Don Meredith American football player

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 with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was 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.

Personal facts

Don Meredith
Alias (AKA)Meredith Joseph Don
Birth dateApril 10, 1938
Birth place
Mount Vernon Texas , Mount Vernon High School (Texas)
Date of deathDecember 05, 2010
Place of death
Santa Fe New Mexico

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American football player

Career start1960
Career end1968
Debut team
Dallas Cowboys
Draft pick32
Draft round3
Draft year1960
Position
Quarterback
teams
Dallas Cowboys

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