Where Have All Our Cowboys Gone?

by Jensen, Brian

• ISBN13: 9780878332656
• ISBN10: 0878332650
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

Dallas sports broadcasting veteran Brian Jensen tracks down over 100 of the franchise's most popular players, bringing readers up to speed on their post-gridiron experiences.

Author Biography

Brian Jensen is an Emmy and Katie award-winning television and radio sports anchor and broadcaster with over twenty-five years in the sports media business, including twelve years in Dallas/Fort Worth (WFAA-TV and KXAS-TV)

Table of Contents

Foreword	xiii
Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction	1	(6)
The Building Years
DE'62--'72 Cabin Fever	7	(2)
George Andrie
K'68--'71,'73 Kicking the Big C	9	(3)
Mike Clark
C'60--'67 The Long Run	12	(2)
Mike Connelly
S'62--'69 On the Board	14	(2)
Mike Gaechter
FB'66--'74 Home on the Range	16	(2)
Walt Garrison
CB'62--'74 Lovin' the Lonely Life	18	(2)
Cornell Green
WR'65--'74 Slowing Down	20	(2)
Bob Hayes
LB'61--'73 The Perfect Fit	22	(2)
Chuck Howley
QB'60--'63 Cross Examined	24	(2)
Eddie LeBaron
DL'61--'74 Mr. Kodak Cowboy	26	(3)
Bob Lilly
OL'63--'64, '66--'71 Custom Cowboy	29	(2)
Tony Liscio
C'64--'66, '68--'74 Building Momentum	31	(2)
Dave Manders
RB'60 Twice as Good to Be First	33	(3)
Don McIllhenney
QB'60--'68 Just Dandy, Thank You	36	(3)
Don Meredith
QB'65--'74 Timing Is Everything	39	(2)
Craig Morton
G'66--'74 Making Amends	41	(2)
John Niland
TE'62--'70 Keeping the Peace	43	(3)
Pettis Norman
RB'61--'68 To Be or Not to Be	46	(2)
Don Perkins
WR'67--'70 Wake--Up Call	48	(3)
Lance Rentzel
P'65 A Case of Murder	51	(1)
Colin Ridgway
K'65--'67 El Kickador's High Spiral	52	(5)
Danny Villanueva
P'68--'71 Driving It Deep	57	(6)
Ron Widby
The Arrival of America's Team
CB'70--'72 The Necessary Link	63	(2)
Herb Adderley
WR'71--'72 Bambi's Business	65	(1)
Lance Alworth
DB'72--'82 Top Secret Defense	66	(2)
Benny Barnes
LB'75--'84 Plain Vanilla	68	(2)
Bob Breunig
DT'68--'80 Ground Zero	70	(2)
Larry Cole
OT'75--'83 Bearly Surprised	72	(2)
Pat Donovan
RB'77--'87 Trophy Talker	74	(3)
Tony Dorsett
TE'73--'83 One on One	77	(2)
Billy Joe Dupree
LB'63--'75 Colorado Creations	79	(3)
Dave Edwards
C'71--'80 The Career Couch	82	(2)
John Fitzgerald
S'69--'71 Looking Past the Future	84	(3)
Richmond Flowers
T'77--'81 Bridging the Gap	87	(2)
Andy Frederick
K'71--'73, '75 The Universal Language	89	(2)
Toni Fritsch
DL'71--'77 Disaster Defense	91	(2)
Bill Gregory
S'70--'79 Scientific Safety	93	(3)
Cliff Harris
LB'75--'79 Lucky and Good	96	(4)
Thomas Henderson
K'74, '76--'77 Extra Points	100	(2)
Efren Herrera
WR'78--'83 Whirlwind Quake	102	(4)
Butch Johnson
DE'74--'78, '80--'89 Main Event	106	(4)
``Too Tall'' Jones
LB'63--'76 In the Middle of the Hunt	110	(3)
Lee Roy Jordan
RB'75--'79 Solid as a Rock	113	(2)
Scott Laidlaw
G'75--'79 Plowed Over	115	(2)
Burton Lawless
LB'68, '70--'81 D. Day	117	(3)
D. D. Lewis
QB'74--'75 Long Gone	120	(2)
Clint Longley
DE'73--'83 Inner Beauty	122	(3)
Harvey Martin
T'65--'77 Deep Thoughts	125	(3)
Ralph Neely
G'68--'76 The Economist Guy	128	(3)
Blaine Nye
WR'73--'83 Out and Up	131	(4)
Drew Pearson
RB'75--'80 Jack of All Trades	135	(3)
Preston Pearson
DT'65--'78 Airport Treasures	138	(2)
Jethro Pugh
DB'64--'77 Honored	140	(3)
Mel Renfro
WR'73--'78 Not So Golden	143	(4)
Golden Richards
TE'76--'82 Blue Collared	147	(2)
Jay Saldi
G'75--'84 Perfect Harmony	149	(2)
Herb Scott
TE'78 Not in the Cards	151	(2)
Jackie Smith
QB'69--'79 All Hail the Chief	153	(4)
Roger Staubach
WR'73 Out Wide	157	(1)
Otto Stowe
RB'70--'71 Bitter Back	158	(4)
Duane Thomas
DL'70--'74 This Particular Sunday	162	(3)
Pat Toomay
TE'71--'73 Improvising	165	(2)
Billy Truax
CB'70--'78 Better Not Forgotten	167	(2)
Mark Washington
S'70--'78, '80--'81 A Safe Haven	169	(3)
Charlie Waters
DT/LB'75--'88 Milder Manster	172	(7)
Randy White
The Lean Years
DE'78--'83 Defensive Desperation	179	(2)
Larry Bethea
LB'77--'82 Protection Guy	181	(2)
Guy Brown
QB'77--'83 Roll of the Dice	183	(2)
Glenn Carano
TE'79--'88 For the Love of the Game	185	(2)
Doug Cosbie
WR'81--'84 Lightning Strike	187	(1)
Doug Donley
S'81--'88 A Safe Career	188	(1)
Michael Downs
DL'79--'86 A Quiet Thunder	189	(2)
John Dutton
CB'86--'91 Covering Kids	191	(2)
Manny Hendrix
RB'88 Carrying a Load	193	(2)
Mark Higgs
WR'77--'86 A Little Too Greedy	195	(2)
Tony Hill
QB'80--'85 A Kid at Heart	197	(2)
Gary Hogeboom
S'75--'80 Aches and Gains	199	(2)
Randy Hughes
LB'77--'80, '83 Don't Drink the Water	201	(2)
Bruce Huther
RB'80--'82, '84--'85 Support Staff	203	(2)
James Jones
G'85--'90 Spreading His Wings	205	(2)
Crawford Ker
LB'84--'90 The Hits Keep Coming	207	(2)
Eugene Lockhart
CB'79--'80 Forever Free Agent	209	(2)
Aaron Mitchell
FB'80--'88 Ground Strokes	211	(2)
Timmy Newsome
QB'84--'88 Extreme Measures	213	(2)
Steve Pelluer
LB'85--'87 Secure	215	(2)
Jesse Penn
OT'82--'87 Getting a Grip	217	(1)
Phil Pozderac
C'76--'89 A Centered Self	218	(2)
Tom Rafferty
WR'84--'87 Still Fast Enough	220	(3)
Mike Renfro
LB'82--'87 The Tiger Rohrers	223	(5)
Jeff Rohrer
K'78--'86 Not Much of a Vacation	228	(2)
Rafael Septien
WR'86 Helping Hands	230	(2)
Mike Sherrard
RB'79--'84 An OffSpring Has Sprung	232	(2)
Ron Springs
CB'78--'85 It Takes a Thief	234	(3)
Dennis Thurman
G'81--'86, '88 The Lesson Tee	237	(2)
Glen Titensor
CB'81--'89 The Walls Keep Spinning	239	(5)
Everson Walls
QB'76--'88 Forget Me Not	244	(7)
Danny White
How 'Bout Them Cowboys!
FB'90--'94 Blessed Back	251	(2)
Tommy Agee
C'92--'94 Heart and Soul	253	(3)
Frank Cornish
G'90--'93 The Helpful Hardware Man	256	(2)
John Gesek
OL'83--'97 Tackled for the Ultimate Loss	258	(2)
Mark Tuinei
S'90--'94 Continuing the Climb	260
James Washington