Jay Novacek was a star on the Dallas Cowboys of the 1990s. And he was a real-life cowboy, too.
The North Texas native played a vital role in his nine years with the team, including their Super Bowl win in 1972.Garrison, who was born in Denton and went to Lewisville High School, played 119 regular season and 13 playoff games for Dallas during nine seasons with the franchise. He still ranks fourth on the club's all-time list for average yards per rush and is ninth in career rushing yards .
While Landry didn't stop Garrison from rodeoing in the offseason, the Cowboys said he eventually put an end to Garrison's participation in a nearby rodeo during his rookie year in 1966 once he found out about it. "That worked good for a couple of times," Garrison said, according to the Cowboys."And then somebody called Coach Landry and said, 'We think it is so nice that the Cowboys let Walt come over here and bulldog the night before a game.' So then I had a meeting with Coach Landry the next day, who told me, 'Don't do that anymore.'
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