There are few things involving the history of the Cowboys or the NFL that didn’t involve Gil Brandt. The team and league lost a legend this week with the passing of Brandt at the age of 91. Here is a closer look at his legacy.
Gil Brandt, overshadowed by coach Tom Landry and general manager Tex Schramm as part of the trio that built the Dallas Cowboys into “America’s Team” in the 1970s, has died. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Brandt died Thursday morning. No cause of death was given, but Brandt had been in declining health in recent years.
Former Dallas Cowboys executive and Pro Football Hall of Famer Gil Brandt died Thursday at the age of 91, the organization announced. Brandt was one of theā¦
Dallas Cowboys' longtime front office executive Gil Brandt, who was inducted into the team's Ring of Honor and Pro Football Hall of Fame, died Thursday.