Overview
Alan Burton, a lifelong fan of the Dallas Cowboys, chronicles the team's forty-five year history in a collection of more than five hundred quips and quotes from players, coaches, owners, broadcasters, and writers
Organized chronologically, the quotations provide a colorful record of the ups and downs of one of the best-known franchises in professional sports--and "must" reading for the die-hard Dallas Cowboy fan
A few examples: Tom Landry on his Flex defense: "It is designed to stop every play on the line of scrimmage. This is the theory, you have to remember, not necessarily the result." Lineman Jim Boeke on quarterback Don Meredith: "If Meredith had led us over a cliff, I would have been the first one to follow. He was that great a leader Linebacker D. D. Lewis on Texas Stadium: "Texas Stadium has a hole in its roof so God can watch his favorite team play Caustic commentator Howard Cosell: "The Cowboys are the most overrated, overhyped team in professional football." Sportswriter Bob St. John on Roger Staubach's clean-cut image: "His idea of breaking training is putting whipped cream on his pie." A convicted murderer shortly before his execution: "I am thankful to the Dallas Cowboys for giving me a lot of enjoyment the past years." Lineman Nate Newton: "Remember this--there's the Cowboys, and then there's the rest."
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781933337098
- ISBN-10: 1933337095
- Publisher: State House Press
- Publish Date: August 2006
- Dimensions: 8.62 x 5.62 x 0.36 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.48 pounds
- Page Count: 143
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