The Cowboys first ever draft pick was Hall of Fame DT Bob Lilly out of TCU.
AnswerBob LillyThe best player not in the NFL draft was Troy Aikman
Don Meredith.
Meredith was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 1960 NFL draft and subsequently traded to the Cowboys for future draft picks. Since the Cowboys were not a 'formal' team at the time, owner Clint Murchison signed Meredith to a personal services contract in order to keep him from being signed by the Cowboys rivals in Dallas, the Dallas Texans of the new American Football League.
L.G. "Long Gone" DupreRB
Baylor University
Sorry! L.G. "Long Gone" Dupre was not African American!
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Bob Lilly
Pat Riley, selected by the Dallas Cowboys.
herschel walker was drafted in the nfl draft in 1985 round 5 pick 114 by the dallas cowboys
The University of Georgia quarterback was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft.
The UCLA quarterback was the first pick of the 1989 draft, selected by the Dallas Cowboys on April 23 of that year.
Felix JonesThe Dallas Cowboys drafted Anthony Hitchens. Anthony Hitchens was a linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys.
Dak prescott is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and was selected by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Alphonso Cain, selected by the Cowboys.
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Daryl Johnston
Demarcus Ware