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Head Coach : Tom Landry

Home : Cotton Bowl,

Dallas, TX.

1961 Draft
1

Bob Lilly

 DT TCU
2 E.J. Holub C Texas Tech
3 Stew Barber G Penn State
4 Arnold Davis E Baylor
5 to San Francisco
6 to Washington
7 Art Gilmore B Oregon State
8 Don Talbert T Texas
9 Glynn Gregory B SMU
10 to Green Bay
11 Norris Stevenson B Missouri
12 Lowndes Shingler QB Clemson
13 Don Goodman B Florida
14 Billy Shaw T Georgia Tech
15 Julius Varnado T Cal. State-SF
16 Jerry Steffen B Colorado
17 Everett Cloud B Maryland
18 Randy Williams B Indiana
19 Lynn Hoyem C Long Beach State
20 Jerry Morgan B Iowa State

1961 Schedule
Sept.17 PITTSBURGH 27-24
Sept. 24 MINNESOTA 21-7
Oct. 1 at Cleveland 25-7
Oct. 8 at Minnesota 28-0
Oct. 15 NY GIANTS 31-10
Oct. 22 PHILADELPHIA 43-7
Oct. 29 at NY Giants 17-16
Nov. 5 ST. LOUIS 31-17
Nov. 12 at Pittsburgh 37-7
Nov. 19 WASHINGTON 28-28
Nov. 26 Philadelphia 35-13
Dec. 3 CLEVELAND 38-17
Dec. 10 at St. Louis 31-13
Dec. 17 at Washington 34-24

1961 East.

Conf. Standings
NYG 10 3 1 .769
PHI 10 4 0 .714
CLE 8 5 1 .615
STL 7 7 0 .500
PIT 6 8 0 .429

DAL

4

9

1

.308
WAS 1 12 1 .077

1961 Team Roster
33

Gene Babb

 LB
20

Bob Bercich

 DB
36

Dick Bielski

PB

 TE
44 Don Bishop

AP

 DB
87

Nate Borden

 DE
77 Byron Bradfute T
82 Frank Clark WR
53

Mike Connelly

 C
62

Andy Cvercko

 G
88 Sonny Davis LB
83 Jim Doran SE
34 Merril Douglas HB
30 Mike Dowdle HB-LB
45 L.G. Dupre HB
63

Mike Falls

 G
32 Tom Franckhauser DB
79 Ken Frost T
75

Bob Fry

 T
71

Charley Granger

 T
61

Allen Green

 P/K
21 Glynn Gregory DB
64 Bob Grottkau G
40 Jimmy Harris DB
78

Don Healy

 DT
72

Bill Herchman

 DE
67 John Houser C
54 Chuck Howley LB
81

Billy Howton

 WR
11 Buddy Humphrey QB
14

Eddie LeBaron

 QB
74

Bob Lilly

 DT
41

Warren

Livingston

 DB
35 J.W. Lockett HB
31

Amos Marsh

 HB
70 Bob McCreary T
42 Don McIllhenny HB
17 Don Meredith QB
47

Dicky Moegle

 DB
80 Lee Murchison WR
56 Jack Patera LB
43

Don Perkins

AP PB

 HB
50 Jerry Tubbs LB
*starters -

all pro

– probowl
1961 Team

Stats

Passing
Att Com % Yds Avg TD Int
DAL 422 215 50.9 2918 6.9 23 27
OPP 326 168 51.5 2635 8.1 21 25

Rushing

Scoring
Att Yds Avg TD Pts PPG
DAL 416 1819 4.4 6 236 16.9
OPP 454 2161 4.8 20 380 27.1

Passing
Att Com % Yds Avg TD Int Rtg
LeBaron 236 120 50.8 1741 7.38 14 16 66.7
Meredith 182 94 51.6 1161 6.38 9 11 63.0
Humphrey 2 1 50.0 16 8.0 0 0 77.1
Lockett 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
DAL 422 215 51.0 2918 6.91 23 27 65.1
OPP 326 168 51.5 2640 8.10 21 25 58.1

Rushing
Att Yds Avg Lg TDs
Perkins 200 815 4.1 47 4
Marsh 84 379 4.1 71 1
Lockett 66 280 4.3 21 0
Meredith 22 176 8.0 28 1
LeBaron 18 72 4.0 21 0
Dupre 16 60 3.7 12 0
Douglas 5 24 4.8 6 0
Howton 1 9 9.0 9 0
McIllhenny 2 4 2.0 4 0
DAL 415 1819 4.4 71 6
OPP 439 2161 4.9 68t 21

Kicking
FG PAT Pts
Green 5/15 19/19 34
Bielski 6/9 10/10 28
DAL 11/24 29/29 62
OPP 14/29 44/49 86
Kickoff

Returns
Att Yds Avg Lg TDs
Marsh 26 667 25.7 79 0
Perkins 22 443 20.1 30 0
Dupre 6 110 17.8 24 0
Lockett 4 46 11.5 21 0
Babb 2 34 17.0 19 0
Dowdle 2 33 16.5 19 0
Douglas 1 12 12.0 12 0
Doran 1 0 0 0 0
DAL 64 1395 21.0 79 0
OPP 43 950 22.1 90t 1
Interceptions
Int Yds Avg Lg TDs
Bishop 8 172 21.5 57 0
Bercich 3 48 16.0 28 0
Tubbs 3 33 11.0 33 0
Moegle 2 31 15.5 25 0
Harris 2 13 6.5 12 0
Franckhauser 1 23 23.0 23 0
Gregory 1 21 21.0 21 0
Dowdle 1 14 14.0 14 0
Healy 1 11 11.0 11 0
Howley 1 5 5.0 5 0
Livingston 1 3 3.0 3 0
Frost 1 0 0.0 0 0
DAL 25 374 15.0 57 0
OPP 27 586 21.7 101t 5

Receiving
Rec Yds Avg Lg TDs
Howton 56 785 14.2 53 4
Clarke 41 919 22.4 80t 9
Perkins 32 298 9.3 38 1
Bielski 26 377 15.1 28 3
Marsh 21 189 9.0 46 2
Lockett 15 114 7.6 26 2
Doran 13 153 11.3 29 2
Dupre 6 49 8.1 17 0
Gregory 3 30 10.0 13 0
McIllhenny 1 6 6.0 6 0
Douglas 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0
DAL 215 2918 13.6 80t 23
OPP 168 2640 15.7 78 21
Punting
Att Yds Avg TB in20 Lg Bl Net
Green 61 2236 36.7 5 6 53 1 31.8
OPP 43 1956 45.5 1 20 60 0 42.6
Punt Returns
Att FC Yds Avg Lg TDs
Marsh 14 3 71 5.1 19 0
Livingston 6 0 20 3.3 12 0
Dupre 2 0 4 2.0 4 0
Perkins 1 2 8 8.0 8 0
Douglas 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
DAL 24 5 103 4.3 19 0
OPP 17 27 194 11.4 78 0

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Head Coach : Tom Landry

Home : Cotton Bowl,

Dallas, TX.

1960 Expansion

Draft
Charlie Ane C Detroit Lions
Al Barry G NY Giants
Dick Bielski TE Phil. Eagles
Leroy Bolden HB Clev. Browns
Nate Borden DE GB Packers
Tom Braatz LB Wash. Redskins
Bill Butler S GB Packers
Frank Clark WR Clev. Browns
Gene Cronin LB Detroit Lions
Bobby Cross T Chi. Cardinals
Jerry DeLucca T Phil. Eagles
Jim Doran TE Detroit Lions
Fred Dugan WR SF 49ers
L.G. Dupre HB Balt. Colts
Ray Fisher DT Pitt. Steelers
Tom Franckhauser DB LA Rams
Bob Fry T LA Rams
John Gonzaga DE SF 49ers
Buzz Guy G NY Giants
Don Healy DT Chi. Bears
Don Heinrich QB NY Giants
Ed Husmann DT Chi. Cardinals
Jack Johnson DB Chi. Bears
Pete Johnson DT Chi. Bears
Ray Krouse DT Balt. Colts
Bobby Luna DB Pitt. Steelers
Ray Mathews WR Pitt. Steelers
Don McIllhenny HB GB Packers
Ed Modzelewski FB Clev. Browns
Joe Nicely G Wash. Redskins
Doyle Nix DB Wash. Redskins
Jack Patera LB Chi. Cardinals
Duane Putnam G LA Rams
Dave Sherer P Balt. Colts
Bill Striegel G Phil. Eagles
Jerry Tubbs LB SF 49ers

1960 Schedule
Sept.24 PITTSBURGH 35-28
Sept. 30 PHILADELPHIA 27-25
Oct. 9 at Washington 26-14
Oct. 16 CLEVELAND 48-7
Oct. 23 at St. Louis 12-10
Oct. 30 BALTIMORE 45-7
Nov. 6 LA Rams 38-13
Nov. 13 at Green Bay 41-7
Nov. 20 SAN FRAN. 26-14
Nov. 27 at Chicago 17-7
Dec. 4 at NY Giants 31-31
Dec. 11 at Detroit 23-14

1960 West. Conf.

Standings
GB 8 4 0 .667
DET 7 5 0 .583
SF 7 5 0 .583
BAL 6 6 0 .500
Chi B 5 6 1 .455
LA Rm 4 7 1 .364

DAL

0

11

1

.000

1960 Team Roster
33 Gene Babb FB
20

Bob Bercich

 DB
36 Dick Bielski TE
44

Don Bishop

 DB
87

Nate Borden

 DE
51 Tom Braatz LB
77 Byron Bradfute T
22

Bill Butler

 DB
82 Frank Clark WR
31

Fred Cone

 K
54 Mike Connelly C
85

Gene Cronin

 LB
71

Paul Dickson

 T
34 Fred Doelling DB
83

Jim Doran

PB

 TE
30 Mike Dowdle HB-LB
89

Fred Dugan

 WR
45 L.G. Dupre HB
63 Mike Falls G
73

Tom Franckhauser

 DB
32

Bob Fry

 T
75

John Gonzaga

 DE
73

Buzz Guy

 G
52

Wayne Hansen

 LB
62

Don Healy

 DT
11 Don Heinrich QB
72 Bill Herchman DE
67

John Houser

 C
81

Billy Howton

 WR
66

Ed Husmann

 DT
79 Dick Klein T
35

Walt Kowalczyk

 FB
14

Eddie LeBaron

 QB
23 Woodley Lewis WR
25 Ray Mathews WR
42

Don McIllhenny

 HB
17 Don Meredith QB
24 JIm Mooty DB
56 Jack Patera LB
61

Duane Putnam

 G
86

Dave Sherer

 P
50

Jerry Tubbs

 LB
84 Gary Wisener WR
*starters -

all pro

– probowl
1960 Team

Stats

Passing
Att Com % Yds Avg TD Int
DAL 354 163 46.0 2388 6.7 17 33
OPP 293 146 49.8 2305 7.9 22 15

Rushing

Scoring
Att Yds Avg TD Pts PPG
DAL 312 1049 3.4 6 177 14.8
OPP 447 2242 5.0 20 369 30.8

Passing
Att Com % Yds Avg TD Int Rtg
LeBaron 225 111 49.3 1736 7.72 12 25 53.5
Heinrich 68 29 42.6 281 4.13 2 5 34.0
Meredith 61 23 37.7 371 6.08 3 3 54.7
DAL 354 163 46.0 2388 6.7 17 33 45.7
OPP 293 146 49.8 2305 7.9 22 15 75.0

Rushing

Att Yds Avg Lg TDs
Dupre 104 362 3.5 18 3
McIllhenny 96 321 3.3 21 1
Kowalczyk 50 156 3.1 34 1
Babb 39 115 2.9 12 0
LeBaron 16 94 5.9 23 1
Heinrich 2 3 1.5 3 0
Meredith 3 4 0.8 8 0
Clarke 1 -6 -6.0 -6 0
DAL 311 1049 3.4 34 6
OPP 445 2242 5.0 75t 24
Kicking Stats
FG PAT Pts
Cone 6/13 21/23 39
OPP 17/24 43/44 94

Kickoff Returns
Att Yds Avg Lg TDs
Butler 20 399 19.2 60 0
Franckhauser 25 509 20.5 46 0
Mooty 10 205 20.5 13 0
Babb 3 46 15.3 20 0
Dupre 2 44 22.0 22 0
Dowdle 2 22 11.0 17 0
Putnam 1 13 13.0 13 0
Bielski 1 4 4.0 4 0
Kowalczyk 1 0 0.0 0 0
Sherer 1 0 0.0 0 0
DAL 66 1242 18.8 60 0
OPP 32 811 25.3 90t 1

Interceptions
Int Yds Avg Lg TDs
Bishop 3 13 4.3 13 0
Franckhauser 3 11 3.7 9 0
Bercich 2 27 13.5 23 0
Hansen 2 14 7.0 14 0
Patera 1 24 24.0 21 0
Tubbs 1 5 5.0 5 0
Braatz 1 4 4.0 4 0
Cronin 1 2 2.0 2 0
Butler 1 0 0. 0 0
DAL 15 100 6.7 23 0
OPP 33 366 11.1 43t 2

Receiving
Rec Yds Avg Lg TDs
Doran 31 554 17.9 75t 3
Dugan 29 461 15.9 49 1
Howton 23 363 15.8 41 4
Dupre 21 216 10.3 36 2
McIllhenny 15 120 8.0 64t 1
Kowalczyk 14 143 10.2 23 1
Babb 13 140 10.8 27 1
Clarke 9 290 32.2 76t 3
Bielski 4 38 9.5 15 1
Mathews 3 44 14.7 20 0
Lewis 1 19 19.0 19 0
DAL 163 2388 14.7 76t 17
OPP 159 2303 14.5 70t 20

Punting Stats
Att Yds Avg TB in20 Lg Bl Net
Sherer 57 2420 42.5 4 15 67 0 39.5
LeBaron 3 97 32.3 0 0 48 0 31.3
DAL 60 2517 42.0 4 15 67 0 39.2
OPP 50 2068 41.2 1 20 60 0 37.1

Punt Returns
Att FC Yds Avg Lg TDs
Butler 13 6 131 10.1 46 0
Mooty 8 4 37 4.6 8 0
Franckhauser 3 2 24 8.0 17 0
Dupre 0 1 0 0 0 0
DAL 24 13 192 8.0 46 0
OPP 18 16 83 4.6 25 0
]]> http://www.bluestarboys.com/history/1960.html/feed 0 RAYFIELD WRIGHT http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/rayfieldwright.html http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/rayfieldwright.html#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:56:30 +0000 admin http://www.bluestarboys.com/?p=81

70    RAYFIELD

WRIGHT    RT DALLAS ’67-’79

a.k.a. ~ ‘THE BIG CAT’ B:

8/23/45

Griffin, GA. Col:

Fort Valley State Draft:

7th Rd Dal H: 6’6″ W: 255

Dallas Cowboys : All-Pro

’71-’72, ’74-’76  ~  Pro Bowl ’72-’77 ]]> http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/rayfieldwright.html/feed 0 DARREN WOODSON http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/darrenwoodson.html http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/darrenwoodson.html#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:54:36 +0000 admin http://www.bluestarboys.com/?p=78

28    DARREN

WOODSON    SS DALLAS ’92- B:

4/25/69

Phoenix, AZ. Col:

Arizona State Draft:

2nd Rd Dal H: 6’1″ W: 219

Dallas Cowboys : All-Pro ’94-’96

~ Pro Bowl ’94-’97 – Cowboys All-Time Leading Tackler ]]> http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/darrenwoodson.html/feed 0 CHARLIE WATERS http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/charliewaters.html http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/charliewaters.html#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:51:24 +0000 admin http://www.bluestarboys.com/?p=75 41    CHARLIE WATERS    SS DALLAS ’70-’78, ’80-’81 B: 9/10/48 Miami, FL. Col: Clemson Draft: 3rd Rd Dal H: 6’1″ W: 193

Dallas

Cowboys : All-Pro ’77-’78

~  Pro Bowl ’77-’79 ]]> http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/charliewaters.html/feed 0 ROGER STAUBACH http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/rogerstaubach.html http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/rogerstaubach.html#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:49:52 +0000 admin http://www.bluestarboys.com/?p=72 Continue reading →]]> 12

ROGER STAUBACH    QB

HEISMAN TROPHY ~

HALL OF FAME ~ RING OF HONOR ~ MVP SB VI DALLAS ’69-’79 a.k.a. ~ ‘THE DOGER’, ‘CAPTAIN

COMEBACK’, ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA’ B: 2/5/42 Cincinnati, OH. Col: Navy Draft: 10th Rd Dal H: 6’3″ W: 197

Navy :

Heisman Trophy & Maxwell Award Winner ~ All-American ~

Captain of College All- Star Team ~ Led Navy (9-1) to Cotton

Bowl All in His Junior Year  Dallas Cowboys

: Drafted 10th Rd ’64 (Served 4 Year Naval Commitment in

Vietnam) ~ Became Starting QB ’71 ~  Led Dallas to 4

Super Bowls ~ Won SB VI & XII ~ MVP Super Bowl VI ~ All Pro

’71,’76-’79 ~ Pro Bowl ’72, ’76-’80 ~ 23 4th Quarter

Comebacks ~ .737 Winning Percentage ~ 3 NFL Passing Titles ~

Retired as Highest Rated Passer in NFL History ]]> http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/rogerstaubach.html/feed 0 EMMITT SMITH http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/emmittsmith.html http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/emmittsmith.html#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:39:00 +0000 admin http://www.bluestarboys.com/?p=69 Continue reading →]]>

22    EMMITT SMITH

RB

1993 NFL MVP  ~  MVP SUPER

BOWL XXVIII DALLAS ’90-’02   ARIZONA ’03-

a.k.a. ~ ‘GREATNESS’ B:

5/15/69

Pensacola, FL. Col:

Florida Draft:

1st Rd Dal H: 5’9″ W: 203

Escambia High School

: Rushed for 8,804 yds 106 TD’s (3rd US High School History) ~

National Player of Year as Senior ~ Won 2 State Championships ~

U of Florida : 3 time All American ~ 3 Time All SEC ~ Freshman

of the Year ~ Top Ten in Heisman Voting as Freshman~ Set 58 School

Records ~ 5th All Time SEC Rushing 3,928 yds 36 TD’s ~ Dallas

Cowboys : 1st Rd Pick 17th Overall ~ Offensive R.O.Y. ~ 4

Rushing Titles ~ 3 Super Bowl Victories-27, 28, 30 ~ All Time Rushing

Leader ~All Time Leader Rushing TD’s – All-Time Leader Rushing

Attempts ~  11 Straight 1,000 yd Seasons ~ All Pro 91-96 ~ Pro Bowl

90-95, 98, – Team Rushing Leader 13 Straight Seasons (NFL Record) ]]> http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/emmittsmith.html/feed 0 TEXAS SCHRAMM http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/texschramm.html http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/texschramm.html#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:35:40 +0000 admin http://www.bluestarboys.com/?p=66 Continue reading →]]>

PRES.    TEXAS SCHRAMM    GM

1920 ~

2003

HALL OF FAME

~  RING OF HONOR DALLAS ’59-’89 a.k.a. ~ ‘TEX’

Dallas Cowboys : Hired

as V.P./GM by owner Clint Murchison Jr. 1959 ~ Promoted to

President 1967 ~ Recruited Tom Landry to be first Head Coach

~ Chairman of the NFL Competition Committee 1966-1988 ~ Was

instrumental in league decisions such as the AFL-NFL merger,

creation of the World Football League (now NFL Europe),

Instant Replay, Wild Card Playoff Games and several other

innovations which helped make the NFL what it is today. ]]> http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/texschramm.html/feed 0 DEION SANDERS http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/deionsanders.html http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/deionsanders.html#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:33:42 +0000 admin http://www.bluestarboys.com/?p=64 Continue reading →]]> 21    DEION SANDERS    CB ATL ’89-’93   S.F. ’95   DALLAS

’90-’95   WASH ’00   BAL a.k.a. ~ ‘PRIME TIME’, ‘NEON’ B: 8/9/67 Ft. Meyers, FL. Col: Florida State Draft: 1st Rd Atl H: 6’1″ W: 185

Florida State

: 2

Time All-American – Jim Thorpe Award Winner ’88 – School

Record holder INT Ret. Yds (287) & Punt Ret. Yds (1,429) -

Jersey #2 Retired  Atlanta Falcons

: 1st Rd Draft Pick (#5 overall) – All-Pro ’91-’93 – Pro

Bowl ’91-’93  S.F. 49ers : Defensive

Player of the Year, Pro Bowl, All-Pro ’94  Dallas

Cowboys : All-Pro ’95, ’97 ~ Pro Bowl ’95, ’97-’98 ]]> http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/deionsanders.html/feed 0 MEL RENFRO http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/melrenfro.html http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/melrenfro.html#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:31:57 +0000 admin http://www.bluestarboys.com/?p=61 20

MEL RENFRO    CB

HALL OF FAME

~  RING OF HONOR DALLAS ’64-’77 B: 21/30/41 Houston, TX. Col: Oregon Draft: 2nd Rd Dal H: 6’0″ W: 190 Dallas

Cowboys : All-Pro ’65, ’69,

’71, ’73 ~ 10 Straight Pro Bowls ]]> http://www.bluestarboys.com/gallery/melrenfro.html/feed 0