Greatest Cowboys By Their Jersey Numbers: #28
Part of the Greatest Players by Number Series
Jersey #28
Five players have worn #28, including four running backs and a defensive back.
Note: This list does not include first-round pick Felix Jones, who has been assigned #28.
Alvin Blount, RB, Maryland, 1987
Statistics: Blount rushed for 125 yards and 3 TDs with the Cowboys.
Accolades: (Replacement player).
Longevity: (Replacement player).
Intangibles: Blount was a 9th round pick in 1987 but only appeared in two replacement games that season.
Norm Granger, RB, Iowa, 1984
Statistics: Granger had limited statistics during a short career in Dallas.
Accolades: None.
Longevity: Granger dressed for 15 games in 1984 but seldom played.
Intangibles: Granger later appeared as a replacement player with the Atlanta Falcons in 1987.
Curtis Stewart, RB, Auburn, 1989
Statistics: None.
Accolades: None.
Longevity: Stewart played in two games for Dallas in 1989.
Intangibles: He saw some action on special teams but was gone very quickly.
Tyson Thompson, RB, San Jose State, 2005-07
Statistics: Thompson averaged 24.7 per kickoff return and rushed for a total of 266 yards.
Accolades: None.
Longevity: Thompson lasted three seasons in Dallas but has not been resigned for 2008.
Intangibles: He was something of a Cinderella story by virtue of making the team three straight years. He was not a bad kick returner but had difficulty in 2007 after returning from an injury suffered in 2006.
Darren Woodson, S, Arizona State, 1992-03
Statistics: Woodson is the franchise’s all-time leading tackler, with 803. He also had 23 career interceptions.
Accolades: Woodson was named to five Pro Bowls and was named All-Pro three times.
Longevity: He played 12 seasons as a pro, all in Dallas.
Intangibles: Woodson combined several attributes that made him an all-time great. He was a sure tackler who could also play in coverage. A leader-by-example, he was very much an integral part of the dynasty of the 1990s.
Poll
Here is your chance to vote for the greatest player to wear #28:
Loading …My Vote: Woodson
This one clearly isn’t a contest. Woodson rivals Cliff Harris as the greatest safety in team history. A former college linebacker with enough speed to cover, Woodson was in many ways a prototype for the modern strong safety.
Agreed, no contest.
May 6th, 2008 at 8:31 amFelix Jones has Darren Woodson’s number, so to speak
http://www.star-telegram.com/oldboysclub/story/660512.html
Posted on Fri, May. 23, 2008
By RAY BUCK
Rookie Felix Jones inherits a jersey number that has been involved in 1,350 tackles for the Dallas Cowboys.
Is that really a good thing for a running back?
Take it from the man who wore No. 28 and made it famous for the Cowboys (1992-2004): It’s not the right thing.
Former Cowboys safety Darren Woodson saw his old jersey number scoffed up by free-agent running back Tyson Thompson in 2005. Now Felix Jones has it.
“Are you serious? Already? Again?” Woodson said when informed that the Cowboys’ top draft pick now has No. 28, which hasn’t been out of circulation since Woody retired.
“That’s my number, that’s just how I feel.” Woodson explained. “It’s hard to swallow.”
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May 23rd, 2008 at 9:54 am