Originally a 3rd round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1960 he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys who he played his entire NFL career with. A 3-time Pro Bowler and 1966 Player of the Year the Southern Methodist University product passed for 17,199 yards and 135 touchdowns.
Originally a 3rd round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1960 he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys who he played his entire NFL career with. A 3-time Pro Bowler and 1966 Player of the Year the Southern Methodist University product passed for 17,199 yards and 135 touchdowns.
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Originally a 3rd round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1960 he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys who he played his entire NFL career with. A 3-time Pro Bowler and 1966 Player of the Year the Southern Methodist University product passed for 17,199 yards and 135 touchdowns.
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Originally a 3rd round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1960 he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys who he played his entire NFL career with. A 3-time Pro Bowler and 1966 Player of the Year the Southern Methodist University product passed for 17,199 yards and 135 touchdowns.
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The face of the early Dallas Cowboys during the 1960.
Originally a 3rd round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1960 he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys who he played his entire NFL career with. A 3-time Pro Bowler and 1966 Player of the Year the Southern Methodist University product passed for 17,199 yards and 135 touchdowns.
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Originally a 3rd round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1960 he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys who he played his entire NFL career with. A 3-time Pro Bowler and 1966 Player of the Year the Southern Methodist University product passed for 17,199 yards and 135 touchdowns.
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Originally a 3rd round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1960 he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys who he played his entire NFL career with. A 3-time Pro Bowler and 1966 Player of the Year the Southern Methodist University product passed for 17,199 yards and 135 touchdowns.
Originally a 3rd round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1960 he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys who he played his entire NFL career with. A 3-time Pro Bowler and 1966 Player of the Year the Southern Methodist University product passed for 17,199 yards and 135 touchdowns.
MeredithDon9
Originally a 3rd round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1960 he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys who he played his entire NFL career with. A 3-time Pro Bowler and 1966 Player of the Year the Southern Methodist University product passed for 17,199 yards and 135 touchdowns.
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Originally a 3rd round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1960 he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys who he played his entire NFL career with. A 3-time Pro Bowler and 1966 Player of the Year the Southern Methodist University product passed for 17,199 yards and 135 touchdowns.
Redskins great Sam Huff blows past by the attempts of the Dallas Cowboys offensive line in route to collaring Cowboy quarterback Don Meredith in 1967 Cowboys/Redskins action.
Originally a 3rd round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1960 he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys who he played his entire NFL career with. A 3-time Pro Bowler and 1966 Player of the Year the Southern Methodist University product passed for 17,199 yards and 135 touchdowns.
Shown here during the November 1966 game against the Redskins "Dandy Don" sets up behind the blocking of offensive lineman John Niland (#76) and Leon Donohue (#62) and fullback Don Perkins (#43).
Meredith passed for 406 yards and 2 touchdowns this game as well as led the Cowboys on a 97-yard game winning drive that ended in a 20-yard Danny Villanueva field goal. Final score - Dallas 31 Washington 30.
After Dallas posted a 9 & 5 record and advancing to the NFL Championship in 1967, Don Meredith was featured on the cover of the 1968 Sports Illustrated NFL preview issue.
A scene from the end of the October 8, 1967 confrontation between the Cowboys and Redskins that ended in a 17-14 Cowboys win. With 1:10 left in the game Meredith took over and drove Dallas 71 yards for the game winning drive. On 4th down, he connected with Dan Reeves as Reeves swung out of the backfield and galloped 36 yards for the game-winning score.
Dallas Cowboys Quarterback from 1960 to 1968. Made the Pro Bowl 3 times.
During his 3 seasons as the starting quarterback at Southern Methodist University he was the Southwest Conference's leading passer. Al-American in 1958 & 1959.
The Dallas Cowboys quarterback finds the going rough under a heavy Cardinals rush.
Don Meredith from his early days as a Dallas Cowboy.
Started 12 games for the Cowboys in 1963. Passed for 2381 yards and 17 touchdowns. Had a 53.9% completion percentage as well.
Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith (#17) sets up to pass behind the blocking of fullback Don Perkins (#43) during the Ice Bowl playoff game against the Packers of 1967.
![Cowboys QB Don Meredith under some pressure from Bobby Richards and the Eagles defense in [maybe] 1963.](https://nflpastplayers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/dandy-don-meredith-cowboys-bobby-richards-eagles-1963-nfl.jpg "Don Meredith 25")
Cowboys QB Don Meredith under some pressure from Bobby Richards and the Eagles defense in [maybe] 1963.
From the 1967 NFL Championship - the Ice Bowl. Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith gets moving as the Packers Willie Davis comes in. Cowboy #73 is All Pro Lineman Ralph Neely.
Don Meredith of SMU - played 9 years in Dallas and even after almost 60 years and a host of great franchise quarterbacks he still ranks #6 on the Cowboys All Time Passer List.
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https://nflpastplayers.com/chuck-howley/From a Preseason game program of 1964 played at Tulane Stadium between the Cowboys and Bears. The NFL was looking into expansion and New Orleans was a prospective city.Listed here are veteran linebacker Chuck Howley who would go on to play until 1973 and be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2023.
Quarterback Don Meredith of SMU, a fan favorite in Texas he's probably best known for his broadcasting career on Monday Night Football.
Jim Ray Smith of Baylor, another player with Texas ties was an All-Pro with the Browns who retired in 1962 and was convinced to come out of retirement so Paul Brown could work out a trade with Dallas. His 2 seasons with the Cowboys were marked with injuries. He retired for good after 1964. Cornell Green was basketball star at Utah State that was converted to Defensive Back by the Cowboys when he joined as a free agent in 1962. He played well enough to earn All-Rookie honors and would go on to play 13 years and 197 regular and post season games in Dallas with several Pro Bowl and All Pro teams to his credit.
Punter Billy Lothridge was a rookie in 1964 from Georgia Tech. 1964 was his only year in Dallas as he would play the majority of his 9-year career in Atlanta.
Another veteran from the Browns, receiver Franke Clarke joined the Cowboys in 1961 and was their leading receiver in 1963 and again in 1964. He was the league's top touchdown receiver in 1962. He remained in the NFL until 1967 after playing 11 years.
Don Meredith comes under a bit of pressure from the Saint's Johnny Brewer in 1968. Meredith was sacked 5 times in this game but still threw 2 touchdowns in a 17-3 Cowboys win.
Love “Dandy Don” Peter Gentbas well……
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What was Meredith’s response to Gent’s character in the movie? “If he had been that good a receiver I’d have thrown to him more.”