Don Meredith
Meredith with the Dallas Cowboys.
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 10, 1938 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Mount Vernon, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Date of death: | December 5, 2010 (aged 72) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. | ||||||||
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| High school: | Mount Vernon (TX) | ||||||||
| College: | Southern Methodist | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1960 / Round: 3 / Pick: 32 | ||||||||
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| TD–INT: | 135–111 |
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| Yards: | 17,199 |
| Passer rating: | 74.8 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Joseph Don "Dandy Don" Meredith (April 10, 1938 – December 5, 2010) was an American football quarterback, sports commentator and actor. He spent all nine seasons of his professional playing career (1960–1968) with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was an NFL MVP and named to the Pro Bowl in each of his last three years as a player. He subsequently became a color analyst for NFL telecasts from 1970–1984. As an original member of the Monday Night Football broadcast team on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), he famously played the role of Howard Cosell's comic foil.
Meredith was born on April 10, 1938 in Mount Vernon, Texas, located approximately 100 miles east of Dallas. He attended Mount Vernon High School in his hometown, where he starred in football and basketball, performed in school plays and graduated second in his class.
Even though he was heavily recruited by then-Texas A&M head coach Bear Bryant, Meredith decided to play college football at Southern Methodist University (SMU). He led the Southwest Conference in passing completion percentage in each of his three years as the starting quarterback, and was an All-America selection in 1958 and 1959. His fellow students jokingly referred to the school as "Southern Meredith University" due to his popularity on campus. He completed 8 of 20 passes for 156 yards in the College All-Stars' 32–7 loss to the Baltimore Colts in the Chicago College All-Star Game on August 12, 1960.
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