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Peter Gent wrote North Dallas Forty.
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Was the Nick Nolte film 'North Dallas 40' loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys?
Yes. Former Cowboys wide receiver Pete Gent (1964-1968) wrote a novel/autobiography in 1973 entitled North Dallas 40. The main characters in the book were a quarterback and wide receiver of a professional football team. It is believed that the quarterback was modeled after Don Meredith and the wide receiver after Gent. The movie was released in 1979 and Gent wrote the screenplay.
Who wrote North Dallas Forty?
"North Dallas Forty," a 1973 novel about the violent world of pro football, was written by Pete Gent, who played tight end for the Dallas Cowboys from 1964 to 1968 and for the New York Giants. He died of a pulmonary illness on September 30, 2011. "North Dallas Forty" was made into a 1979 feature film starring Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, G.D. Spradlin and Dayle Haddon. Gent adapted the movie's screenplay from his book.
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