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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Montana to John Taylor. L.T. crunched Theismann's leg. Dorsett went 99 yards. Fridge on fourth-and-one. Landeta missed the punt. Kellen Winslow and Dan Fouts were better than Miami and their hook-and-ladder play...

Author: By Theodore D. Chuang, | Title: Daddy? What Were Sports in The 80s Like? | 12/15/1989 | See Source »

...crafty Cowboys could always finagle a higher draft pick from their dull-witted opponents and get great players like Randy White and Tony Dorsett...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: America's Team Illusion Is Gone | 12/1/1988 | See Source »

...many Western strategists. The U.S. was asking the Soviets to give up real weapons, already deployed at great expense, in return for the U.S.'s tearing up a piece of paper. Washington wags said it was like the Redskins trying to persuade the hated Dallas Cowboys to trade Tony Dorsett for a future draft pick. Administration officials privately conceded that the zero option was not intended to produce an agreement before NATO deployment began in late 1983. Rather, it was a gimmick -- part of an exercise in what Assistant Secretary of State Richard Burt, Haig's chief deputy for arms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Road to Zero | 12/14/1987 | See Source »

...most noticeable damage has been done in Dallas, where the first man through the picket line was Co-Captain Randy White. "Captain Scab," Tailback Tony Dorsett called him. In the next instant, threatened by the fine print in his contract, Dorsett followed. Quarterback Danny White too. "White's a weenie! We want Sweeney!" the fans clamored. Tired of decay, they actually preferred the rhinestone Cowboys, led by a small and appealing Doug Flutie- type, Kevin Sweeney. Repaying Tom Landry for a lopsided replacement loss three weeks ago, Philadelphia Coach Buddy Ryan gleefully ran up the score last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: New Formation: Odd Man Out | 11/9/1987 | See Source »

...York Jets, the famed pass rusher and sack dancer, cited his affection for Owner Leon Hess as the reason he crossed the line. Cowboys Veteran Lineman Randy White mentioned that his earning days are winding down. "He's going to make the All-Pro list this year," Teammate Tony Dorsett predicted with vinegar. "The All-Pro scab list...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Penalties for Delay of Game | 10/5/1987 | See Source »

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