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Cowboys 40th anniversary team
09/09/99
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Special teams
ROGER STAUBACH QB
1969-79
Pro Bowls: six
Notable: 153 TDs; 2958 attempts; 1685 completions; 57% completion percentage; 22,700 yards. Known as "Captain Comeback," Staubach led the Cowboys to four Super Bowls, with victories in Super Bowl VI and XII, before being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1985. A Heisman Trophy winner at the Naval Academy, the Cowboys drafted Staubach in 1964.
EMMITT SMITH RB
1990-present
Pro Bowls: seven
Notable: Three SB victories; 12,566 yards, 4.3 average per carry., 125 TDs. The NFL's all-time leader in rushing touchdowns, Smith was the MVP of Super Bowl XXVIII and is on the verge of moving into the top three all-time in rushing.
DON PERKINS FB
1961-68
Pro Bowls: six
Notable: 1,500 carries; 6,217 yards (third all-time on team); 42 TDs.
First Cowboy to rush for more than 6,000 yards and among top 10 rushers in each of his eight seasons. NFL Rookie of the Year in 1961.
BOB HAYES WR
1965-74
Pro Bowls: three
Notable: Two SBs, one victory; 365 receptions, 7,295 yards (fourth all-time on team), 20.0 avg. (first), 71 TDs. Played in an era when teams didn't throw the ball as much and still had 21 games of at least 100 yards. The Cowboys went 16-5 during those games. After winning the hundred-yard dash in the '64 Olympics, his speed forced defenses to change their coverage to zones and double teams.
DREW PEARSON WR
1973-83
Pro Bowls: three
Notable: Three SBs, one win; 489 receptions, 16.0 average, 48 TDs. He was Roger Staubach's favorite receiver in the clutch and is second all-time in receptions.
BILLY JOE DUPREE TE
1973-83
Pro Bowls: three
Notable: 2 SBs; 267 receptions, 13.4 career average; 41 TDs. Great blocker and has most touchdowns by a Cowboys' tight end.
RAYFIELD WRIGHT T
1967-79
Pro Bowls: six
Notable: Started in four SBs, one win. Began his career as a tight end and went on to become most accomplished tackle in team history with six Pro Bowl appearances.
RALPH NEELY T
1965-77
Pro Bowls: two
Notable: Started in three SBs, one win. First Cowboy tackle to make the Pro Bowl and was part of the same starting unit from '67-74.
LARRY ALLEN G
1994-present
Pro Bowls: four
Notable: Started in one SB win. Larry Allen is considered one of the best offensive lineman in the game today and has made the Pro Bowl at guard and tackle.
JOHN NILAND G
1966-74
Pro Bowls: six
Notable: Started in the Cowboys first two Super Bowls and began a string of six consecutive Pro Bowl appearances in 1968.
MARK STEPNOSKI C
1989-94, present
Pro Bowls: five (three with Cowboys)
Notable: Started in one SB win. Missed Super Bowl XXVII with a knee injury and departed in free agency after Super Bowl XXVIII.
Also receiving votes
QB - Troy Aikman, 1989-present
RB - Tony Dorsett, 1977-87
FB - Walt Garrison, 1966-74
WR - Michael Irvin, 1988-present
TE - Jay Novacek, 1990-97, Doug Cosbie, 1979-88
T - Pat Donovan, 1975-83; Erik Williams, 1991-present; Mark Tuinei, 1983-97
G - Nate Newton, 1986-98
Herb Scott, 1975-84
C - Dave Manders, 1964-74
John Fitzgerald 1971-80.
ED JONES DE
1974-78, 80-89
Pro Bowls: three
Notable: Started in three SBs, one win; 106 sacks (third all-time on team) A menacing figure on the line, Ed "Too Tall" Jones finished as the team's all-time leader in games played.
HARVEY MARTIN DE
1973-83
Pro Bowls: four
Notable: Started in three SBs, one win; 114 sacks (first all-time on team).
Martin recorded a team record 20 sacks during the 1977 season and capped off the year as the co-MVP of Super Bowl XII.
BOB LILLY DT
1961-74
Pro Bowls: 11 (team record)
Notable: Lilly started in two SBs, one win; Known as "Mr. Cowboy," Lilly was perhaps the greatest of all time at his position. He was the team's first Pro Bowl selection, first All-Pro selection, first Ring of Honor member and first Hall of Famer.
RANDY WHITE DT
1975-88
Pro Bowls: nine
Notable: Started in two SBs, one win. Co-MVP of Super Bowl XII victory over Denver along with teammate Harvey Martin. White set team record with eight straight All-Pro selections en route to a Hall of Fame induction in 1994.
CHUCK HOWLEY OLB
1961-73
Pro Bowls: six
Notable: Started in two SBs, one win; 25 interceptions. Named MVP of Super Bowl V after he intercepted two passes from the Colts' Johnny Unitas. Member of the Cowboys' Ring of Honor.
DAVE EDWARDS OLB
1963-75
Notable: Started in three SBs, one win. Passed over in the NFL's 20-round draft in 1962, he went on to play along with Chuck Howley and Lee Roy Jordan for more than 10 years.
LEE ROY JORDAN MLB
1963-76
Pro Bowls: five
Notable: Started in three SBs, one win; 1,236 combined tackles (first all-time on team); 743 solo tackles (first all-time on team). Jordan anchored the "Doomsday Defense," after an All-America career at Alabama. In 1971, combined for team record 21 tackles in a game. Jordan is a Cowboys' Ring of Honor member.
MEL RENFRO CB
1964-77
Pro Bowls: 10 (5 at CB, 5 at FS)
Notable: three SBs at CB; 52 total interception. A Hall of Famer, Renfro is the Cowboys' all-time leader in interceptions with 52 and kickoff returner (26.4 yard career average). He played safety and cornerback.
DEION SANDERS CB
1995-present
Pro Bowls: seven (three with Cowboys).
Notable: 11 interceptions and 3 TDs in 49 games with Cowboys. The best coverage cornerback in the NFL, he signed the largest signing bonus for a defensive player in the history of the NFL. He is the only man to play in a World Series and a Super Bowl.
CLIFF HARRIS FS
1970-79
Pro Bowls: six
Notable: Started in four SBs, two wins; 29 interceptions. Considered one of the best free safeties in history and teamed with Charlie Waters in the secondary for nine seasons.
DARREN WOODSON SS
1992-present
Pro Bowls: five
Notable: Started in two SB wins; 14 interceptions. Woodson, who was a linebacker in college, is considered one of the league's best strong safeties.
Also receiving votes
DE - Charles Haley, 1992-96;
George Andrie, 1962-72
OLB - Ken Norton, 1988-93, Thomas Henderson, 1975-79; D.D. Lewis, 1968-81
CB - Cornell Green, 1962-74; Everson Walls, 1981-89
SS - Charlie Waters, 1970-81, Cornell Green, 1962-74.
RAFAEL SEPTIEN K
1978-86
Pro Bowls: one
Notable: Kicked in one SB; 162-226 FGs, 72%. The Cowboys' all-time leader in field goals made and attempted, Septien also made 18 of 20 in the playoffs.
DANNY WHITE P
1976-88
Pro Bowls: one (as QB)
Notable: Punted in two SBs, one win; 612 punts; 40.1 career avg. The all-time team leader in punts, had a career long of 73. He was also a threat to run or pass and remains the team career leader with touchdown passes with 155.
DEION SANDERS KR
1995-99
Pro Bowls: (seven overall)
Notable: 14.2 punt return avg., 3 TDs with Cowboys. Already tied for the club career record with three punt returns for touchdowns.
Also receiving votes>
K - Richie Cunningham, 1997-present; Chris Boniol, 1994-96; Toni Fritsch, 1971-73, 75
Ret. - Bob Hayes, 1965-74; Mel Renfro 1964-77.
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