Super Bowl champion DD Lewis dead at 79

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DD Lewis, ex Dallas cowboys The team announced that the defender who played two Super Bowl championship seasons in 1971 and 1977 had passed away. He is 79 years old.

Lewis is a Cowboy’s Life – selected by the team in the sixth round of the 1968 draft Mississippi And stayed in touch with the team in the 1981 season. He played 27 playoff games for Dallas, a franchise record.

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Dallas Cowboys defender DD Lewis (50) took action against the Atlanta Falcons at Fulton County Stadium on September 15, 1974. (Manny Rubio/US Today’s Sports)

“We mourn the passing of Bulldog legend DD Lewis,” Mississippi State said in a social media article. “He is a full-time defensive player of the year, playing with the Dallas Cowboys for 13 years, showing up in five Super Bowls, winning two games, and inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.”

Lewis has been described as “one of the most underrated players in franchise history” Denim website. Until 1973 he had two turnovers in the year, he was mostly relegated to Chuck Howley’s post-defensive backup role.

He became one of Tom Landry’s top defenders on “Defense of the World” next to Lee Roy Jordan. He quickly became an influencer. In Super Bowl XII, he was fired in a 27-10 victory Denver Bramble.

On October 13, 1974, St. Louis Cardinals’ tight Jackie Smith (81) was resolved by Dallas Cowboys guard DD Lewis (50). (Herb Weitman/USA Today campaign)

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Lewis was also famous for his famous quote when describing Texas Stadium in 1982. This is probably one of the highest quotes in the franchise, with Jimmy Johnson’s “How to hit their cowboys?”

“The Texas Stadium has a hole in the rooftop so God can watch his favorite team play.”

He was never a professional bowler or all-pro option, but was appointed by the Cowboys as an anniversary team in 1984.