There have been a few posts in Classic Cowboys on the Dallas Cowboys Fan Zone about Danny White. Typically the discussion alternates from (1) he couldn’t win the big one to (2) he was underappreciated. I fall in the latter camp. Here are a couple of those posts:
Danny White.. I Know… but STILL!
Now that Tony Romo has surpassed White in touchdown passes in a season and is approaching White’s record for yards in a season, I think it’s fair to say that he is on his way to surpassing White (read: at some point in his career…). Some will think that Romo already has, but I would never say that until Romo at least gets Dallas into the Super Bowl, given that the only legitimate knock on White was his shortcomings in three NFC Championship games.
Which leads us to the poll question below, which asks who is the third best quarterback in the history of the Dallas Cowboys, behind Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman. If you are not familiar with all of these quarterbacks, here is a primer:
Eddie LaBaron: First starting quarterback in the history of the franchise. He was a former member of the Redskins who came out of retirement to join the new Dallas franchise.
Don Meredith: Strong-armed and tough quarterback that led the Cowboys to the brink of a title in 1966 and 1967.
Craig Morton: The only quarterback not named Staubach or Aikman to lead Dallas to the Super Bowl.
Danny White: Long-time punter took over for Roger Staubach and led Dallas to three straight NFC Championship Game appearances.
Tony Romo: You probably know who he is.
There are a few other starters (Steve Pelleur, Gary Hogeboom, Quincy Carter, and so forth), but we’ll stick with these five. Here is a great video showing all of the Dallas quarterbacks in history:
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Thanks for the blip!!!
I’ve already posted my thoughts before that Danny White is underappreciated. He at least kept the Cowboys competitive for many years. What I always thought was so great was that he was our punter, too. Remember all the fakes he used to run? That was awesome, and what a nightmare it was for other teams to deal with.