Don Meredith
American Footballer
Died when: 72 years 239 days (871 months)Star Sign: Aries
Joseph "Dandy" Don Meredith (April 10, 1938 – December 5, 2010) was an American football quarterback, sports commentator, and actor.He spent all nine seasons of his professional playing career (1960–1968) with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League(NFL).
He was named to the Pro Bowl in each of his last three years as a player.He subsequently became a color analyst for NFL telecasts from 1970 to 1984.
As an original member of the Monday Night Football broadcast team, he famously played the role of Howard Cosell's comic foil.
Meredith was also an actor who appeared in a dozen films and seven major television shows, some of which had him as the main starring actor.
He is probably familiar to television audiences as Bert Jameson, a recurring role he had in Police Story.
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