[header] How to be a dallas cowboys fan [title] Honor the greats. [step] The dallas cowboys have a rich nfl history and many of the sports' greats have played on this team. For example, " dandy " don meredith, who passed away at age 72 on dec. 
5 , 2010, played for the cowboys from 1960-1968 and was an early star of the franchise. He became starting quarterback in 1965, but his greatest legacy comes from being one of the three original members of the monday night football on-air broadcast team.