Gil Brandt, the pioneering NFL executive who helped turn the Dallas Cowboys into 'America's Team,' has died at 91.
FILE - Gil Brandt is honored during his induction into the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor during half-time of an NFL football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints, in Arlington, Texas, Nov. 29, 2018. Gil Brandt, overshadowed by coach Tom Landry and general manager Tex Schramm as part of the trio that built the Dallas Cowboys into “America’s Team” in the 1970s, has died. He was 91. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Brandt died Thursday morning, Aug. 31, 2023..
He was an innovator and set the standard for excellence in player acquisition. From the creation of the NFL Combine to revolutionizing the NFL Draft, Gil finished his over six-decade NFL career with an eye towards the future of the league and teaching fans about the sport he loved as a radio broadcaster. Gil was as good a storyteller as it gets, with a memory as sharp as a tack.
He even pioneered taking a flier on long shot guys in the later rounds of the draft. By making off-script, gut feeling picks in the closing rounds, he found guys like Chad Hennings and Roger Staubach, and now every team does that kind of thing. Truly an NFL lifer, Brandt continued to stay involved after his break with the Cowboys. After spending a few years on his ranch in Montana, he was hired to write for the NFL in 1995, and was one of the first featured contributors on the NFL's brand new website, which launched that year.
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