Five Super Bowl titles, fifteen Hall of Famers, and a litany of
legendary players, characters, and games later, the Dallas Cowboys
franchise has cemented itself among the most successful in all of sports
and, with a fan base that extends all over the world, among the most
well known.
Legends of the Dallas Cowboys takes an in-depth look at some of the
legends who have shaped the Cowboys' identity, beginning with Tom
Landry, the man who was hired before Clint Murchison had been awarded a
team and who is still the franchise's enduring image. Also included is
Tex Schramm, under whom the Cowboys had twenty straight winning seasons
and who is considered the most forward-thinking NFL executive ever, as
well as Randy White, Ed "Too Tall" Jones, Bob Lilly, Lee Roy Jordan, Mel
Renfro, and more. Also included are innovators such as Bob Hayes, who
forced the creation of the zone defense, and Michael Irvin and Thomas
"Hollywood" Henderson, who forced the creation of behavioral clauses in
contracts. Each of the legends played his own unique role in shaping the
lore of one of sports' greatest franchises, a franchise that began
humbly on a winter day in Miami and is now a model of success.