Product Description

The former Dallas stars offer up a hilarious collection of stories and memories spanning nearly two decades of Cowboys history, from the "Dirty Dozen" to the "Doomsday Defense."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #467258 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-05
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 200 pages

Customer Reviews

Glory Days, then and now
Anyone who is remotely interested in Football will have to have this. The hey-day of the Cowboys was the seventies-early-eighties. I remember it well, and even met some of these guys. This was an era that inspired the movie "North Dallas 40" and for good reason--this was THE era for the Cowboys and maybe for football altogether. Maybe it was just becuase I was a certain age and attended every single game they played in Dallas, but for whatever reason I loved reliving the "glory days." There will never be anything like that again with the exception of Bear Bryant's Alabama days. Whether you're a Cowboy fan or not, you'll really get into this great look back at a time when football was all about the game and not the other things that have become attached to it.

The 70's Cowboy Defense!!!
The great days of Charlie Waters and Cliff Harris are discussed first hand by these exceptional players. Each story brought back a smile as I relived each game. The memories of family Thanksgivings and the Cowboys. The 70's era when it was hard hitting, exciting football. These two Cowboys were so exciting to watch, and to read their stories just proved they were exactly what I thought they were.....great football players and friends......

Great Players, Not A Great Book
If this book had a flavor, it would be pure vanilla. Cliff and Charlie were players who drank the purple kool-aid and totally bought into the Tom Landry system. As a result, this is not a tell-all book, and I found myself on the edge of boredom with insights like these.

1. How hard Cliff and Charlie practiced and got in shape. Yawn!
2. Earl Campbell was really tough and hard to tackle. Wow, what insight!
3. Walter Payton was really quick and hard to tackle. Didn't know that!
4. Those Super Bowls against the Steelers were really close. What a revelation!

This is a typical innocuous book similar to "The Johnny Bench Story" that I read at the library when I was 8 years old.