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Expert: Fred Goodwin Date: 8/31/2006 Subject: Players and years they played
Question In what years did Randy White, John Dutton, Ed Jones, Bob Lilly, Larry Allen, Jethro Pugh and George Andre, or any of them, play together? I think a couple are listed on the Doomsday Defense I and other on Doomsday Defense II
Answer Tom:
Larry Allen is an offensive lineman and never played defense. He joined the team in '94 and was never on the same team with any of the other, defensive players you mention.
Randy White joined the team in '75; he never played with Bob Lilly, who retired after the '74 season. Here are the players and the years they played with the Cowboys:
Bob Lilly: 1961-74
George Andrie: 1962-72
Jethro Pugh: 1965-78
Ed Jones: 1974-78; 80-89
Randy White: 1975-88
John Dutton: 1979-86
Larry Allen: 1994-05
The first three guys were part of the original "Doomsday" Defense. The second three were part of Doomsday II. Another Doomsday II player was DE Harvey Martin: 1973-83.
One guy you didn't mention actually spanned both groups: Larry Cole, who played from 1968-80.
