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Cowboys draft for 1972

Feb. 1-2: Cowboys drafted 26th
No.	Player	Pos.	School
1	Bill Thomas	RB	Boston College
2a	Robert Newhouse	RB	Houston
2b	John Babinecz	LB	Villanova
2c	Charles McKee	WR	Arizona
3a	Mike Keller	LB	Michigan
3b	Marv Bateman	P/K	Utah
4a	Tim Kearney	LB	Northern Michigan
4b	Robert West	WR	San Diego State
4c	Charles Zapiec	LB	Penn State
4d	No choice: Traded to New Orleans for Don Talbert
5	No choice: Traded to San Diego for Tony Liscio
6	Charles Bolden	DB	Iowa State
7	No choice: Traded to Chicago fo Lee Roy Caffey
8	Ralph Coleman	LB	North Carolina A&T
9	Roy Bell	RB	Oklahoma
10	Richard Amman	DE	Florida State
11	Lonnie Leonard	T/G	North Carolina A&T
12	Jimmy Harris	WR	Ohio State
13	Jean Fugett	TE	Amherst
14	Alan Thompson	RB	Wisconsin
15	Carlos Alvarez	WR	Florida
16	Gordon Longmire	QB	Utah
17	Alfonso Cain	DT	Bethune-Cookman
	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).