Comments on: Greatest Cowboys By Their Jersey Numbers: #82

By: Fred Goodwin

Fred Goodwin — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:36:18 +0000

Marty, you know I love the old-timers, but I simply had to go with Witten on this one.

I know today’s game is different than it was back in the 60s, but if you look at each players’ relative importance to his team and his QB, I think there is no question that Witten means more to the current team (and Romo) than Clarke meant to the 60s Cowboys (and Meredith).

I’m not saying that’s a fair comparison — but its how I made my decision.

By: cowboycards

cowboycards — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:03:24 +0000

No love for the old guys. I voted for Clarke just because he simply is a forgotten hero. He was the first Cowboys deep threat. He stretched the defenses an was the COwboys first real threat to take the ball all the way. He led the league in Yards per catch twice and in TDs once. It’s a darn shame no body remembers great players from bad teams.. :(

By: Tim Truemper

Tim Truemper — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:18:10 +0000

I have to agree with kickholder that Witten has surpassed all of the other great Cowboy TE’s.

Frank Clarke should also be remembered for one of the great plays in Cowboy history, a stunning long reception for a TD (75 yards?) against GB in the 1966 NFL championship game. Frank was real gamer and dependable receiver. On the video highlights supplied by this website, he can be seen laying a crushing block while Don Perkins score on a rushing TD.