{"product_id":"dallas-cowboys-alan-burton-9781933337098","title":"Dallas Cowboys: Quips \u0026 Quotes","description":"Alan Burton, a lifelong fan of the Dallas Cowboys, chronicles the team's forty-five year history in a collection of more than five hundred quips and quotes from players, coaches, owners, broadcasters, and writers\u003cbr\u003eOrganized chronologically, the quotations provide a colorful record of the ups and downs of one of the best-known franchises in professional sports--and \"must\" reading for the die-hard Dallas Cowboy fan\u003cbr\u003eA few examples: Tom Landry on his Flex defense: \"It is designed to stop every play on the line of scrimmage. This is the theory, you have to remember, not necessarily the result.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLineman Jim Boeke on quarterback Don Meredith: \"If Meredith had led us over a cliff, I would have been the first one to follow. He was that great a leader \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLinebacker D. D. Lewis on Texas Stadium: \"Texas Stadium has a hole in its roof so God can watch his favorite team play \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaustic commentator Howard Cosell: \"The Cowboys are the most overrated, overhyped team in professional football.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSportswriter Bob St. John on Roger Staubach's clean-cut image: \"His idea of breaking training is putting whipped cream on his pie.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA convicted murderer shortly before his execution: \"I am thankful to the Dallas Cowboys for giving me a lot of enjoyment the past years.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLineman Nate Newton: \"Remember this--there's the Cowboys, and then there's the rest.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Burton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1933337095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933337098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.62h x 5.62w x 0.36d","brand":"Alan Burton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937531592959,"sku":"9781933337098","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_05fe9acf-cfa8-459e-b0a0-52401264dff8.jpg?v=1681430620","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dallas-cowboys-alan-burton-9781933337098","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}