Gil Brandt, overshadowed by Coach Tom Landry and General Manager Tex Schramm as part of the trio that built the Dallas Cowboys into "America s Team" in the 1970s, has died. He was 91.
Gil Brandt, overshadowed by coach Tom Landry and general manager Tex Schramm as part of the trio that built the Dallas Cowboys into “America’s Team” in the 1970s, has died. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Brandt died Thursday morning. No cause of death was given, but Brandt had been in declining health in recent years.
Dallas Cowboys' longtime front office executive Gil Brandt, who was inducted into the team's Ring of Honor and Pro Football Hall of Fame, died Thursday.
Gil Brandt, overshadowed by coach Tom Landry and general manager Tex Schramm as part of the trio that built the Dallas Cowboys into "America's Team" in the 1970s, has died. He was 91.