Cowboys Don Meredith at 72

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Joseph Don "Dandy Don" Meredith (April 10, 1938 – December 5, 2010) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League who played nine full seasons in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys, and a football commentator and actor.

Don Meredith, an all-pro quarterback who made his greatest impact on the game after he finished playing, died Sunday at a Santa Fe, New Mexico, hospital, according to a spokesman. Meredith, above at center, was 72.

* Don Meredith No. 17
* Quarterback
* Personal information
* Date of birth: April 10, 1938(1938-04-10)Mount Vernon, Texas
* Date of death: December 5, 2010 (2010-12-05) (aged 72) Santa Fe, New Mexico

* Career information
* College: Southern Methodist
* NFL Draft: 1960 / Round: 3 / Pick: 32
* Debuted in 1960 for the Dallas Cowboys
* Last played in 1968 for the Dallas Cowboys

* Career history
* * Dallas Cowboys (1960–1968)

* Career highlights and awards
* * 3x Pro Bowl selection (1966, 1967, 1969)
* * 1x AP Second-team All-Pro (1966)
* * 1x NEA Second-team All-Pro (1968)
* * 1966 Bert Bell Award
* * Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor