Category Archives: Former Players

Mommas, Don’t Let your Cowboys Grow Up To Be Babies

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Gene Strother

In the past month, I have been privileged to talk to such legendary Cowboys as Randy White, Emmitt Smith and Jimmy Johnson. To a man, when the conversation turned to what went wrong with the 2010 Cowboys, the answer was … Continue reading →

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Bruce Thornton: Former Dallas Cowboy Talks Football, Life, and Life Without Football

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Gene Strother

Bruce Thornton is a big man.
During the Premiere League flag football game, put on by the NFL Players Association the Friday night before the Super Bowl, I spotted him (well, I could not have missed him) in the media bullpen, … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl Super Special Event: NFLPA Legends Brunch

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Gene Strother

I was invited by the NFL Players Association to cover the first annual edition of the Legends Brunch on Sunday morning. I don’t mean to name-drop, but Deacon Jones, “Mean” Joe Greene (a native Texan, you know), Jack Youngblood, Ronnie … Continue reading →

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Cowboys Legend Randy White Talks Cowboys, Super Bowl, Hall of Fame…and Detergent?

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Gene Strother

(Audio of full Randy White interview at the end of this article. Give it a listen. Good stuff!)
Randy White. For Cowboys fans of a certain age, the very name carries a certain mystique.
He is the Manster— half man, half monster. … Continue reading →

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Silver and Blue Blood Exclusive: Emmitt Smith Talks Dallas Cowboys, Jason Garrett, Jerry Jones and More

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Gene Strother

This is the second installment of an exclusive silverandblueblood.com interview with NFL Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith. Smith played on three Super Bowl championship teams and is the NFL’s all-time leading rusher.
I asked Emmitt to talk about the … Continue reading →

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