Tuesday, August 4, 2009

My View of the Dallas Cowboys Top 50 No. 31-35







Number 31- George Andrie
This five time Pro Bowler played eleven seasons for the Cowboys and was a great defensive end. A big part in the "Doomsday Defense" the 'Boys had in the '60s. He played along the line with Bob Lilly and Jethro Pugh, where Andrie led the Cowboys in sacks four straight years from 1964-67, including a league, third all time best 18 and a half in 1966.







Number 32- Danny White
Being the guy after Roger Staubach couldn't have been easy for White, who made the Pro Bowl in 1982, but he did a very nice job trying. The only real knock on White was the fact that he never got the Cowboys to the Super Bowl like Staubach did before him and Troy Aikman did after him. He was a solid starting quaterback and also was the team's starting punter for nine seasons. It has to be hard to be the guy between Staubach and Aikman but White did it nicely and held some 'Boys passing records until a guy by the name of Tony Romo came and shattered both a couple seasons ago. Even though he won't be remembered as the greatest Cowboys quaterback, he was arguably the Arena Football League's greatest coach.



Number 33- Erik Williams
Williams was a four time Pro Bowler and is another great offensive tackle in the Cowboys deep history. Williams was considered a mean lineman and his physical nature certainly did his menacing size great justice. One of the things Williams was known for was the epic battle he had during the 1992 season against maybe the GOAT of the defensive end position, Reggie White.






Number 34- Calvin Hill
Grant Hill's father, Calvin, was the first great running back for the Cowboys in a great line of 'Boys runners. Hill was a three time Pro Bowler with Dallas and was the first Cowboys to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season in 1972. Hill is now a consultant for the franchise and has been for more than a decade.







Number 35- Herschel Walker
Walker made two Pro Bowls in his limited time with the Cowboys. He was a great talent and ended up leading to a trade for players and draft picks when Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson took over the Dallas Cowboys. Some of those draft picks are high up on this Top 50 list and include Emmitt Smith and Darren Woodson just to name a couple. Walker was a great Cowboy and trading him lead to the birth of the '90s dynasty that included three Super Bowl titles. Walker came back to Dallas for two seasons after the Super Bowls but was mainly used as a kick returner.

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