Don Meredith

by **ponyboy** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:31 pm

From Wikipedia: "Meredith is the only quarterback to play amateur football for a Dallas area team (high school or college) and go on to start a game for the Dallas Cowboys."

Unbelievable.

by **J.T.supporta** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:35 pm

ponyboy wrote:From Wikipedia: "Meredith is the only quarterback to play amateur football for a Dallas area team (high school or college) and go on to start a game for the Dallas Cowboys."

Unbelievable.

my profs say that Wikipedia is an unrealiable source. but im not doubting that info.

by **RGV Pony** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:36 pm

starting deep snapper doesn't count?

sad that a Ft Worth area college player has started for the Cowboys.

by **mustangfan01** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:04 am

it looks like it reads that dandy don was the only QB from dallas (college or HS) to start for the cowboys.

by **ponyboy** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:42 am

Yes, that's what it says. Not really that surprising now that I think about it. I mean how many starters have the Cowboys had? Maybe 25 total? 20?

by **Greenwich Pony** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:56 am

Are you just counting the last six years?

by **redpony** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:54 am

IIRC- Don Meredith was from east Texas and played football there. I do not believe he played non-pro ball in the Dallas area.

GO PONIES!!!

by **mrydel** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:55 am

redpony wrote:IIRC- Don Meredith was from east Texas and played football there. I do not believe he played non-pro ball in the Dallas area.

GO PONIES!!!

I heard he played at SMU. (no pro/non-pro jokes please)

by **redpony** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:00 pm

Sorry- my internet crashed before I could clarify my statement. I guess you could say his SMU playing was perhaps 'semi-pro'. OK?

GO PONIES!!!

by **Cadillac** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:28 pm

Greenwich Pony wrote:Are you just counting the last six years?

Zing!

Nice one.

-CoS

by **mrydel** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:06 pm

My Cowboy history shows that John Roach of SMU (and Highland Park) started 4 games for the Cowboys in 1964 as a backup for Meredith and was eventually replaced by Craig Morton.

by **smitty329** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:10 pm

ponyboy wrote:From Wikipedia: "Meredith is the only quarterback to play amateur football for a Dallas area team (high school or college) and go on to start a game for the Dallas Cowboys."

Unbelievable.

In 1964 John Roach started 4 games for the Dallas Cowboys according to pro football reference.com and went to SMU (class of 1956) after graduating from Highland Park (class of 1952).

by **smitty329** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:21 pm

Jerry Rhome started 3 games for the Cowboys in 1965/66 and was a graduate of Dallas Sunset High School (DISD) before going to Tulsa.

by **ponyboy** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:47 pm

Interesting. I'll let the writer of the Wiki article know.

by PK » Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:34 pm

redpony wrote:Sorry- my internet crashed before I could clarify my statement. I guess you could say his SMU playing was perhaps 'semi-pro'. OK?

GO PONIES!!!

He played at SMU well before we had those kind of issues.

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