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Joseph Donald Meredith (April 10, 1938 – December 5, 2010), nicknamed " Dandy Don " was an American football player, sports commentator, and actor who played quarterback for nine seasons with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).
Dec 6, 2010 · Don Meredith, one of the most recognizable figures of the early Dallas Cowboys and an original member of ABC's Monday Night Football broadcast team, died Sunday. He was 72.
Dec 6, 2010 · Don Meredith, one of the most recognizable figures of the early Dallas Cowboys and an original member of ABC's "Monday Night Football" broadcast team, died Sunday. He was 72.
Meredith played quarterback for the Cowboys from 1960 to 1968. In 1965, he became the starting quarterback. In 1966, he led the Cowboys to their first winning season, with a record of ten wins, three losses, and one tie. He threw a career-high 2,805 yards and 24 touchdown passes.
Dec 6, 2010 · "Dandy" Don Meredith, who supplied the cornpone counterpoint to Howard Cosell's polysyllabic patter and helped make ABC's Monday Night Football a TV phenomenon in the 1970s, has died. He was 72.
Jan 12, 2011 · Joseph Donald Meredith was born in 1938 in Mount Vernon, Texas. In high school he starred in football, basketball, and the school play, and was second in his class. He attended...
Dec 7, 2010 · Don Meredith, a former star quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys who helped change the perception of professional football with the easy Texas charm and provocative wit he brought to its first...
Dec 6, 2010 · ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Don Meredith, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback who served as a folksy foil for Howard Cosell on ABC's "Monday Night Football" and helped carve out the niche for...
Dec 6, 2010 · Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith has died. His post-playing career as a broadcaster won him the most exposure. NPR's Mike Pesca reports.
Dec 6, 2010 · Don Meredith, one of the most recognizable figures of the early Dallas Cowboys and an original member of ABC's "Monday Night Football" broadcast team, died Sunday. He was 72.