Brookshier was an idiot for asking Duane Thomas, "Are you really that fast?" What was Thomas supposed to say? "No, I'm really slow. I was just faking all that speed." Jesus!
By Dallas not keeping Duane Thomas, the Cowboys paid the piper in December because Dallas ended up playing up in Washington for the 1972 NFC Champioship and got hammered by those hate Skins 26-3. Lack of a running game in the year of the runner.
This has got to be one of the weirdest interviews. Other times , Thomas seems to speak quite well for himself. In this case though,Brown has the role of guru down to a science. Tome Brookshire nervous???........ more like he's fertilizing the floor!!
Duane Thomas - the idiot, along with Jim Brown, wanted his contract tore up and renegotiated before the '71 season. When he realised that wasn't going to happen he blamed Landry for not supporting him and called Landry "a plastic man...actually, no man at all." He was productive and tolerable and that's the only reason he wasn't placed on waivers until the following year.
Thanks to that hard-head, Jim Brown, who had plenty of chips on his shoulder to lend out, Thomas became no man at all!
This is so Fucking Beautiful. I love it. Go Dallas Cowboys.
I have the "10 Greatest Dallas Cowboys Games" on DVD and the superbowls dont include the SuperBowl Presenation, it ends after the game. Thanks for posting.
Though I was a kid at the time of this superbowl/interview, I was as big a Dallas Cowboys fan as you could find anywhere. I loved Staubach AND DUANE THOMAS. Thomas was & is one of the most enigmatic headcases in sports history. This video clip certainly shows that -- the laconic, even surly demeanor, and the silliness of Jim Brown there as though he's acting as DT's attorney! Always thought Duane had wonderful potential, but sabotaged his own would-be greatness. Sad.
BTW, for those sports fans old enough to remember the early Lew Alcindor / Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, there is some similarity between his then icy persona and Duane Thomas here. The difference is that whereas Thomas only descended further down into obscurity, Jabbar began along a healthier trajectory with the coming to the Lakers of Earvin Johnson and his infectious, nearly irresistible enthusiasm. It did wonders for Kareem. One wishes Thomas could have found his own "Magic".
@pnutbutrncrackers I'm old enough to remember, but I disagree. Kareem was aloof, largely because he was--at 7-2--a human oddity. The constant staring from other people that he had to endure all of his life made him fell like a freak and socially inept.Thomas had unresolved issues, stemming from the untimely death of his parents when he was in high school. But both men would later overcome their respective issues in later years.
Landry was a great coach... and had such an interesting, even historic history as a coach, along with Vince Lombardi, of some of those fantastic Giants teams of the 1950s. However, he was not better than his nemisis, Chuck Noll.
We just lost Brookie (a great NFL, and Philly legend) and he must have been relieved when Thomas and Jim Brown left. "Evidently". One of the great one-word sound bytes ever. Brings back interesting memories!
Wow, great film. I'm a proud Eagles fan, but I must admit that I started out as a young (misguided) Cowboys fan till about 1975 or so. I guess it was cool to be introduced to the NFL with Dandy Don and my first favorite player, Bob Hayes! Lilly was a monster, and I was a big Mel Renfro fan, and then there was the mysterious Duane Thomas. I used to love the pitch sweep to #33...(to be cont)
@lwmson watch the "America's Game" for this cowboys team. Thomas was so pissed over his contract talked fell through that he refused to talk to the media all year.
This Cowboys team could have won without D. Thomas....with Walt Garrison, Calvin Hill and Dan Reeves it would have been no problem. As a Dallasite I remember that season's turning point: Tom Landry finally scrapping the odd quarterback shuffle he had going and settling on Staubach. They never lost again (10 wins in a row). And the DOOMSDAY Defense was superb going down the stretch. Yet people in Dallas regard the 2 Championship games with Green Bay right up there alongside this game as the best.
Easily the most memorable interview ever with Brookshire and Thomas. Whatever happened to T.B. He sort of fell off the map after those offensive comments he made during a game about a college basketball promo. Remember, " Even though the Louisville Cardinals may have a collective IQ of 10, they can play basketball." I would say he made a slight blunder for furthering his broadcasting career.
Duane Thomas was a highly talented back but had issues. His parents were killed in a car accident when he was in high school, and as a young man, he was, understandably, still trying to come to grips with it. It's a shame that his head wasn't togther during his NFL career. If it was he could have become a HOF player.
@mdsoultrain Dude, that is so true...I'm from Pittsburgh, and alot of people don't know that Joe Flacco started his college career at Pitt, before transferring to Delaware...the Joe Flacco resemblance is uncanny...do you remember that 40 yard catch that Flacco caught in his first NFL game?
I was just 13 yrs old then. I vaguely remember the interview with Tom Brookshire and Duane Thomas. As a kid, I idolized this guy. Looking back on it however, I see that he (Duane) himself was raw and even confused at this stage in his life. In the long run, I think Jim Brown's advice (to Duane) hurt him more than anything else. I think that both the Cowboys' management and Duane himself should have worked harder at conciliating their relationship. Unfortunately it wasn't to be.
Tom wasn't Bear Bryant when it comes to handling responsibility in that he wanted to take glory for accomplishment but blamed players when they lost. Bear Bryant gave the credit to players and took the blame for the losses.
Duane Thomas was trying to be hard,he never had anything to say, I guess he was trying to make a statement or something by having Jim Brown answer his questions.
The times have certainly changed. That looked like no Superbowl lockeroom I had ever seen. No champagne showers or clowing around. I suppose that's due to the media respecting players privacies back then.
From the comments I've read from former players, that 1971 team had more of a sense of relief, than jubilation after winning their first super bowl. After crushing defeats by green bay in 66, 67, & cleveland in 68, 69, not to mention losing to the colts on a last second field goal in 1970, I totally understand. Staubach said that locker room was the happiest he'd ever been as a football player.
@swaggajee you seemed to have that confused with locker room celebrations during the world series. the locker room after the super bowl was very tame whenever they did the ceremony in there. idk how it is now that they moved it onto the field, but check the videos of past celebrations and they always look like this...
Brookshier was an idiot for asking Duane Thomas, "Are you really that fast?" What was Thomas supposed to say? "No, I'm really slow. I was just faking all that speed." Jesus!
lwmson 3 weeks ago
Today January 16,2012 is the 40th Anniversary of this game
generationll 1 month ago
By Dallas not keeping Duane Thomas, the Cowboys paid the piper in December because Dallas ended up playing up in Washington for the 1972 NFC Champioship and got hammered by those hate Skins 26-3. Lack of a running game in the year of the runner.
xxchinookxx 5 months ago
This has got to be one of the weirdest interviews. Other times , Thomas seems to speak quite well for himself. In this case though,Brown has the role of guru down to a science. Tome Brookshire nervous???........ more like he's fertilizing the floor!!
6400az 1 year ago
man hard to believe summerall's only 40 in these highlights, i mean look at that hair.
psufan001 1 year ago
Duane Thomas - the idiot, along with Jim Brown, wanted his contract tore up and renegotiated before the '71 season. When he realised that wasn't going to happen he blamed Landry for not supporting him and called Landry "a plastic man...actually, no man at all." He was productive and tolerable and that's the only reason he wasn't placed on waivers until the following year.
Thanks to that hard-head, Jim Brown, who had plenty of chips on his shoulder to lend out, Thomas became no man at all!
possumtail 1 year ago
This is so Fucking Beautiful. I love it. Go Dallas Cowboys.
I have the "10 Greatest Dallas Cowboys Games" on DVD and the superbowls dont include the SuperBowl Presenation, it ends after the game. Thanks for posting.
gfscarface13 1 year ago
Though I was a kid at the time of this superbowl/interview, I was as big a Dallas Cowboys fan as you could find anywhere. I loved Staubach AND DUANE THOMAS. Thomas was & is one of the most enigmatic headcases in sports history. This video clip certainly shows that -- the laconic, even surly demeanor, and the silliness of Jim Brown there as though he's acting as DT's attorney! Always thought Duane had wonderful potential, but sabotaged his own would-be greatness. Sad.
pnutbutrncrackers 1 year ago
@pnutbutrncrackers
BTW, for those sports fans old enough to remember the early Lew Alcindor / Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, there is some similarity between his then icy persona and Duane Thomas here. The difference is that whereas Thomas only descended further down into obscurity, Jabbar began along a healthier trajectory with the coming to the Lakers of Earvin Johnson and his infectious, nearly irresistible enthusiasm. It did wonders for Kareem. One wishes Thomas could have found his own "Magic".
pnutbutrncrackers 1 year ago
@pnutbutrncrackers I'm old enough to remember, but I disagree. Kareem was aloof, largely because he was--at 7-2--a human oddity. The constant staring from other people that he had to endure all of his life made him fell like a freak and socially inept.Thomas had unresolved issues, stemming from the untimely death of his parents when he was in high school. But both men would later overcome their respective issues in later years.
lwmson 1 month ago
@lwmson Wish I could agree w/your post, lwmson. Can't.
pnutbutrncrackers 3 weeks ago
@pnutbutrncrackers As is your right to do, sir.
lwmson 3 weeks ago
@pnutbutrncrackers Jim Brown was just jumping on DT's bandwagon.
lwmson 3 weeks ago
33s Thomas and Dorsett
22s Emmitt Smith and Bob Hayes
vitoduval 1 year ago
Landry was a great coach... and had such an interesting, even historic history as a coach, along with Vince Lombardi, of some of those fantastic Giants teams of the 1950s. However, he was not better than his nemisis, Chuck Noll.
notredamehesamighty 2 years ago
Roger is the best ever and forever
320263 2 years ago
@320263 I sure remember him from when I grew up in the 1970's. A true legend always
frankd1965 1 year ago
Tom Landry passed away 10 years ago today.Bob Lilly is 70
generationll 2 years ago
We just lost Brookie (a great NFL, and Philly legend) and he must have been relieved when Thomas and Jim Brown left. "Evidently". One of the great one-word sound bytes ever. Brings back interesting memories!
SnoreBear44 2 years ago
Wow, great film. I'm a proud Eagles fan, but I must admit that I started out as a young (misguided) Cowboys fan till about 1975 or so. I guess it was cool to be introduced to the NFL with Dandy Don and my first favorite player, Bob Hayes! Lilly was a monster, and I was a big Mel Renfro fan, and then there was the mysterious Duane Thomas. I used to love the pitch sweep to #33...(to be cont)
SnoreBear44 2 years ago
The guy who interviewed Tom and Lilly inthe beginning-Tom Brookshier passed away yesterday at age 78.Will miss him alot
generationll 2 years ago
You are right ...Brookshier had cancer and died Friday night ...God bless him and his family.
cnsparrot 2 years ago
Do you have postgames of the other Dallas Cowboys SuperBowl wins??
gfscarface13 2 years ago
America's Team Baby!
gfscarface13 2 years ago
"To be a complete Quarterback, you got to have complete control of the offense." ---Roger Staubach.
Ariamaluum 2 years ago
Great quote. They dont make them like Roger any more...he had so much respect...just a fantastic guy.
GreasyFlight 2 years ago
Agreed. Roger Staubach was and is my sports hero.
aktxag 2 years ago
Why did Duane need Jim Brown to speak on his behalf? Couldn't he had just spoken for himself?
lwmson 2 years ago
@lwmson watch the "America's Game" for this cowboys team. Thomas was so pissed over his contract talked fell through that he refused to talk to the media all year.
xSoccerxCorex 1 month ago
Parrott, you a straight up bitch, and that's some real talk.
rayjr62 2 years ago
This Cowboys team could have won without D. Thomas....with Walt Garrison, Calvin Hill and Dan Reeves it would have been no problem. As a Dallasite I remember that season's turning point: Tom Landry finally scrapping the odd quarterback shuffle he had going and settling on Staubach. They never lost again (10 wins in a row). And the DOOMSDAY Defense was superb going down the stretch. Yet people in Dallas regard the 2 Championship games with Green Bay right up there alongside this game as the best.
jg300gman 2 years ago
I don't think so. Team morale respected the ability and the toughness of Duane as well as the intelligence. You saw what happened when he left.
Ariamaluum 2 years ago
What year was the trophy named the Vince Lombardi trophy? It couldn't have been long before this game.
BHoz77 2 years ago
Easily the most memorable interview ever with Brookshire and Thomas. Whatever happened to T.B. He sort of fell off the map after those offensive comments he made during a game about a college basketball promo. Remember, " Even though the Louisville Cardinals may have a collective IQ of 10, they can play basketball." I would say he made a slight blunder for furthering his broadcasting career.
clinch64 2 years ago
Duane Thomas was a highly talented back but had issues. His parents were killed in a car accident when he was in high school, and as a young man, he was, understandably, still trying to come to grips with it. It's a shame that his head wasn't togther during his NFL career. If it was he could have become a HOF player.
lwmson 2 years ago
6'2', 230 iLBS of shifty speed. Had he panned out, Dorsett would've never come to Dallas. But Dallas might ha ve won 2 more straight Super Bowls.
roquey44 2 years ago
I think winning the Super Bowl really ended his career. Think about, what else is there. Tex Schramm didn't renegotiate the contract and should have.
Ariamaluum 2 years ago
You forget to mention Bob Lilly in the opening.
generationll 2 years ago
Staubach kinda talks like Flacco
mdsoultrain 2 years ago
@mdsoultrain Dude, that is so true...I'm from Pittsburgh, and alot of people don't know that Joe Flacco started his college career at Pitt, before transferring to Delaware...the Joe Flacco resemblance is uncanny...do you remember that 40 yard catch that Flacco caught in his first NFL game?
GemCan78 1 year ago
Ah ha Duane--you never really made it. No reason to be conceited....
hugggyion 2 years ago
The classiest man to ever coach in the NFL. Thank you Mr. Landry, for everything.
HippieBuddah 2 years ago
I was just 13 yrs old then. I vaguely remember the interview with Tom Brookshire and Duane Thomas. As a kid, I idolized this guy. Looking back on it however, I see that he (Duane) himself was raw and even confused at this stage in his life. In the long run, I think Jim Brown's advice (to Duane) hurt him more than anything else. I think that both the Cowboys' management and Duane himself should have worked harder at conciliating their relationship. Unfortunately it wasn't to be.
Jorge4402 2 years ago 2
Tom wasn't Bear Bryant when it comes to handling responsibility in that he wanted to take glory for accomplishment but blamed players when they lost. Bear Bryant gave the credit to players and took the blame for the losses.
Ariamaluum 2 years ago
cowboys could have won every superbowl they were in-
playsetman 2 years ago 2
Duane Thomas, scored the first touch down in Texas Stadium. Home grown, from Dallas, Texas, Duane Thomas.
supertecrt 2 years ago
Duane Thomas was trying to be hard,he never had anything to say, I guess he was trying to make a statement or something by having Jim Brown answer his questions.
xracer09 3 years ago
excellent !!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks !!!!!!!!!!!!
southofheaven88 3 years ago
Dude-you rock parrot! Keep 'em coming!
jscout04 3 years ago
The times have certainly changed. That looked like no Superbowl lockeroom I had ever seen. No champagne showers or clowing around. I suppose that's due to the media respecting players privacies back then.
swaggajee 3 years ago
Bob Lilly fires up a cigar ... I just run out of time to show more .... I also got the pre-game show GO COWBOYS !
cnsparrot 3 years ago
From the comments I've read from former players, that 1971 team had more of a sense of relief, than jubilation after winning their first super bowl. After crushing defeats by green bay in 66, 67, & cleveland in 68, 69, not to mention losing to the colts on a last second field goal in 1970, I totally understand. Staubach said that locker room was the happiest he'd ever been as a football player.
desertdoggz 3 years ago 2
@swaggajee you seemed to have that confused with locker room celebrations during the world series. the locker room after the super bowl was very tame whenever they did the ceremony in there. idk how it is now that they moved it onto the field, but check the videos of past celebrations and they always look like this...
xSoccerxCorex 1 week ago in playlist Trophy Presentations
WOW! That was some classic footage!
Thanks parot!
GO COWBOYS! Wooooooooooooooooooooo!
vetterman008 3 years ago
GO COWBOYS!!
meganloves2shop 3 years ago
man, where did you find this footage? Love the classics!
boognish94 3 years ago
COWBOYS BABY !
cnsparrot 3 years ago
Great vid... you have some cool memorbillia parrot.
evilrubberducky1 3 years ago
Great video Parrot. I sure liked Duane Thomas. Cowboys Baby!!!
lizzyfreek 3 years ago