Houston Oilers.
The Oilers traded their #1 pick for DL Tody Smith and WR Billy Parks. The Cowboys used the selection to choose DE Ed 'Too Tall' Jones.
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Hall of Fame defensive tackle Bob Lilly wore #74 from 1961 to 1974 for the Cowboys.
Through the 2016 season, the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins have played eight times on Thanksgiving Day. The Cowboys have a 7-and-1 record in those games. The results are as follows (Dallas victories in bold):Nov. 28, 1968 -- Dallas 29, Washington 20 (at The Cotton Bowl).Nov. 28, 1974 -- Dallas 24, Washington 23 (at Texas Stadium).Nov. 23, 1978 -- Dallas 37, Washington 10 (at Texas Stadium).Nov. 22, 1990 -- Dallas 27, Washington 17 (at Texas Stadium).Nov. 28, 1996 -- Dallas 21, Washington 10 (at Texas Stadium).Nov. 28, 2002 -- Dallas 27, Washington 20 (at Texas Stadium).Nov. 22, 2012 -- Washington 38, Dallas 31 (at Cowboys Stadium).Nov. 24, 2016 -- Dallas 31, Washington 26 (at AT&T Stadium).
Flozell Adams, formerly of the Dallas Cowboys played from 1998-2009 wearing number 76. Lou Groza, a 1974 Pro football hall of fame inductee, also wore the number. He was a member of the Cleveland Browns and has been voted the best athlete to ever wear the number by bestbythenumbers.com.
Through Super Bowl XLVIII, the Pittsburgh Steelers have won 6 of 8 Super Bowls, as follows:Won SB IX, X, XIII, XIV, XL, and XLIII (9, 10, 13, 14 40 and 43) defeating in order, the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Cowboys again, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, and Arizona Cardinals.Lost SB XXX to the Dallas Cowboys (it was the first time that the Cowboys beat the Steelers in a game that counted ~ the Cowboys had previously beaten the Steelers only in a preseason game). Lost SB XLV to the Green Bay Packers.They won their titles during the following seasons:1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 2005, 2008.
The Dallas Cowboys won the Super Bowl in 1972 and the Miami Dolphins won the Super Bowl in 1973.