Dallas Cowboys in the Hall of Fame: Their Remarkable Journeys to Canton
By (Author) David Thomas
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
12th May 2016
United States
General
Non Fiction
796.3320922
Hardback
236
Width 163mm, Height 238mm, Spine 23mm
517g
Troy Aikman. Emmitt Smith. Michael Irvin. Tom Landry. The names are easily recognizable as Dallas Cowboys, and their legacies are on display in one location: the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Twenty-two members of the Hall of Fame were a part of the Dallas franchise; only eight NFL teams can boast more, and seven of those teams have been in existence much longer than the Cowboys. In Dallas Cowboys in the Hall of Fame: Their Remarkable Journeys to Canton, David Thomas shares the stories of these incredible players and the ups and downs they all experienced on their way to pro footballs most exclusive club. Each players life story is told in such a way to reveal what led him to become a hall of famer, including childhood memories, influential coaches, the teammates who brought the best out in them, and more. Cowboy fans will discover such details as the fact that Troy Aikman was the largest player on his high school football teambigger even than the linemenand that it was Michael Irvins fancy last-minute talking with the Green Bay Packers on draft day that got him to Dallas and away from a cold-weather team. In addition, each entry includes career statistics, a player bio, and his top five Cowboy moments, describing his greatest games and on-field accomplishments. Cowboy fans have become accustomed to watching high-caliber players on the field every season, and Dallas Cowboys in the Hall of Fame brings them the inside information on their favorite stars of the past. All football fans will enjoy the chance learn more about the iconic players profiled in this booklegends who have helped shape the Dallas franchise and the NFL.
Much like the folks in Canton, Ohio, keep making room for Cowboys greats, fans of Americas Team should clear space on their bookshelves forDallas Cowboys in the Hall of Fame. -- Jaime Aron, author of Dallas Cowboys: The Complete Illustrated History
David Thomas is author/coauthor of eleven books, including New York Times bestsellers Wrestling for My Life with Shawn Michaels and Foxcatcher with Mark Schultz. The lifelong Texan spent almost three decades in sports journalism, including more than twenty years combined at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and The Dallas Morning News. His writing was honored nationally by the Associated Press Sports Editors and he received the McClatchy Company Presidents Award for excellence in journalism.