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Bob Lilly was a two-time All-Southwest Conference pick and a consensus All-America choice at Texas Christian before the Dallas Cowboys' selected him as the franchise's first draft choice in 1961. For the next 14 seasons, his play on defense was so outstanding that he became popularly known as "Mr. Cowboy."
Jun 17, 2016 · 1.28M subscribers. Subscribed. 2.9K. 363K views 7 years ago. Former Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Bob Lilly comes in at number 26 on the NFL Films' "The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players" show...
May 3, 2024 · Bob Lilly (born July 26, 1939, Olney, Texas, U.S.) is an American gridiron football player who is considered one of the greatest defensive linemen in National Football League (NFL) history. As the anchor of the Dallas Cowboys’ “ Doomsday Defense,” he helped the team win its first Super Bowl title (1972).
Apr 11, 2019 · Iced out. Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Bob Lilly (74), inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 1980, leaps over a would-be blocker trying to get to the ballcarrier during the...
Sep 21, 2015 · Lilly was an 11-time Pro Bowl selection, selected to the All-Pro first team seven times, and holder of the longest sack in Super Bowl history, as he and Larry Cole corralled Miami Dolphins ...
Bob Lilly went through life with several nicknames, none more widely used than “Mr. Cowboy.” And why not? Bob’s career, filled with superlatives and remembered this week in the Gold Jacket Spotlight, was filled with “firsts” for one of the National Football League’s iconic franchises.
Aug 12, 2021 · Lilly was the first Cowboys player to be named All-Pro, the first to make a Pro Bowl, the first to be inducted into the Ring of Honor and the first to be enshrined in Canton, Ohio.
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