Don Meredith Tribute Thread

larskjenstad · Post by **larskjenstad** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:16 pm

Wow...great stuff Stallion, grew up loving this man ( I am married), but really lived and died Dandy during the late 60's, specially his battles with Dr. Frank Ryan, his nemesis QB in Clevtown.

Stallion · Post by **Stallion** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:19 pm

Sadly nobody apparently has put a video of Dandy Don singing "Turn out the Lights" on Youtube or other Video source that I can find. That needs to be saved for posterity.

HB Pony Dad · Post by **HB Pony Dad** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:21 pm

Dandy Don during a Redskin Broadcast on MNF watched as the cameras panned to their veteran QB Sonny Jurgensen.

Jurgensen was know for his late night activities and his corpulent belly indicated as much.

Dandy Don immediately noted the obvious to an enraptured audience,

"Now there is an example of what clean living can do for you!"

Rebel_Pony · Post by **Rebel_Pony** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:28 pm

From the 1959 Time magazine article:

"At S.M.U. he is a business major (C average), counts the days until Christmas vacation when he will marry blonde Cheerleader Lynne Shamburger, wears a complete wardrobe from his father's dry-goods store in Mt. Vernon, and grins at the standard campus gag: Meredith has done more for Mt. Vernon than George Washington."

Classic.

westexSMU · Post by **westexSMU** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:58 am

One of SMU's All Time Great QB's. I'm glad SMU is retiring his Jersey...That said, what # does present # 17 WR Emanuel Sanders get now ?

jtstang · Post by **jtstang** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:20 am

I thought it was cool when he took the Nestea plunge.

jtstang · Post by **jtstang** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:25 am

Also let's not forget his Oscar-worthy performance in Mayday at 40,000 Feet! From the IMDB:

The co-pilot and engineer of a passenger jet struggle to keep the plane airborne until it can reach an open airfield after a killer aboard the plane fires a gun at an engine and pilot of the plane.

Don played one of the flight crew, I think the pilot. If I recall correctly he landed this plane AFTER IT LOST AN ENTIRE WING.

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:00 am

westexSMU wrote:One of SMU's All Time Great QB's. I'm glad SMU is retiring his Jersey...That said, what # does present # 17 WR Emanuel Sanders get now ?

They are retiring the jersey, not the number.

OldPony17 · Post by **OldPony17** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:58 am

Number 17 on your program..Number 1 in your heart

jtstang · Post by **jtstang** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:05 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxYUMw3Enoo

Caballo · Post by **Caballo** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:36 am

One Monday night during a game in Cleveland the cameras were panning the stands and were showing two fans holding up a painted bed sheet that said, ├â┬ó├óΓÇÜ┬¼├àΓÇ£ABC Number One├â┬ó├óΓÇÜ┬¼

SoCal_Pony · Post by **SoCal_Pony** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:34 am

I was at a MNF game at the Cotton Bowl, Dallas vs. the St Louis Cardinals.

Dandy Don had retired the year before and was now in the booth announcing the game.

Well, the Cowboys were getting absolutely hammered by the Cardinals.

At one point during the game, the entire crowd stood up and waved Meredith to get back down on the field├â┬ó├óΓÇÜ┬¼├é┬ª.he politely refused.

jtstang · Post by **jtstang** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:37 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y7LjX8iUFw

This guy is versatile.

KnuckleStang · Post by **KnuckleStang** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:25 pm

jtstang wrote:I thought it was cool when he took the Nestea plunge.

As much as I hate to correct jtstang, I believe DM was actually a "Lipton Tea Lover."

jtstang · Post by **jtstang** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:20 pm

Dang it, Knucklestang, haven't I told you to never correct me in public?

Oh well, here's Don.....

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