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Part of the Greatest Players by Number Series
Jersey #66
Eleven players have worn #66 for the Cowboys. This includes four defensive linemen and seven offensive linemen.
George Andrie, DE, Marquette, 1962-72
Statistics: Unofficially, he is credited with 97 career sacks, including 18.5 in 1966 alone, and had one career interception.
Accolades: Five Pro Bowls and one first-team All [...]

Part of the Greatest Players by Number Series
Jersey #65
Seven players have worn #65 for the Cowboys. This includes six offensive linemen and one defensive lineman.
Andre Gurode, C, Colorado, 2002-present
Statistics: n/a
Accolades: Gurode has been named to two consecutive Pro Bowls.
Longevity: He will enter his seventh season in Dallas in 2008.
Intangibles: Gurode turned out to [...]

Part of the Greatest Players by Number Series
Jersey #64
Eight players have worn #64 for the Cowboys. This includes seven offensive linemen and one defensive lineman.
Jim Arneson, C/G, Arizona, 1973-74
Statistics: n/a
Accolades: None.
Longevity: He played two seasons in Dallas.
Intangibles: He was a backup offensive lineman and a special teams player.
Jorge Diaz, G, Texas A&M-Kingsville, 2000
Statistics: [...]

Last year about this time, I posted a piece about the history of training camp locations. This is an updated version of that post, incorporating additional information of interest.
Before we get to this post, the following video has been on the web for a few days, but it is so good I had to [...]

The Cowboys announced today that they have released Terry Glenn, who saw action in only one game in 2007 and played in the divisional playoff loss to the Giants. Here is a blurb:
The Cowboys have released the veteran wide receiver, team owner Jerry Jones announced during Friday’s afternoon practice here at training camp in [...]

I mentioned yesterday that I would post the video clip showing Larry Cole making a critical third-down tackle on John Riggins in the final game of the season in 1979.
More about this game before we get to the clip:
The Game’s Meaning
Dallas, Washington, and Philadelphia each entered the final week of the 1979 season tied [...]

Part of the Greatest Players by Number Series
Jersey #63
Eleven players have worn #63 for the Cowboys. This includes nine offensive linemen and two defensive linemen.
Lester Brinkley, DL, Mississippi, 1990
Statistics: n/a
Accolades: None.
Longevity: He played one season in Dallas.
Intangibles: He was a backup defensive end.
Larry Cole, DL, Hawaii, 1968-80
Statistics: Cole recorded four interceptions and three [...]

I found a short clip of the 1983 playoff game between the Cowboys and Rams, one in which the Cowboys lost 24-17. I cannot embed this clip, but if you click on the image below, it will take you to the file:

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Below are a few notes about that game:
The Cowboys [...]

[The first title of this post read "Tomo Romo." This was not a joke but was rather a very stupid typo that I failed to notice until this evening...]
I was contacted by an author named Richard Brenner, who has written several children’s books featuring several NFL stars. Fred Goodwin, who comments on here [...]

Part of the Greatest Players by Number Series
Jersey #62
Eleven players have worn #62 for the Cowboys. This includes ten offensive linemen and a kicker.
Brian Baldinger, OL, Duke, 1982-84,1986-87
Statistics: n/a
Accolades: None.
Longevity: He played a total of five seasons with the Cowboys.
Intangibles: Baldinger started at every offensive line position with the Cowboys, but he was injured [...]