Dallas Cowboys All-Time Greats
The ten greatest to ever pull on the star - ranked, remembered, and worth collecting.
Since 1960, no franchise in football has cast a longer shadow than the Dallas Cowboys - five Lombardi Trophies, twenty straight winning seasons, and a silver star known in every corner of the country. These are the ten greatest ever to wear it, ranked.
- Conference
- NFC East
- Founded
- 1960 (NFL expansion team)
- Home fields
- Cotton Bowl, then Texas Stadium, now AT&T Stadium in Arlington (2009)
- Titles
- 5x Super Bowl Champions (VI, XII, XXVII, XXVIII, XXX)
- Nickname
- America's Team
The NFL's all-time leading rusher with 18,355 yards, Smith was the engine of the 1990s dynasty. He won three Super Bowls, was named league MVP in 1993, and earned Super Bowl XXVIII MVP honors. No Cowboy combined production and championship impact at a higher level.
Nicknamed 'Mr. Cowboy,' Lilly was the franchise's first-ever draft pick and the cornerstone of the Doomsday Defense. An 11-time Pro Bowler and seven-time first-team All-Pro, he anchored the Super Bowl VI title team and became the first lifelong Cowboy enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Captain America led Dallas to two Super Bowl titles and was named MVP of Super Bowl VI. Famous for late-game comebacks and coining the term 'Hail Mary,' Staubach posted a winning record as a starter and is a member of the NFL's 1970s All-Decade Team.
The triggerman of three Super Bowl championships in four years, Aikman was MVP of Super Bowl XXVII. A six-time Pro Bowler renowned for his accuracy and poise, he holds the franchise records for passing yards and completions and is enshrined in Canton.
'The Manster' was a relentless interior force who earned co-MVP honors at Super Bowl XII. White made nine straight Pro Bowls and was a fixture on the All-Pro teams of his era, carrying the torch of the Doomsday Defense into the 1980s.
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'The Playmaker' was the emotional heartbeat and big-play target of the 90s dynasty, winning three Super Bowls. A five-time Pro Bowler, Irvin once strung together 11 straight 100-yard games and remains one of the most dominant possession receivers in team history.
A 10-time Pro Bowler who made the Pro Bowl in each of his first 10 seasons, Renfro starred at both safety and cornerback. He intercepted 52 passes, won two Super Bowls, and was a lockdown anchor of the secondary throughout the franchise's first golden era.
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The greatest pass rusher in team history, Ware is the franchise's all-time sack leader. He recorded a club-record 20 sacks in 2008, made seven Pro Bowls in Dallas, and earned four first-team All-Pro nods before his enshrinement in Canton.
One of the most physically dominant linemen ever, Allen won a Super Bowl as a rookie and made seven first-team All-Pro squads with Dallas. Legendary for his freakish strength, he paved the way for Emmitt Smith's record-setting prime and reached the Hall of Fame.
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A Rookie of the Year who won Super Bowl XII as a first-year pro, Dorsett was the franchise's premier rusher before Emmitt Smith. He topped 1,000 yards in eight of his first nine seasons and authored an NFL-record 99-yard touchdown run in 1983.
Cards shown are for illustration - a genuine licensed card of each legend. The specific card of any player varies by what's in stock.
Get the Cowboys All-Time Greats plaque
The franchise's legends together on a solid-wood 12x15 plaque - eight genuine licensed cards under an engraved nameplate, built and ready to hang in your fan cave.
Each plaque is built from genuine licensed cards; the exact card of each player may vary slightly from those pictured. Handmade in the USA · ships nationwide.