Don Meredith
Joe Donald Meredith "Dandy Don"
Born: April 10, 1938
Mount Vernon, TX USA
Deceased: December 5, 2010
Sante Fe, NM
Position: QB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 210
College: SMU
High School: Mount Vernon (TX)
Career: 1960-1968
Drafted: 1960 in Round 3, #32 overall by the Chicago Bears
Don Meredith played from 1960 to 1968 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys. Meredith threw for 17,199 yards in his career, completing 1,170 of 2,308 passes with 135 touchdowns and 111 interceptions. He also ran for 1,216 yards in 242 attempts with 15 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 68 | 29 | 42.6 | 281 | 4.1 | 2 | 2.9 | 5 | 7.4 | 23 | 34.0 |
| 1961 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 182 | 94 | 51.6 | 1161 | 6.4 | 9 | 4.9 | 11 | 6.0 | 56 | 63.0 |
| 1962 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 212 | 105 | 49.5 | 1679 | 7.9 | 15 | 7.1 | 8 | 3.8 | 69 | 84.2 |
| 1963 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 310 | 167 | 53.9 | 2381 | 7.7 | 17 | 5.5 | 18 | 5.8 | 55 | 73.1 |
| 1964 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 323 | 158 | 48.9 | 2143 | 6.6 | 9 | 2.8 | 16 | 5.0 | 49 | 59.1 |
| 1965 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 305 | 141 | 46.2 | 2415 | 7.9 | 22 | 7.2 | 13 | 4.3 | 65 | 79.9 |
| 1966 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 344 | 177 | 51.5 | 2805 | 8.2 | 24 | 7.0 | 12 | 3.5 | 95 | 87.7 |
| 1967 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 255 | 128 | 50.2 | 1834 | 7.2 | 16 | 6.3 | 16 | 6.3 | 60 | 68.7 |
| 1968 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 309 | 171 | 55.3 | 2500 | 8.1 | 21 | 6.8 | 12 | 3.9 | 65 | 88.4 |
| Totals | 2308 | 1170 | 50.7 | 17199 | 7.5 | 135 | 5.8 | 111 | 4.8 | 95 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 22 | 176 | 8.0 | 28 | 1 |
| 1962 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 21 | 74 | 3.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 41 | 185 | 4.5 | 26 | 3 |
| 1964 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 32 | 81 | 2.5 | 17 | 4 |
| 1965 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 35 | 247 | 7.1 | 22 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 38 | 242 | 6.4 | 22 | 5 |
| 1967 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 28 | 84 | 3.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 22 | 123 | 5.6 | 16 | 1 |
| Totals | 242 | 1216 | 5.0 | 28 | 15 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 4 | -3 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 3 | -20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 71 | 25 | -23 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1961 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1963 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1964 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1965 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1966 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1968 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 1 |
| 1961 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 4 |
| 1962 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 9 |
| 1963 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 13 |
| 1964 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 10 |
| 1965 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 11 |
| 1966 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 13 |
| 1967 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 11 |
| 1968 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 13 |
Awards
1966 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
Honors
1966 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1966 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1966 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
