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Cowboys draft for 1968

Jan. 30-31: Cowboys drafted alternately 20th, 19th and 21st
No.	Player	Pos.	School
1	Dennis Homan	FL	Alabama
2	David McDaniels	WR	Mississippi Valley State
3a	No choice: Traded to Minnesota for Lance Rentzel
3b	Ed Harmon	LB	Louisville
4a	No choice: Traded to New Orleans for Larry Stephens
4b	John Douglas	LB	Missouri
5	Blaine Nye	G	Stanford
6	D.D. Lewis	LB	Mississippi State
7	Bob Taucher	T	Nebraska
8	Frank Brown	DE	Albany State
9	Ken Kmiec	DB	Illinois
10	Ben Olison	FL	Kansas
11	Ron Shotts	RB	Oklahoma
12	Wilson Whitty	LB	Boston University
13	Carter Lord	TE	Harvard
14	Ron Williams	DB	West Virginia
15	Tommy Lunceford	P	Auburn
16	Larry Cole	DE	Hawaii
17	George Nordgren	RB	Houston
	Made active roster \| Click on names in boldface for career statistics

Today in History

1999: A final autopsy reveals that former Cowboys offensive lineman Mark Tuinei died of a lethal combination of heroin and a form of the drug ecstasy. The death was ruled an accident.

Picture of the Day

Green Bay Packer Jim Taylor runs with a Bart Starr pass as Mel Renfro (20) leaps high in air too late to break up the pass during the NFL Championship game, Jan. 1, 1967, in Dallas. At left is Cowboys Chuck Howley (54).