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Last June, a moderator named Starbuck on the Dallas Cowboys Fan Zone started the Favorite Classic Cowboys Elimination. Several of us offered names, and then the competition began. Seven months later, we have a winner: Roger Staubach, who proved to be more popular than Emmitt Smith, Tom Landry, Bob Lilly, and a whole bunch of others.

I admittedly did not vote as often as others throughout the contest, and hats off to those who did. But I’ve followed it for the duration as the field fell from nearly 140 down to two. The rules were that all players began with 10 points, and then site users added one point to one player and negative one to another. Players were divided into groups, and once a group had been narrowed down to a manageable number, a new group was introduced.

The top 12 players are as follows:

12. Harvey Martin, DE

11. Jimmy Johnson, Head Coach

10. Charlie Waters, S

9. Chuck Howley, LB

8. Tony Dorsett, RB

7. Drew Pearson, WR

6. Mel Renfro, CB/S

5. Lee Roy Jordan, LB

4. Bob Lilly, DT/DE

3. Tom Landry, Head Coach

2. Emmitt Smith, RB

1. Roger Staubach, QB

Here is the complete summary:

First Group, Beginning June 20, 2007

QB-Troy Aikman
RB-Calvin Hill
RB/FB-Don Perkins
RB-Herschel Walker
FB-James Jones
TE-Mike Ditka
TE-Jean Fugett
WR-”Bullet” Bob Hayes
WR-Kelvin “K-Mart” Martin
WR-Golden Richards
G-Larry Allen
G-John Niland
C-John Fitzgerald
DE-George Andrie
DE-Jim Jeffcoat
DE-Harvey “Too Mean” Martin
DT-Kevin Brooks
DT-Russell Maryland
DT/LB-Randy “The Manster” White
LB-Dave Edwards
LB-Mike Hegman
LB-Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson
LB-Eugene Lockhart
LB-D.D. Lewis
LB-Dat Nguyen
CB-Larry Brown
CB-Ron Fellows (Thurman’s Thieves)
CB-Cornell Green
CB-Mark Washington
S-Michael Downs (Thurman’s Thieves)
S-Randy Hughes
S-George “Defender Of The Star” Teague
S-Charlie Waters
VP-Gil Brandt

Second Group, Beginning July 8, 2007

QB-Roger “Captain America” Staubach
RB-Doug Dennison
RB-Robert Lavette
RB-Preston Pearson
FB-Darryl Clack
FB-Robert “Bowling Ball” Newhouse
TE-Doug Cosbie
TE-Jay “Novacatch” Novacek
WR-Frank Clarke
WR-Michael “The Playmaker” Irvin
WR-Butch “California Quake” Johnson
G-Kevin Gogan
OT-Tony Liscio
OT-Ralph Neely
OT-Rayfield Wright
C-Dave Manders
C-Mark Stepnoski
K-Efren Herrera
DE-Larry Cole
DE-Danny Noonan
DT-Larry Bethea
DT-Bill Gregory
DT-Don Smerek
LB-Bob Breunig
LB-Jack Del Rio
LB-Ken Norton Jr.
LB-Jeff Rohrer
CB-Ron Francis
CB/S-Mike Gaechter
CB-Victor Scott (Thurman’s Thieves)
S-Dexter Clinkscale
S-Cliff Harris
S-James Washington

Third Group, Beginning July 22, 2007

QB-”Dandy” Don Meredith
QB-Steve Pelleur
RB-Walt Garrison
RB-Emmitt “Catch-22″ Smith
RB-Ron Springs
FB-Timmy Newsome
TE-Billy Joe DuPree
WR-Alvin “The 49er Killer” Harper
WR-Lance Rentzel
G-”Big” Nate Newton
G-Blaine Nye
OT-Mark Tuinei
C-Derek Kennard
C-Tom Rafferty
DE-Charles Haley
DE-Pat Toomay
DT-Tony Casillas
DT-Leon Lett
DT/DE-Bob “Mr Cowboy” Lilly
LB-Dexter Coakley
LB-Robert Jones
LB-Godfrey Miles
LB-Jim Schwantz
CB-Isaac Holt
CB-Deion “Prime Time” Sanders
CB-Everson Walls (Thurman’s Thieves)
S-Bill “Bates Motel” Bates
S-Thomas Everett
S-Brock Marion
HC-Jimmy “How ‘Bout Them Cowboys” Johnson
Owner-Clint Murchison

Fourth Group, Beginning Aug. 8, 2007

QB-Eddie LeBaron
QB/P-Danny White
RB-Tony Dorsett
RB-Dan Reeves
RB-Duane Thomas
FB-Daryl “Moose” Johnston
TE-Jay Saldi
WR-Tony “Thrill” Hill
WR-Drew “Mr. Clutch” Pearson
WR Mike Renfro
G-Crawford Ker
G-Herbert Scott
OT-Pat Donovan
OT-Erik Williams
C-John Gesek
K-Rafael Septien
DE-Ed “Too Tall” Jones
DE-Tony Tolbert
DT-John Dutton
DT-Chad Hennings
DT-Jethro Pugh
LB-Dixon Edwards
LB-Chuck Howley
LB-Lee Roy Jordan
LB-Darrin Smith
LB-Jerry Tubbs
CB/S-Mel Renfro
CB-Kevin Smith
S-Kenneth “The Shark” Gant
S-Dennis Thurman (Thurman’s Thieves)
S-Darren “Woody” Woodson
HC-Tom “America’s Coach” Landry
GM-Tex Schramm

The Finalists, Beginning August 27

QB-Troy Aikman
47
QB-”Dandy” Don Meredith
18
QB-Roger “Captain America” Staubach
109
RB-Tony Dorsett
61
RB-Walt Garrison
31
RB-Emmitt “Catch-22″ Smith
93
FB-Daryl “Moose” Johnston
20
TE-Jay “Novacatch” Novacek
25
WR-”Bullet” Bob Hayes
25
WR-Michael “The Playmaker” Irvin
59
WR-Butch “California Quake” Johnson
19
WR-Drew “Mr. Clutch” Pearson
42
OT-Rayfield Wright
21
C-Mark Stepnoski
18
DE-Larry Cole
17
DE-Charles Haley
24
DE-Jim Jeffcoat
21
DE-Ed “Too Tall” Jones
22
DE-Harvey “Too Mean” Martin
33
DT-Tony Casillas
25
DT-Leon Lett
20
DT/DE-Bob “Mr Cowboy” Lilly
31
DT-Jethro Pugh
11
DT/LB-Randy “The Manster” White
35
LB-Bob Breunig
20
LB-Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson
35
LB-Chuck Howley
33
LB-Lee Roy Jordan
23
LB-D.D. Lewis
22
LB-Dat Nguyen
12
CB/S-Mel Renfro
23
CB-Everson Walls (Thurman’s Thieves)
20
S-Bill “Bates Motel” Bates
25
S-Cliff Harris
21
S-George “Defender Of The Star” Teague
63
S-James Washington
20
S-Charlie Waters
46
S-Darren “Woody” Woodson
23
HC-Jimmy “How ‘Bout Them Cowboys” Johnson
24
HC-Tom “America’s Coach” Landry
73

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