Pro Football Hall of Famer Gil Brandt, widely regarded as the architect who helped build the Dallas Cowboys into one of the most successful and popular sports franchises of all time, died on Thursday, according to the Cowboys. Brandt was 91.
“Gil was at the very core of the early success of the Dallas Cowboys and continued to serve as a great ambassador for the organization for decades beyond that,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said. After a six-decade NFL executive career – 29 years with the Cowboys – Brandt was inducted into the Hall in 2019.
The team dominated between 1966-1985, producing 20 consecutive winning seasons while adopting the nickname “America’s Team.” According to the Hall of Fame, Brandt is credited with being the “first person to incorporate computers for scouting and talent evaluations and the first individual to use psychological tests to evaluate the mental makeup of prospective players under pressure.” These types of successful evaluations were copied and grown into what is now known as the NFL Scouting Combine.
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