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Andrie played in some tough years with the Cowboys where they were ridiculed mercilessly for not being able to win the big game. Unofficially, Andrie registered 97 sacks, 13 fumble recoveries, a safety, and an interception. He started 137 of 141 games in his 11 seasons with the Cowboys.

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Andrie would make the Pro Bowl five straight seasons from 1965-1969, was a first-team All-Pro selection, and two-time second-team All-Pro as well. He also won that starting job in his rookie season and wound up on the All-Rookie team of 1962. He was drafted in the sixth round and played most of his career next to the legendary Bob Lilly. Number 66: George Andrie, DE, 1962-1972Īnalysis: Andrie was one of the best scouting finds for Gil Brandt in his tenure. The Cowboys were a better team with the All-Pro center Gurode in the lineup. Gurode was a key part of some really good Cowboys teams that never realized their potential. He started 122 of 138 career games as a Cowboy and was a stalwart in the beginning of a new era in Dallas led by Tony Romo, Jason Witten, DeMarcus Ware, and others like Marion Barber. In his nine-year career in Dallas, Gurode went to five straight Pro Bowls from 2006-2010. Number 65: Andre Gurode, C, 2002-2010Īnalysis: He was drafted in the top of the second round back in 2002 and started 14 games as a rookie at both center and guard. Rafferty also was a part of the 1977 World Champion Cowboys. Overall he started 182 games for the Cowboys, at the time of his retirement, he had 167 consecutive starts which was more than any Cowboy in history. After five seasons and 75 appearances at guard, he was moved to center, where he remained for nine more seasons. After one year, Rafferty was the starting right guard and longsnapper on field goals too. Number 64: Tom Rafferty, C/G, 1976-1989Īnalysis: Rafferty was selected in the fourth-round to play guard and backup Blaine Nye. The runner-ups for the spot are Kyle Kosier and John Gesek. He’s one of two Cowboys to play in three decades and he appeared in five Super Bowls, winning two of them in the 1970’s. Cole also had four interceptions, three pick-sixes, and 14 fumble recoveries in his career. Cole started 134 of 176 career games, he’s unofficially credited by the Cowboys with 60 career sacks as they weren’t an official statistic until 1982. He was a member of the “Zero Club” that never spoke to the media on football matters. Cole was a very versatile defensive lineman that got off to a hot start as a rookie returning a fumble and interception for touchdowns. Number 63: Larry Cole, DL, 1968-1980Īnalysis: Larry Cole was the first University of Hawaii player drafted to an NFL franchise when he was taken in the 16th round in 1968’s Draft. Fitzgerald was the starting center for both of the Cowboys Super Bowl VI and XII victories. He started 109 of 137 career games in Dallas and recovered six fumbles. Though he was never made an All-Pro or Pro Bowler, Fitzgerald was a mainstay on the line for seven seasons and through 19 playoff games. Fitzgerald stood much taller than most centers of his day at 6’ 5”. Number 62: John Fitzgerald, C, 1971-1980Īnalysis: John Fitzgerald is the clear winner here. Just recently he just missed the cut for the Hall of Fame voting. He started 180 of 191 career games, recovered five fumbles for the offense, was a two time All-Pro, and three-time Super Bowl champion. Newton was one of the Cowboys cogs in their “Great Wall of Dallas” in the 90’s. His career really took off in 1992 when he was selected to his first of six Pro Bowls. He had troubles keeping the weight off and was almost cut for it but became the Cowboys starting left guard in 1987.

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Number 61: Nate Newton, G, 1987-1998Īnalysis: After the USFL folded in 1986, Newton signed as a free agent with the Cowboys and was often referred to as the “Kitchen” seeing as he was larger than William “Refrigerator” Perry. Either way, it’s great for offseason fodder before we gear up for training camp. In turn, some numbers have a strong lineage of great football careers that make it hard to choose and others make you question whether that number needs a winner. In doing research for this, you find that it’s fun because of how much of a mixed bag it truly is. We’re not interested in what these players did in their careers, just how they performed while they were a part of “America’s Team”. That’s right, from one to 99, multiple Cowboys have occupied those jersey numbers. In this series, we’re rating the greatest, or most memorable, Cowboys of all time at each number available.

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