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Melonball made a good point in the comments to yesterday’s post, noting that Danny White is “incredibly underrated and underappreciated by Cowboys fans.” I agree entirely. Here is what I wrote a few weeks ago about White:
I don’t think any player in team history has been under more pressure to perform than White. Few players are more underappreciated. Meredith had to survive criticism, but he wound up in the Ring of Honor, and most of the negativity surrounding him has long since vanished. White is still criticized for not taking the team to the Super Bowl, even though White’s accomplishments compare quite favorably to Meredith’s (not to take anything away from what Meredith did, mind you).
Consider White’s record as a starter– in five full seasons as a starter, White led the team to the playoffs five times and to the NFC Championship Game three times. Prior to his injury in 1986, his record as a full-time starter beginning in 1980 was 62-24 (the team went 5-6 in games that he did not start during that time period). The team’s record for the remainder of the decade after he suffered his injury was 11-36, with no winning seasons. There were, of course, other factors involved, but the sharp contrast of the team before his injury compared to what happened afterward shows his value.
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Here are some trivia questions for today:
1. In 1991, the Cowboys beat Washington 24-21 in a game that sparked a five-game winning streak and sent the Cowboys to the playoffs with an 11-5 record. Some questions: (1) During that game, Michael Irvin made a juggling catch on a pass from Steve Beuerlein and got past Darrell Green for a 23-yard touchdown. What was the score at the time that Irvin scored? (2) What milestones did Irvin and Emmitt Smith accomplish for the first time in this game? (3) Which skill player on offense missed this game due to an injury?
2. In which game (year and opponent) did the Cowboys first have a 300-yard passer, a 100-yard rusher, and a 100-yard receiver?
3. Which player was the first in team history to gain more than 100 rushing and 100 yards receiving in a single game? What year? Who was the opponent?
1.(a)I believe Irvin made the score 24-14. (b)they both went over a hundred in the same game (c) I’m gonna guess Jay Novacek
2. ?
3. ?
July 6th, 2007 at 2:38 pmThanks for all of your responses yesterday, Melonball. Good to see you back.
Given how good your are with trivia, you might enjoy the classic trivia thread here. These are some pretty tough ones. I’ve been stumped on several of the other questions posted there– but it’s still fun.
1. You got two of three. For (b), Smith went over the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the season, while Irvin went over 1,000 receiving yards.
2. This one was tough. The players were Craig Morton, Duane Thomas, and Bob Hayes in a 52-10 win over Houston in 1970. Morton went 13 of 17 for 349 yards and 5 touchdowns. Hayes caught six passes for 187 yards. Thomas had 115 yards rushing.
3. The answer to this was Tony Dorsett, who accomplished the feat in the opening game of the 1978 season, a 38-0 win over Baltimore. He had 147 yards in 15 carries and 107 yards on three receptions, including a 91-yard touchdown on a screen pass.
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