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.
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.
Defensive tackle Bob Lilly, who played for the Dallas Cowboys from 1961 to 1974, was the only active player in team history to wear No. 74.
Hall of Fame defensive tackle Bob Lilly wore #74 from 1961 to 1974 for the Cowboys.
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The Dallas Cowboys in the 1974 NFL college draft.
1974 Ed 'Too Tall' Jones DE Tennessee State Dallas Cowboys
Craig Morton played for three teams in his NFL career: 1965-1974: Dallas Cowboys 1974-1976: New York Giants 1977-1982: Denver Broncos Morton was traded to the Giants during the 1974 season for the Giants #1 selection in the 1975 NFL draft. The Giants finished 2-12 in 1974 and that selection was the #2 overall. The Cowboys took Randy White with that selection.
The Cowboys played the Washington Redskins on Thanksgiving Day (November 28, 1974) and won 24-23.
Linebacker Lee Roy Jordan, a member of the Dallas Cowboys' Ring of Honor, wore No. 55 from 1963 to 1976. Another linebacker, Bruce Huther, had the number for the rest of the decade of the 1970s.
He played with the Memphis Southmen from 1974 to 1975 and the Dallas Cowboys from 1976 to 1988.
Too Tall wore #72 for the Cowboys from 1974-1978 and 1980-1989.
No one has worn No. 74 in the regular season since the retirement of Bob Lilly -- "Mr. Cowboy" -- in 1974.
Bob Hayes (1965-1974) holds the career team record with 71.