RIP Gil Brandt

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FRISCO, Texas — Pro Football Hall of Famer Gil Brandt, the Dallas Cowboys’ first vice president of player personnel from 1960-1988 who helped transform the team from an expansion franchise in 1960 to one of the NFL’s iconic brands, died Thursday at 91 years old. In tandem with head coach Tom Landry and general manager Tex Schramm, Brandt’s run included five Super Bowl appearances, two championships and 20 winning seasons in a row from 1966 to 1985. The two titles came via a Super Bowl VI victory over the Miami Dolphins (24-3) and a Super Bowl XII win over the Denver Broncos (27-10).

Brandt helped revolutionize the NFL’s scouting industry by implementing computers and algorithms into the player evaluation process. He presided over the draft selection of Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach (the 129th pick in the 1964 NFL Draft, 10th round) and the undrafted free agency signings of Hall of Fame wide receiver Drew Pearson, defensive back Cliff Harris (1970), and the 2018 Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist Everson Walls.

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Certainly an icon. RIP.

I used to follow him alot when he went the media way and started providing draft tidbits and player eval and learned alot about the process from reading his stuff. Unfortunately, he lost his touch the past several years.