Research Paper On Dallas Cowboys

Don Meredith

When Dallas Cowboys hear the name “Dandy” Don Meredith they always think bittersweet memories. The reason they think bitter is because he could never get the NFL Championship Dallas came so close to getting. The reason they think sweet is because he helped put them on track for a winning spirit and them to be unmatched in the NFL circles.

Don Meredith came to the Dallas Cowboys and the NFL in 1960. He came of a local Southern Methodist University. Cowboys fans expected their home town hero to lead the franchise(that is only 1 year old) to the promise land. Early in his football career he was tiny Eddie LeBaron’s understudy.His head coach(Tom Landry) had believed the quarterbacks needed five years of seasoning before they could

Their were going against the Baltimore Colts, after they finished the second NFL Eastern Division behind the Cleveland Browns. The game was not a pretty sight to see, losing 35-3, but it turned out to be the beginning of what turned out to be a common occurrence for the Cowboys going to the NFL playoffs.

That following year Dallas began their season whipping their first four opponents. Out of those four games they averaged a 45 points a game. After that the league knew they were to reckoned with. At the end of the year Dallas upended Cleveland as Eastern Division Champions. They also won the right to the Green Bay Packers at the Cotton Bowl. Also 1966 was the first year they had a Super Bowl. The game was called AFL/NFL World Championship.So the Dallas-Green Bay game would be very important, because the winners would earn the right to go to play the Afl reprensentatives.

Dallas put up a very tough fight getting back into the game after they fell behind 14-0.Intimidating the Cowboys was impossible that day. Vince Lombardi’s Packers were in for fight of their dignity and their

The ball was deep in Green Bay territory with Dallas having the possession, down 34-27. A short pass was called by Landry to Pettis Norman, he is usually used as a blocker and not a receiver. Landry’s choice of plays did not have much confidence with Don Meredith. Frustration was transpired from it. On the play Norman was wide open, but Meredith was not suspecting Norman in that position and Meredith threw the ball short. Norman, instead of getting a good throw and catching it and running to the end zone, he had to run back for the ball and got tackled by Green Bay at the two yard line. On the subsequent play, a pass into the end zone, Dave Robinson a rookie linebacker hit Meredith. The pass flew out of control and went into Packer safety Tom Brown instead of Dandy