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Eddie LeBaron, the Cowboys' first quarterback, dies at 85
STOCKTON, Calif. — Eddie LeBaron, the Cowboys’ first starting quarterback, died of natural causes Wednesday.
LeBaron, a college football Hall of Famer and war hero, was 85.
LeBaron played at Pacific for coach Amos Alonzo Stagg and helped lead the Tigers to an undefeated season in 1949.
He later served as a U.S. Marine in the Korean War and was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for heroism.
At the dawn of the Dallas franchise in 1960, LeBaron was the Cowboys’ starting quarterback, coming out of retirement to join the expansion club two years after he led the league in passing as a member of the Washington Redskins....
http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-cowboys/headlines/20150401-eddie-lebaron-the-cowboys-first-quarterback-dies-at-85.ece
LeBaron, a college football Hall of Famer and war hero, was 85.
LeBaron played at Pacific for coach Amos Alonzo Stagg and helped lead the Tigers to an undefeated season in 1949.
He later served as a U.S. Marine in the Korean War and was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for heroism.
At the dawn of the Dallas franchise in 1960, LeBaron was the Cowboys’ starting quarterback, coming out of retirement to join the expansion club two years after he led the league in passing as a member of the Washington Redskins....
http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-cowboys/headlines/20150401-eddie-lebaron-the-cowboys-first-quarterback-dies-at-85.ece
Yes, I remember him. I mostly remember that when the Texans left for KC, leaving us with only the crummy Cowboys, Dallas was really hoping that Don Meredith would be a lot better than LeBaron.
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