Thanks to an email from Wayne Martin, we have a series of trivia questions related to the Cowboys. A number of these are very good. If you have answers, please put them in the comments section.
1. WHO WAS THE STARTING QB IN THE FIRST SEASON ?
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2. WHAT DIVISION DID THEY PLAY IN THAT YEAR ?
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3. THEIR RECORD THAT YEAR WAS 0-11-1, WHO DID THEY TIE ?
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4. WHO WAS THEIR FIRST ROUND DRAFT CHOICE THAT YEAR ?
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5. WHAT WAS THE DECAL ?
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6. WAS DON MEREDITH DRAFTED BY THE COWBOYS ? IF NOT HOW DID THEY GET HIM ?
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7. THEIR FIRST WIN WAS AGAINST WHO ?
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8. IN THE 1961 DRAFT WHAT HALL-OF-FAMER WAS DRAFTED BY THE COWBOYS ?
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9. WHAT RING OF HONOR PLAYER WAS THE STARTING RB IN 1961 ?
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10. WHAT YEAR DID THEY CHANGE THEIR UNIFORMS ?
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11. WHO WAS THE STARTING MLB BEFORE LEE ROY JORDON ?
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12. IN WHAT YEAR DID THE COWBOYS PLAY 14 GAMES ?
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13. HOW MANY TD’S DID THE COWBOYS SCORE IN THEIR FIRST YEAR, LATER TO BE BROKEN BY EMMITT SMITH
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14. THE FIRST TIME A HOLDING PENALTY WAS CALLED AND A SAFETY WAS AWARDED WAS WHEN LEBARON THREW A 99 YARD TO TD PASS TO FRANK CLARKE.. T OR F
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15. IN 1961, THE COWBOYS WERE THE FIRST TEAM TO EVER HAVE 2 PLAYS OF 100 YARDS. HOW WAS IT DONE ?
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16. WHAT RECEIVER PLAYING FOR THE COWBOYS SET THE NFL RECORD FOR THE MOST RECEIVING YARDS IN A CAREER, BREAKING DON HUTSON’S CAREER RECORD ?
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17. IN THE 1964 DRAFT, THE COWBOYS DRAFTED 2 HALL OF FAMERS AND ANOTHER RING OF HONOR PLAYER. WHO WERE THEY AND WHAT ROUND WERE THEY CHOSEN ?
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18. ALSO DURING THE 1964 DRAFT THE COWBOYS DRAFTER A QB OUT OF TULSA WHO IS CONSIDERED A QB COACH GURU AND SERVED AS OFF. CORD DURING HIS COACHING CAREER?
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19. IN 1964, TOM LANDRY SIGNED A EXTENSION FOR HOW MANY YEARS ?
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20. WHO WAS THE COWBOY REC. WHO WROTE “ NORTH DALLAS 40 “ ?
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21. IN THE 1965 DRAFT THE COWBOYS DRAFTED CRAIG MORTON AND JETHRO PUGH..WHERE DID THEY PLAY IN COLLEGE ?
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B.
22. ALSO THEY SIGNED AS A FREE AGENT OUT OF COLLEGE A QB FROM SOUTH CAROLINA AND HE BECAME A RUNNING BACK FOR THE COWBOYS. WHO WAS HE?
23. IN 1965 THE COWBOYS FINISHED 7-7, FOR THEIR FIRST NON LOSING SEASON..WHO DID THEY PLAY IN THE PLAY-OFF BOWL? WHO WAS THE QB FOR THE OTHER TEAM THAT GAME?
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B.
24. IN 1965 THE COWBOYS HAD THEIR FIRST SELL-OUT, WHO WERE THEY PLAYING ?
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25. IN WHAT YEAR DID THE COWBOYS START GOING TO 1,000 OAKS, CAL FOR TRAINING CAMP?
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26. DURING THE 1966 NFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HOW FAR BEHIND WERE THE COWBOYS BEFORE RUNNING THEIR FIRST OFFENSIVE PLAY?
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27. BEING BEHIND 34 -20 WITH 5:20 MINUTES TO GO, DON MEREDITH HIT WHAT RECEIVER FOR A 68 YD TD ?
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28. THE COWBOYS WERE AT GB 22 AND A PASS INTERFERENCE CALL WAS CALLED, PUTTING THE BALL AT GB’S 2. ON WHAT PLAY OF THAT DRIVE DID MEREDITH THROW THE INTERCEPTION ?
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29. IN 1967 THE NFL CHANGED THE PLAY-OFF FORMAT. WHAT TEAM DID THE COWBOYS PLAY FOR EASTER DIVISION TITLE?
A.
30 IN 1966 DRAFT THE COWBOYS DRAFTED WALT GARRISON , WHO WAS ALSO DRAFTED BY THE OILERS OF THE AFL. WHAT DID HE GET FROM THE COWBOYS AS A SIGNING BONUS ?
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31. IN THE 1967 NFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, THE COWBOYS FELL BEHIND AGAIN 14-0, WHAT DEFENSIVE LINEMAN PICK UP A BART STARR FUMBLE AND RETURNED IT FOR A TD ?
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32. WITH THE SCORE 14-10, WHO THREW A TD PASS TO LANCE RENTZEL FOR 50 YDS PUTTING THE COWBOYS AHEAD 17-14 ?
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33. DURING THIS GAME THERE WERE 6 HALL OF FAMERS FOR GB AND 3 FOR THE COWBOYS. WHO WERE THE COWBOYS?
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B.
C.
34. ON WHAT DOWN DID BART STARR SNEAK OVER FOR THE TD…WITH JERRY KRAMER CLEARLY OFFSIDE ON ?
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35. IN 1968 THE COWBOYS WERE BEATEN BY FOR THE EASTERN DIVISION TITLE BY ?
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36. WHO WAS THE FIRST QB TO THROW FOR OVER 400 YDS IN A GAME FOR THE COWBOYS?
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37. THE FIRST 1,000 RUSHER ?
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38. WHAT YEAR DID TEXAS STADIUM OPEN ?
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39. THE DEFENSIVE GOT THE NICK-NAME OF “ DOOMSDAY “ WHAT WAS THE SCHEME CALLED BY LANDRY ?
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40. IN 1970 THE COWBOYS WERE 5- 4, WON THEIR LAST 5 GAMES . IN THE OPENING PLAY-OFF GAME THEY BEAT WHAT TEAM? IT WAS THE LOWEST SCORING GAME IN PLAY-OFF HISTORY EVER. WHAT WAS THE SCORE ?
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B,
41. WHO DID THEY BEAT FOR THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP ?
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42. WHO DID THEY PLAY IN THE SUPER BOWL?
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43. WHO WAS THE MVP OF THIS GAME ?
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44. WHEN MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL STARTED, WHO WERE IN THE BOOTH?
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B.
C.
45. DON MEREDITH WAS A CO-HOST ON WHO’S SHOW DURING THE 70’S ?
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46. WHO HOLDS THE COWBOY CAREER RECORD FOR INTERCEPTIONS?
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47. WHO HOLDS THE RECORD HIGHEST AVERAGE FOR KICK-OFF RETURNS IN A SEASON ?
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48. WHO HOLDS THE TEAM RECORD FOR PASSING YARDS IN A SEASON ?
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49. MOST INTERCEPTIONS IN A SEASON ?
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50. THE MOST CAREER FGS ?
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Answer to trivia questions: 1) Eddie LeBaron; 2) Eastern Conference (no divisions then); 3) NYG; 4)Did not have a draft their first year; 5) don’t know–decal?; 6) DM was drafted by Chicago and thru some weird wheeling and dealing acquired him from that team that year; 7) Pittsburgh?; 8) Bob Lilly; 9)Don Perkins; 10) 1965; 11) Jerry Tubbs–later became LB coach; 12)First time was 1961;
13) 22; 14) I’ll say true but I’m definitely not sure; 15) no clue I’m sure one of them was a kick off return–by Amos Marsh I think.; 16) Billy Howton–used to play for GB too. A good player lost in obscurity; 17) Roger Staubach (11th) and Mel Renfro (3rd); 18) Jerry Rhome; 19) Lifetime or 20 years–maybe only Clint Murchison knew.; 20) Pete Gent; 21) CM played at California–JP played at Elizabeth City State; 22) Dan Reeves; 23) Baltimore, QB was Tom Matte; 24) Cleveland; 25) 1963′ 26) 14-0; 27)Franke Clark, another unsung hero; 28) 4th down; 29) Cleveland; 30) To continue as a rodeo cowboy in the off season; 31) George Andrie; 32) Dan Reeves; 33) Bob Lilly, Mel Renfro, Rayfield Wright (rookie year?); 34) 3rd down; 35) Cleveland; 36)Don Meredith, but if not, then Troy Aikman; 37) Calvin Hill; 38) 1971; 39) Flex;
40) Detroit 5-0; 41) SF; 42)Baltimore; 43)Chuck Howley; 44) Don Meredith, Howard Cosell and geez–that famous college football announcer–can’t remember now!; 45) OMIGOD do not know; 46) Mel Renfro; 47) Mel Renfro or maybe Mike Gaechter; 48) Tony Romo; 49) Everson Walls or Mel Renfro; 50) Good one–no clue
I did this straight up with no peeking at websites guess I will see what 40+ years of fan-dom is worth.
33. Don Meredith, Bob Lilly, Bob Hayes?
45. I once saw a clip on youtube in which Dandy introduced Jerry Jeff Walker- was it the Dinah Shore show?
(2) is a trick question — the 1960 Cowboys played in the NFL Western Conference, then moved to the Eastern Conf in 1961, where they’ve been a permanent fixture ever since.
Fifty questions?? Sheesh, this is gonna take some time . . .
1. WHO WAS THE STARTING QB IN THE FIRST SEASON ?
A. Eddie LeBaron
2. WHAT DIVISION DID THEY PLAY IN THAT YEAR ?
A. NFL Western Conference
3. THEIR RECORD THAT YEAR WAS 0-11-1, WHO DID THEY TIE ?
A. NY Giants
4. WHO WAS THEIR FIRST ROUND DRAFT CHOICE THAT YEAR ?
A. The Cowboys entered the NFL in Jan, 1960, after the college draft in 1959, so they had no first round draft pick (or any college draft picks, for that matter) in tgeir first year
5. WHAT WAS THE DECAL ?
A. “Decal”? Do you mean “Cowboy Joe”?
6. WAS DON MEREDITH DRAFTED BY THE COWBOYS ? IF NOT HOW DID THEY GET HIM ?
A. No — he signed a personal services contract with Clint Murchison, although to be safe, we was drafted by the Bears and traded to Dallas for a future draft pick
7. THEIR FIRST WIN WAS AGAINST WHO ?
A. Steelers, 1961 home opener, I think
8. IN THE 1961 DRAFT WHAT HALL-OF-FAMER WAS DRAFTED BY THE COWBOYS ?
A. Bob Lilly
9. WHAT RING OF HONOR PLAYER WAS THE STARTING RB IN 1961 ?
A. Don Perkins, my all-time favorite Cowboy
10. WHAT YEAR DID THEY CHANGE THEIR UNIFORMS ?
A. 1964
11. WHO WAS THE STARTING MLB BEFORE LEE ROY JORDON ?
A. Jerry Tubbs
12. IN WHAT YEAR DID THE COWBOYS PLAY 14 GAMES ?
A. 1961; the NFL played 12 games in 1960, then expanded the schedule to 14 games in 1961.
13. HOW MANY TD’S DID THE COWBOYS SCORE IN THEIR FIRST YEAR, LATER TO BE BROKEN BY EMMITT SMITH
A. I have no idea
14. THE FIRST TIME A HOLDING PENALTY WAS CALLED AND A SAFETY WAS AWARDED WAS WHEN LEBARON THREW A 99 YARD TO TD PASS TO FRANK CLARKE.. T OR F
A. True
15. IN 1961, THE COWBOYS WERE THE FIRST TEAM TO EVER HAVE 2 PLAYS OF 100 YARDS. HOW WAS IT DONE ?
A. KO return and interception return?
16. WHAT RECEIVER PLAYING FOR THE COWBOYS SET THE NFL RECORD FOR THE MOST RECEIVING YARDS IN A CAREER, BREAKING DON HUTSON’S CAREER RECORD ?
A. I have no idea
17. IN THE 1964 DRAFT, THE COWBOYS DRAFTED 2 HALL OF FAMERS AND ANOTHER RING OF HONOR PLAYER. WHO WERE THEY AND WHAT ROUND WERE THEY CHOSEN ?
A. Mel Renfro
B. Roger Staubach
C. Bob Hayes
I don’t know what rounds they were drafted in, but I know Roger was taken in a late round as a “future”
18. ALSO DURING THE 1964 DRAFT THE COWBOYS DRAFTER A QB OUT OF TULSA WHO IS CONSIDERED A QB COACH GURU AND SERVED AS OFF. CORD DURING HIS COACHING CAREER?
A. Jerry Rhome
19. IN 1964, TOM LANDRY SIGNED A EXTENSION FOR HOW MANY YEARS ?
A. Ten
20. WHO WAS THE COWBOY REC. WHO WROTE “ NORTH DALLAS 40 “ ?
A. Pete Gent
21. IN THE 1965 DRAFT THE COWBOYS DRAFTED CRAIG MORTON AND JETHRO PUGH..WHERE DID THEY PLAY IN COLLEGE ?
A. Morton: Cal
B. Pugh: Elizabeth City State
22. ALSO THEY SIGNED AS A FREE AGENT OUT OF COLLEGE A QB FROM SOUTH CAROLINA AND HE BECAME A RUNNING BACK FOR THE COWBOYS. WHO WAS HE?
A: Dan Reeves
23. IN 1965 THE COWBOYS FINISHED 7-7, FOR THEIR FIRST NON LOSING SEASON..WHO DID THEY PLAY IN THE PLAY-OFF BOWL? WHO WAS THE QB FOR THE OTHER TEAM THAT GAME?
A. Baltimore Colts
B. Tom Matte (trick question: both Unitas & Morrall were injured and did not play)
24. IN 1965 THE COWBOYS HAD THEIR FIRST SELL-OUT, WHO WERE THEY PLAYING ?
A. Don’t know
25. IN WHAT YEAR DID THE COWBOYS START GOING TO 1,000 OAKS, CAL FOR TRAINING CAMP?
A. 1964? I know they went to 3-4 sites before settling on Thousand Oaks
26. DURING THE 1966 NFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HOW FAR BEHIND WERE THE COWBOYS BEFORE RUNNING THEIR FIRST OFFENSIVE PLAY?
A. Don’t know
27. BEING BEHIND 34 -20 WITH 5:20 MINUTES TO GO, DON MEREDITH HIT WHAT RECEIVER FOR A 68 YD TD ?
A. Frank Clark
28. THE COWBOYS WERE AT GB 22 AND A PASS INTERFERENCE CALL WAS CALLED, PUTTING THE BALL AT GB’S 2. ON WHAT PLAY OF THAT DRIVE DID MEREDITH THROW THE INTERCEPTION ?
A. Fourth Down
29. IN 1967 THE NFL CHANGED THE PLAY-OFF FORMAT. WHAT TEAM DID THE COWBOYS PLAY FOR EASTER DIVISION TITLE?
A.Cleveland Browns, winner of the “Century” Division of the NFL’s Eastern Conference
30 IN 1966 DRAFT THE COWBOYS DRAFTED WALT GARRISON , WHO WAS ALSO DRAFTED BY THE OILERS OF THE AFL. WHAT DID HE GET FROM THE COWBOYS AS A SIGNING BONUS ?
A. A horse trailer?
31. IN THE 1967 NFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, THE COWBOYS FELL BEHIND AGAIN 14-0, WHAT DEFENSIVE LINEMAN PICK UP A BART STARR FUMBLE AND RETURNED IT FOR A TD ?
A. George Andrie
32. WITH THE SCORE 14-10, WHO THREW A TD PASS TO LANCE RENTZEL FOR 50 YDS PUTTING THE COWBOYS AHEAD 17-14 ?
A. Dan Reeves
33. DURING THIS GAME THERE WERE 6 HALL OF FAMERS FOR GB AND 3 FOR THE COWBOYS. WHO WERE THE COWBOYS?
A. Bob Lilly
B. Mel Renfro
C. This must be a trick question: Tom Landry? You could add Tex Schramm
34. ON WHAT DOWN DID BART STARR SNEAK OVER FOR THE TD…WITH JERRY KRAMER CLEARLY OFFSIDE ON ?
A. Third
35. IN 1968 THE COWBOYS WERE BEATEN BY FOR THE EASTERN DIVISION TITLE BY ?
A. Cleveland Browns
36. WHO WAS THE FIRST QB TO THROW FOR OVER 400 YDS IN A GAME FOR THE COWBOYS?
A Don Meredith?
37. THE FIRST 1,000 RUSHER ?
A. Calvin Hill
38. WHAT YEAR DID TEXAS STADIUM OPEN ?
A. 1971
39. THE DEFENSIVE GOT THE NICK-NAME OF “ DOOMSDAY “ WHAT WAS THE SCHEME CALLED BY LANDRY ?
A. Flex
40. IN 1970 THE COWBOYS WERE 5- 4, WON THEIR LAST 5 GAMES . IN THE OPENING PLAY-OFF GAME THEY BEAT WHAT TEAM? IT WAS THE LOWEST SCORING GAME IN PLAY-OFF HISTORY EVER. WHAT WAS THE SCORE ?
A. Detroit Lions
B, 6-3
41. WHO DID THEY BEAT FOR THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP ?
A. SF 49ers
42. WHO DID THEY PLAY IN THE SUPER BOWL?
A. Baltimore Colts
43. WHO WAS THE MVP OF THIS GAME ?
A. Chuck Howley
44. WHEN MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL STARTED, WHO WERE IN THE BOOTH?
A. Keith Jackson (Gifford didn’t join until 1971)
B. Howard Cosell
C. Don Meredith
45. DON MEREDITH WAS A CO-HOST ON WHO’S SHOW DURING THE 70’S ?
A. Don’t know
46. WHO HOLDS THE COWBOY CAREER RECORD FOR INTERCEPTIONS?
A. Mel Renfro
47. WHO HOLDS THE RECORD HIGHEST AVERAGE FOR KICK-OFF RETURNS IN A SEASON ?
A. Bob Hayes
48. WHO HOLDS THE TEAM RECORD FOR PASSING YARDS IN A SEASON ?
A. Tony Romo
49. MOST INTERCEPTIONS IN A SEASON ?
A. Danny White
50. THE MOST CAREER FGS ?
A. Rafael Septien
I had to check Fred Goodwin’s answers against mine–I knew he would have quite a few correct. I have not gone to any sources to check out the accuracy. I am certain though that Billy Howton broke Don Hutson’s record! Most of the others I am confident about. Need to see if Rayfield Wright was with Dallas in 1967 as the 3rd HOF. Lastly, will there be a final post on the answers? Thanks Matt for this fun post. When frustrated, I find memories and sentimentality to be a relief.
I wanted to give folks– especially you and Fred– a couple of days to look at these. I will post complete answers with explanations in a few days. I’m thinking we need a few more of these types of posts, given the depressing nature of other Cowboys news!
Tim, I’m sure some of mine are wrong, also. Just because I wrote it, certainly doesn’t make it so! I agree, sometimes we need something to get our minds off the depressing way our team performed this season. Thanx, Matt!