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Cowboys draft for 1989



April 23-24: Cowboys drafted 1st
No. Player Pos. School
1 Troy AikmanQBUCLA
2aNo choice: Traded along with 6th-round choice to L.A. Raiders for their 2nd-, 3rd- and 5th-round choices
2b Daryl JohnstonFBSyracuse
3a Mark StepnoskiOLPittsburgh
3bRhondy WestonDEFlorida
4 Tony TolbertDEUTEP
5a Keith JenningsTEClemson
5b Willis Crockett LBGeorgia Tech
5c Jeff RothDTFlorida State
6No choice: Traded along with 2nd-round choice to L.A. Raiders for their 2nd-, 3rd- and 5th-round choices
7Kevin PetersonLBNorthwestern
8Charvez FogerRBNevada
9 Tim JacksonDBNebraska
10Rod CarterLBMiami
11 Randy ShannonLBMiami
12 Scott AnkromWRTCU
  Made active roster | Click on names in boldface for career statistics
Gary Myers: May have waited too long to help defense. But top three of Aikman, Johnston and Stepnoski are solid. Big edge with Jimmy Johnson instead of Gil Brandt running draft: Picks based on production, not potential. Grade: B+

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

AP

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).


Michael Irvin



Season opener

vs. N.Y. GIANTS

Sunday, Sept. 9, 7:15 p.m.

TV: NBC (Ch. 5)



 
 
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