Glory Days: Life With the Dallas Cowboys, 1972-1998

by Buchanan, William T.

• ISBN13: 9781589793644
• ISBN10: 1589793641
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-09-30
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

Buck Buchanan was the beloved equipment manager for the Dallas Cowboys for 25 years, during which time the Cowboys won four Super Bowls. Written with the consent and support of the Dallas Cowboys organization, Buchanan provides a unique behind-the-scenes look--from the logistics of moving equipment for away games, to the proclivities and needs of individual players. On the sidelines for every Cowboys game, he also describes how the coaches and players interacted during some of the team's most legendary moments.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Roger Staubach	ix
Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xvii
1 Hail Mary	1	(5)
2 Texas Tough	6	(14)
3 Uncle Sam Wants You!	20	(14)
The United States Air Force Academy	22	(2)
Déjà Vu	24	(1)
Back in the U.S.S.R.	25	(4)
American-Born, American-Proud	29	(5)
4 Come On Down!	34	(124)
But for a Pair of Socks	36	(6)
Civilian Life	42	(1)
Life as a Cowboy	43	(2)
The Principals	45	(26)
Tex Schramm	46	(10)
Gil Brandt	56	(2)
Coach Tom Landry	58	(13)
My Predecessor	71	(1)
Thousand Oaks, California	72	(2)
That Old Leather Belt	74	(2)
Equipment Upkeep	76	(2)
Forty-Year-Old Rookie	78	(6)
A Different Breed	84	(1)
Superb Leadership	85	(1)
Titles	86	(1)
Training Camp	87	(5)
Conjugal Visits	92	(1)
Meetings	93	(1)
Trainers and Medical Staff	94	(4)
Holidays	98	(1)
Dorm Life	99	(2)
Curfew	101	(8)
Hollywood Filmmaking	109	(3)
Trade Deals	112	(1)
The Stadium I Loved to Hate	113	(1)
Setting Up	114	(5)
Preseason	119	(2)
Officials	121	(1)
Rock 'em, Sock 'em Football	122	(2)
Regular Season-1973	124	(2)
Taxi Squads	126	(1)
The Draft and Free Agency	127	(4)
High-Maintenance and Low-Maintenance Players	131	(7)
Neat Guys and Not-so-neat Guys	138	(3)
Rookie Hopefuls	141	(2)
The Pro Bowl	143	(7)
Endorsements	150	(1)
Fights—Even the Best Families Have Them	151	(5)
Henderson vs. White	152	(2)
Staubach vs. Longley	154	(2)
Season's End	156	(2)
5 The 1970's—A Football Dynasty	158	(44)
1974—Veteran Season	158	(7)
Candlestick Park—Another One of Those Stadiums	160	(1)
The Mad Bomber	161	(2)
Short Timers	163	(2)
1975—Down and Dirty	165	(11)
1976—The Year That Should Have Been	176	(7)
1977—How Sweet It Is!	183	(9)
1978—Those "Damned" Steelers	192	(5)
1979—A Legend's Swan Song	197	(5)
6 The 198os—A Facelift	202	(62)
1980—The Danny White Years	202	(8)
1981—Pantyhose and the Catch	210	(6)
1982—The Players' Strike	216	(5)
1983—Wild Card Heartbreaker	221	(5)
1984—The Silver Season	226	(3)
1985—New Digs	229	(11)
1986—All Good Things Must...	240	(4)
1987—The Replacement Killers	244	(5)
1988—The End of an Era	249	(3)
1989—The Jones Dynasty	252	(12)
7 The 1990's—The Jones Era	264	(48)
1990—Double Trouble	265	(6)
1991—Up from the Ashes	271	(6)
1992—Super Bowl Dreams	277	(9)
1993—The End of the Road	286	(5)
1994—Part-time Gig	291	(7)
1995—Command Performance	298	(5)
1996—High Hopes	303	(2)
1997—Reversal of Fortunes	305	(4)
1998—Career's End	309	(3)
Epilogue	312