? With Neon out and Kevin Smith sidelined, he should start earning his extravagant salary right away. Hey, he knows the system, he was MVP of that Superbowl, having picked off a bunch (2) of Pittsburgh Neal O'Donnel passes (where's Slash when you need him?).
~pmnh Tue, Jan 5, 1999 (09:33) #62
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (shit) (go falcons, i guess)
~stacey Thu, Feb 7, 2036 (07:56) #63
hiya nick! sorry 'bout your boys!
~terry Thu, Feb 7, 2036 (02:48) #64
Yep, down and *out*. Didn't figure in the way things were going. But look what happened to Green Bay.
~pmnh Mon, Jan 11, 1999 (00:49) #65
at least the 49ers and packers are gone too... makes it a little more easily digested... pulling for broncos in afc... falcons in nfc... (that'd be sweet... danny reeves having the opportunity to win it... and doing it against denver)
~terry Tue, Nov 9, 1999 (08:14) #66
Last nights MNF was a tragedy. I turned it on and the Cowboys were up by 3, 20-17. Then we cut to a shot of Emmitt with a broken hand, Troy has a concussion and the team is in a state of collapse. Then a MN player hits one of the Dallas players in the balls and he collapses on the field. And the tragedy just kept going on. Randy Moss makes a diving catch, and Minnesota just kept scoring. The Cowboys limped off battered and bruised.
~MarciaH Tue, Nov 9, 1999 (12:06) #67
In the words of another immortal baseball guy, You was robbed! I normally do not particularly like the Cowboys, but my appreciation for things Texas is growing as my understanding grows. As in College Football this season, there is no dominant team in NFL football. It bodes ill for a good Superbowl, but what else is new?!
~MarciaH Sat, Feb 12, 2000 (22:35) #68
Cowboys Coach Tom Landry Dies By JAIME ARON AP Sports Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) � Tom Landry, the Dallas Cowboys coach who led America's Team to five Super Bowls and was famous for pacing the sidelines for three decades wearing a stone face, business suit and felt hat, died Saturday. He was 75. Landry had been undergoing treatment since May for acute myelogenous leukemia. Baylor University Medical Center called in Landry's family earlier in the day. At 7:45 p.m. CST, the hospital issued a release in behalf of Landry's family: ``Coach Tom Landry passed away today ... at 6 p.m. He went peacefully surrounded by his loving family. He will also be missed by his many friends and fans, and he will never be forgotten by all of us whose lives he has touched so deeply.'' Landry, who coached the Cowboys for their first 29 years, won two Super Bowls with star quarterback Roger Staubach. His 270 victories are more than any NFL coach except Don Shula and George Halas. ``Tom Landry's familiar presence on the Dallas Cowboys' sideline for three decades represented the NFL at its best,'' NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue said in a statement. ``He will always rank as one of the all-time great coaches and as an architect of one of the most successful teams in sports history. He will be remembered for many special reasons, including his record as a coach, the innovations he brought to our game, and the personal integrity he displayed.'' Landry considered those innovations his greatest contribution to the game. His legacy continued through the coaches he produced, including Atlanta's Dan Reeves and former New Orleans coach Mike Ditka, who both went to the Super Bowl. ``He shaped my philosophy on everything,'' Reeves said Saturday night. ``I followed his philosophy on football and how he handled himself on and off the field. He was a tremendous influence on me. ``He was something unique to the NFL. He was someone who had tremendous knowledge of the NFL, but he was also a man of such integrity. He had a strong Christian faith that was unusual at that time. And he didn't just talk it. He walked it, too.'' In Landry's first season, 1960, the expansion Cowboys went 0-11-1. He didn't have a winning season until his seventh. But that began a streak of 20 consecutive winning seasons, 13 division titles and five Super Bowl appearances. After three straight losing seasons, Landry was fired by Jerry Jones the day he bought the team in February 1989. ``We will never be able to measure the complete significance of coach Landry's contributions to the Dallas Cowboys. Simply stated, he is the single most important figure in the history of this franchise,'' Jones said. Landry's final record was 270-178-6, a .601 winning percentage. And when he left, he was as much a symbol of the Cowboys as the star on their helmets. ``I think the whole Cowboys image came from him,'' said Staubach, who had the honor of introducing Landry at his Hall of Fame enshrinement in 1990, just as Landry had done for him in '85. ``I think Tom will always make the Dallas Cowboys more than a football team.'' Landry was a college star at the University of Texas, then a defensive back for the New York Giants in one of the innovative defenses of the early '50s � ``The Umbrella,'' the first to put four backs deep to counter the passing game. At 29, he became a player-coach in charge of the defense, a job now known as the defensive coordinator. He changed the front seven of the Umbrella from a 5-2 to a 4-3, essentially creating the middle linebacker position for Sam Huff. The system became such a success that Landry later had to devise the multiple offense to counter it. Both alignments remain standards at all levels of football, from Pee Wee to pros. General manager Tex Schramm was still trying to get the NFL to award Dallas a franchise when he introduced Landry as the team's first coach. Their agreement was that Schramm would run the business side and Landry would be in charge of football. A dynasty was formed through the unlikely pairing of the strait-laced, religious Landry and Schramm, the flashy showman whose promotional flair included bringing scantily clad cheerleaders to the NFL. ``We were totally different,'' Schramm said. ``We were never close socially, but we got along very well because he had his domain and we each knew where the lines were. I respected him, he respected me and things worked perfectly.'' Landry's Xs and Os betrayed his bland persona. He thrived on doing things differently, especially if he could mix in deception. He created the ``Flex'' defense that placed one tackle a half-yard behind the other and he used gadget plays on offense, notably the quarterback throwback and the halfback pass. His offensive line also had a gimmick � it would often crouch down, raise up and then reset, a style often imitated by kids on playgrounds. ``I really enjoyed the challenge of bringing a team to the game,'' Landry once said. ``I enjoyed the challenge of that more than the actual game.'' Landry was emotionless on the sidelines and in the locker room, even in the bitter cold of the ``Ice Bowl.'' He avoided becoming close to his players for fear that friendship would interfere with personnel decisions. Instead, he ruled through a stare known as The Look. Former running back Walt Garrison summed it up best when he was asked if he ever saw Landry smile. ``No,'' Garrison said, ``but I was only there nine years.'' Landry worked differently with his assistant coaches, many of whom became NFL head coaches. The contrast was stunning for those who had played for Landry. ``When you played for him, he's the boss,'' said Ditka, a tight end for four years and an assistant under Landry for nine. ``When I coached for him he was the boss, too, but when you played for him there was a fear in there.'' Ditka said Landry was one of the most influential people in his life. ``I love him very much,'' Ditka said. ``He was always the epitome of fairness, honesty, integrity and all the virtues and values people talk about he had. ``Lately I've been trying to be more like him, but I'm an emotional person and I can't be what I'm not. To be that stoic and that under control and that disciplined is amazing.'' Landry began letting his guard down in the early '80s by doing a series of commercials playing a gunslinger fending off the arch-rival Redskins. He became a sympathetic figure following his ugly dismissal by Jones. The city of Dallas held a ``Hats Off to Tom Landry Day,'' which included a parade that drew 100,000 people. The guest of honor cried and called it the ``most exciting and meaningful'' day in his life. Landry spent his final years devoted to businesses endeavors, including being a spokesman for a health insurance company, and Christian organizations. He stayed away from football except for his 1990 Hall of Fame induction and his 1993 induction into the team's Ring of Honor at Texas Stadium. Instead of a jersey number, a tiny hat hangs next to his name and the years 1960-88. Seven of Landry's former players join him in the Ring of Honor. He's also joined in Canton, Ohio, by Schramm, Staubach, Bob Lilly, Mel Renfro, Randy White and Tony Dorsett. ``There was somewhat of a shyness about him, but he was always there when you needed him,'' Staubach said. ``I don't know anyone who didn't have respect for him as a person. As a human being, coach Landry is right there among the very best. There was nothing phony about him.'' Thomas Wade Landry was born Sept. 11, 1924, in Mission, Texas, deep in the Rio Grande Valley. After one semester of college, he joined the Army Air Corps and spent two years as a bomber pilot in World War II. Although his older brother Robert died flying a B-17, Tom flew 30 combat missions and survived one crash landing. War hardened Landry and the tough exterior was necessary in his early days in Dallas. Public criticism was peaking after his fourth season, 1963. Landry had a 13-38-3 record and one year left on his original contract. Owner Clint Murchison showed his support with a 10-year extension. The Cowboys hosted a playoff game for the first time on Jan. 1, 1967. Green Bay jumped ahead 14-0 before the Dallas offense took the field, but quarterback Don Meredith rallied the Cowboys within 34-27. Dallas had a first down from the Packers' 2-yard-line in the final minutes, but failed to score the game-tying touchdown. Green Bay went on to win the first Super Bowl. Landry's first postseason victory came the following season in Cleveland, setting up a rematch against the Packers � only this time it would be in Green Bay. Playing in a wind chill that dropped to 40 below, the Cowboys again trailed 14-0, then led 17-14 in the game remembered as the ``Ice Bowl.'' Bart Starr's touchdown on a quarterback sneak with 13 seconds left gave the Packers a 21-17 victory. Again, they went on to win the Super Bowl. ``I can't believe that call, the sneak,'' said Landry, who wore a long, fur-lined coat and matching fur hunter's cap borrowed from one of the team's minority owners. ``It wasn't a good call. But now, it's a great call.'' Fans lashed out at Landry's inability to win big games, citing his lack of emotion on the sidelines. They wanted him to be more like Packers coach Vince Lombardi, whose bombastic style Landry had seen up-close on the Giants, when Landry was the defensive assistant and Lombardi the offensive assistant. Landry, who modeled himself after Paul Brown, couldn't be someone he wasn't. Cleveland knocked Dallas out of the next two playoffs, then the Cowboys lost to Baltimore in the January 1971 Super Bowl on a field goal by Jim O'Brien in the final seconds. Along the way, a Dallas-area writer tagged the Cowboys as ``Next Year's Champions,'' a chiding reference to Landry's penchant for coming up short of a title. But the following year, with Staubach entrenched at quarterback, Dallas returned to the Super Bowl and beat Miami 24-3. Players hoisted him onto their shoulders in celebration and, finally, there were some cracks in the stone facade. ``I still see that image of him being carried off the field,'' Staubach said. ``I think that was a big deal to him, the best in his life. Seeing that smile on his face showed how happy he was to finally get over that hump.'' After losing in the Super Bowl following the 1975 season with a team Landry called his favorite, he reached the top again in 1977, Dorsett's rookie year. The Cowboys beat Denver 27-10 in the Super Bowl. Things would never be the same again. Dallas lost to Pittsburgh in the next Super Bowl, then was beaten in NFC championship games in 1980, '81 and '82. The '81 game is best remembered for San Francisco's Dwight Clark making ``The Catch.'' A playoff shutout at home in 1985 was followed by a losing season in '86, Landry's first since 1964. Landry had vowed to remain the coach until things turned around, but a combination of bad draft picks and poor personnel decisions sunk the team. Dallas went 3-13 in his final season. ``People will forget me quick,'' Landry said at the time of his firing. Landry is survived by Alicia Landry, his wife of 50 years; a son, Tom Landry Jr.; and a daughter, Kitty Phillips. Another daughter, Lisa Childress, died in 1995 after a four-year battle with liver cancer.
~terry Sat, Apr 21, 2001 (03:45) #69
test post on new system
~MarciaH Sun, Apr 29, 2001 (11:16) #70
It works and the Cowboys are without Troy Aikman. How they gonna do it?
~terry Sun, Apr 29, 2001 (19:19) #71
Nah gonna do it. (Dana Carvey impersonation)
~MarciaH Fri, Oct 12, 2001 (22:44) #72
Cowboys and Indians on Monday night football. 0-4 ??!! Who could have imagined?!
~terry Sun, Dec 11, 2005 (20:04) #73
I guess we're getting an abbreviated 60 Minutes because the Cowboys Redskins game dragged on. But an exciting win for the Cowboys who got it done in the waning minutes. The skins had a makeable field goal but a bad snap threw off the timing in the last few seconds of the game.
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