#1977 DALLAS COWBOYS ROSTER PRO#

Thanks to the Pro Football Hall of Fame finally catching up to the rest of the world in knowing that Drew Pearson is one of the greatest wide receivers ever (and Cliff Harris one of the greatest safeties), we are talking about a team that featured five gold jackets with another roaming the sidelines in head coach Tom Landry (plus another at defensive coordinator in Ernie Stautner. Although of all of the franchise’s championship teams, the 1971 squad has the best point differential which certainly says a lot as Charean and I discussed in our conversation. The fact that the quarterback position was a flip-flop early on between Roger Staubach and Craig Morton only weakens it compared to the others. Incidentally the Miami Dolphins that Dallas beat in Super Bowl VI went on to do it (and in spectacular fashion with a perfect season), as did the 2019 New England Patriots.Īs impressive as this season is/was, it still is one of the weaker rosters compared to other championship teams. Dallas became the first team in NFL history to win the Super Bowl after losing it the year prior, and only two other teams have done this since. Yes, the Cowboys lost Super Bowl V to the Baltimore Colts and managed to persevere enough to get back and win it all the very next year.

One of the things that separates the 1971 squad apart from not just their own franchise’s history but NFL history altogether is that they won a world championship the very year after losing it.

There is obviously nothing like a franchise’s first world championship, and in the spirit of that, the 1971 Dallas Cowboys clearly hold a special place in a lot of people’s hearts.Īlmost any Cowboys team from the 1970s is going to be in the discussion for greatest in franchise history given that time period was a historically great run for the franchise. You can also listen to it on the Blogging The Boys podcast network if you prefer that, we are available on Apple devices here or on Spotify right here. You can watch our conversation below and can see all of the videos that we put out on the Blogging The Boys YouTube channel ( which you can subscribe to right here). Mother Football joined us for a conversation and dissection of eight Dallas Cowboys teams, obviously the five that won the Super Bowl and three others: 1971, 1977, 1978, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 2007. In order to do this, we called in someone who is more qualified than anyone to discuss Dallas Cowboys history: ProFootballTalk’s Charean Williams. Many a Pro Football Hall of Famer has donned a star on their helmet once upon a time and done so for teams that ultimately ended their season with the win of all wins and a bath in confetti.Īs there are a number of great teams in Dallas Cowboys history, it is fair to consider which one of them is the best against one another. The Dallas Cowboys are of course one of the National Football League’s cornerstone franchises and have a rich history that is ripe with success (although the last quarter century hasn’t exactly added to that). Which Cowboys team is the greatest of all time? In the spirit of widening the parameters a bit though, we figured it was time to discuss something that stretches across all of time as far as America’s Team is concerned. Over the course of time as fellow Dallas Cowboys fans we have all gotten into different debates.Įach season brings with it specific topics and ideas that eventually lead to people on different sides of a proverbial fence.

1977 dallas cowboys roster