And Yet Even More Classic Trivia Answers

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We will begin the 50 Seasons in 50 Weeks project tomorrow. Meanwhile, I posted some trivia questions in June 2007 but never posted the answers. If you like this sort of stuff, these are pretty interesting.

1. True or False: No team that has lost to the Cowboys in a Super Bowl has ever scored in the end zone that features the Cowboys’ logo.

Odd as it may be, this is true. In five wins, no opponent scored a touchdown in the end zone marked with the Cowboys’ logo.

2. Who made the following quote?: When asked if Tom Landry smiled, “How the hell should I know, I only played for Dallas nine years.”

Walt Garrison

3. Who made this quote?: “If you needed four yards, you could give the ball to Walt and he’d get you four yards. If you needed twenty yards, you could give the ball to Walt and he’d get you four yards.”

Don Meredith

4. And this quote?” “Don was a great football player who took the punishment to build Dallas a winning team . . . Don Meredith would have taken Dallas to some Super Bowl victories in the 1970s. Don Meredith was a very good quarterback, and he had the confidence of the team.”

Roger Staubach

5. Even though Tony Dorsett was a starter for only part of the 1977 season, what record did he establish that season?

Dorsett set the record for most rushing touchdowns in one season with 12. He broke the mark (11) set by Duane Thomas in 1971.

A small irony is that Herschel Walker tied the record in his first season with Dallas, even though he was not a full-time starter that season. Emmitt Smith tied the record with 12 TDs in 1991 before finally breaking it with 18 in 1992.

6. Name the man who was drafted in 1967 by the Cowboys, and instead of winning Super Bowls, he went on to win NBA championships.

Pat Riley, NBA player and legendary NBA coach.

7. Don Perkins led all Cowboys rushers during the decade of the 1960s with 6217 rushing yards. Who had the second highest number of total rushing yards during that decade?

Hint: It was not Dan Reeves or Walt Garrison, nor was it a quarterback.

Amos Marsh, who rushed for 2065 yards.

8. What future Hall-of-Famer did Dallas select in the seventh round of the 1967 draft?

Rayfield Wright, who began his career as a tight end but then moved to tackle.

9. Name the Top 3 Dallas Cowboy Career Passer Rating QBs in order. QBs have to have played min 3 years.

At the time these questions were posted, the answer was: (1) Roger Staubach (83.4), (2) Danny White (81.7), and (3) Troy Aikman (81.6). As of the end of the 2008 season, though, the top-rated passer among those with three years’ experience is Tony Romo, who has a career passer rating of 94.7.

10. In the Cowboy’s final game in 1960 (a loss to the Lions), our punter Dave Sherer was called to duty by the Texas Air National Guard. Who did the punting?

Quarterback Eddie LeBaron, who averaged 33.0 yards on three punts.

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