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About Fred Goodwin
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My particular expertise is Cowboys history from 1960-1988 (the Landry era); I'm also a Cowboys book fanatic (I have almost 200 different Cowboys-related titles), and I also collect Cowboys football cards (but stopped in 93). But I am not an expert in the value of cards or collectibles – so please don't ask.

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Fufafa writes on 2008-01-20 15:40:59
Although he might not have played a down, I believe the first black quaterback was Reggie Collier. Although Rodney Peete did get some playing time, Reggie Collier was there during the Landry Years.

Fred Goodwin writes on 2008-01-25 21:55:29
I was mistaken -- the first black QB for the Cowboys was Reggie Collier, who played only for one year, in 1986.

Lou Russo writes on 2008-02-01 03:34:32
Reggie Collier was the 1st black quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys signed him to a 4 year contract in 1986. He had some differences with Coach Landry during the season. Landry wanted to convert him to a receiver due to the lack of depth at the position. He did start the last game of the season that year, in a 24-10 loss to Chicago. Collier completed 4 of 9 passes for 44 yards and rushed five times for 32 yards.

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