NFL - Film - Dallas Cowboys Real Cowboy - The Story Of Walt Garrison

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[@The1davidb]

Walt you were the real deal in every way. Loved to watch you play. Rest in Peace.

[@aarondigby5054]

Walt was to Dallas like Jim Taylor was to Green Bay

[@The1davidb]

@@aarondigby5054 I would 100% agree with you. Jim Taylor is one of the greats for sure!

[@bravobravoh1344]

RIP Walt, thanks for the memories.

[@jamesthorn9614]

He was tough!!! Miss watching the Old Cowboys

[@tonyginnetti5828]

God, every time I revisit these vintage NFL films, it makes me feel so mad and sad inside the way the NFL is today! Thank God that I grew up during these golden years of the NFL and for the memories of when it was a great professional game with equally great players!

[@marktaylor1176]

Amen to that brother!

[@rkid727]

And three years later, it’s even worse.

[@bgarri57]

My dad was born in the same area as Walt Garrison (Denton, Texas). Since our last name was also Garrison, we imagined we were distantly related to Walt. When I was a kid, my dad drove me and my brother from San Angelo to Texas Stadium to see the Cowboys beat LA in a playoff game. I think it was 1973 or 1974---can't remember exactly, but we got to watch all of our heroes. Lee Roy Jordan got an early interception. Drew Pearson caught a long TD pass from Staubach and scored right in front of us (we had end zone seats). I'll never forget that. Those Dallas Cowboys were the best Cowboys. Tom Landry in a suit and fedora. Classy. A lot of Texas Garrisons were real cowboys, including my great grandfather. A couple of years ago my wife ordered some of Walt's barbecue sauce for my birthday. It never arrived. The sauce, that is. Oh well.

[@rollingstopp]

those years were the best for me watching foot ball on tv

[@jongordon7914]

Ben you're more of a celebrity than Walt was.

[@bgarri57]

​@@jongordon7914 I don't know about that, but when Walt was playing he was 6 foot 3 and I think he weighed 215 or so. In my 20s I was also 6'-3" but I was skinny and had no athletic ability at all except for a bit of basketball. I was good at long distance running, too.. My dad used snuff and he didn't need any prompting from Walt's commercials to do it.

[@ericschminke8233]

It was in 1973 when Drew Pearson was a rookie. The Cowboys won 27-16 and it was an 83-yard strike from Staubach to Pearson that sealed the deal as the score was 17-16 at the time. For me the greatest and most meaningful seasons as a Cowboys fan were the first 9, from 1967-1975. It ended when Jerry "Jupiter-Sized Ego" Jones fired Jimmy Johnson at the end of March 1994.

[@jongordon7914]

@@bgarri57 But Walt can't draw worth a damn.

[@timwilliams8343]

Walt was One of a kind....A real Cowboy!...He played for em too, in college (Okla. St.) & in the NFL (Dallas)!

[@christopherjones8517]

Garrison and Meredith, my all time favs!

[@spenceralbin344]

Rest in Peace Walt. You were one of my all time Favorites.

[@scottwilliams6479]

Read Walt's book "Once A Cowboy" for Dandy Don's real meaning of the nickname "Little Puddin' ". Funny book!

[@terrydavis1205]

walt garrison one hard running back hardnose player a great cowboy

[@imasportsphile6247]

TERRY DAVIS, thanks for your comment.....for if there ever was a player who fit those terms....then Walt was that guy....as in this lil ole chiweenie Sportsphile's opinion....Walt Garrison was the "Cowboy's Cowboy" in every regard....so, visit my webpage at www.imasportsphile.com and see hundreds of vintage Cowboys videos from the days when Walt roamed the ranges.

[@terrydavis1205]

thamk you sir when players played for the love of the game

[@frankdenardo8684]

TERRY DAVIS a legendary Dallas cowboy.

[@kiasax2]

Walt Garrison was my favorite player in those days. I rode horses and played fullback on our football team until I broke my knee. After I broke it I played one more play and I scored the only TD in my high school days. When I got my Cherokee grandfather to watch a Cowboys game that Garrison played in, even he agreed that Walt was a tough player. Later I told him that Walt played that game with broken collarbone, he was even more impressed. I worked on being tough myself as a result of seeing Walt being tough. Much later in life I was playing competitive Judo. After class one day, a guy stayed after class and asked for help to prepare for his black belt test. I said sure. That night, my nurse wife told me my collarbone was broken. It was, broken in 2. I knew it hurt a bit, but broken? I had no idea. I guess some of Walt Garrison's toughness rubbed off on me after all. Who knew? To let you know, Walt Garrison is now 78 years old. I'm happy to know that he's still walking around with us. To me, he's still one of the coolest guys to ever play in the NFL.

[@justinturley7071]

RIP Walt Garrison.

[@michaelperry4768]

He was one of my Dad's favorite. I never saw him on the football field live. Though on the weekends when the Cowboys played saw him on TV. Then later when he came through on the rodeo tour through Mesquite rodeo, Dad made sure we where there and Dad would tell me, "That's a really Dallas Cowboy."

[@rogerdickson1517]

Without a doubt my favorite football ever.Wore no #32 when i play peewee up to junior high school.

[@troynov1965]

Man ......seeing and hearing all these old Cowboys brings back a flood of my childhood memories, I never missed a Cowboy game on TV back then . RIP Walt and Godspeed.

[@ericschminke8233]

After the Ice Bowl game that the Cowboys lost to the Packers 21-17 on New Year's Eve 1967, Garrison was asked to describe the field. "It was harder than Chinese Arithmetic." If he made that classic remark now he'd be accused of being "racist".

[@aarondigby5054]

Maybe not. I'd hate to think. I've said it many, many times

[@davemitchell116]

I went to the same small town high school as Walt, graduating a couple of years behind him. The stories I could tell. But I won't.

[@ShanOakley]

Not even for a cold beer! Heck....

[@estebanmorales6568]

Everybody claims to know somebody. It's a youtube thing.

[@rogerdickson1517]

I saw Walt two years ago at Jerrys world when Dallas play the Rams. It was. a thrill to see him.

[@ericschminke8233]

@@rogerdickson1517 Most people call it "Jerry World". I call it "Jonestown" in 'honor' of an egomaniac who massacred a rapidly developing dynasty.

[@aarondigby5054]

Give us some tea, at least one.

[@vedatkirac2759]

He was my favorite all time player #32

[@rollingstopp]

Great to have Heroes

[@boppy4]

He and I were in the same Air National Guard unit and I never saw him without a wad of Skoal in his cheek. Funny guy.

[@texasstadium]

Thanks a lot for this terrific video. Walt Garrison is my favorite Cowboy player ....ever. I used to perform his Skoal "tabacca" commercial verbatim. (It was a big hit at parties ....why I don't know). And I regularly purchase his line of food....salsa, BBQ sauce, etc. His "rub" is the best and I've tried 'em all. Thanks again and may Walt's Legacy live on.

[@imasportsphile6247]

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[@bewareofchild2462]

I remember my dad talking about Walt Garrison. Nice video, thank you. Walt Garrison is like a 2 legged mustang!

[@christopherneyfeldt4587]

Definitely he was one of kind. RIP Walt

[@texasrockshillcountry6574]

He also played for the Oklahoma State University Cowboys. "Once A Cowboy"!..

[@greasyflight6609]

So much amazing history in Football

[@mojoschmee9320]

"If you come at me again, I'll bite your head off" -Dick Butkis. "It'd be the first time you had any brains in your head"-Walt Garrison RIP to a great one.

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

The TOUGHEST Cowboys teams were the 60's-70's. No matter the weather, nor the injuries....they never quit and always showed up.

[@JDMatthias]

The talented FB and world class sprinter Calvin Hill 6-4 230 was benched for Walt Garrison 5-11 200 because Walt could block, run and catch. Basically fellas if you want to play, you gotta be a player.

[@mackdaddy8739]

Walt Garrison....The “Cutter Bill” of the NFL...

[@smireles7419]

They don't make tough SOB'S like this anymore.

[@michaelleroy9281]

This dude was player one of all time great Cowboys

[@Rblks1]

A real life Cowboy who"s signing bonus for the Dallas Cowboys was horse trailer

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[@ShanOakley]

Really? Great story, thanks for sharing

[@markquick3332]

If that's true it's Hilarious!

[@mgn5667]

Tough Dude =COWBOY=

[@joeyallen7927]

They don't make them like Walt anymore. RIP cowboy.

[@scotday]

one of the funniest guys ever to play all time favourite

[@imasportsphile6247]

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[@toddhoward9867]

When real MEN played in the NFL ! I'm a huge Butkus fan... I had a huge laugh at the Butkus story ! Great video.

[@michaelleroy9281]

Walt Garrison one of the great characters of the game

[@robertmyers3443]

I remember him!

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

That game was the 1970 NFC CHAMPIONSHIP game Vs the 49ers. Every bit as tough .... TOUGHER than what Emmitt did in 1993. You won't hear that about the Cowboys 49ers rivalry because it was before 1981. I have the full game on DVD.... it's on KZbin as well

[@erics8018]

RIP Walt a real cowboy

[@hdvictoryford5329]

Watched him play for his whole career. They always said he was not fast, yet you see him blow passed people and seldom caught from behind. He hit the hole as quick as anyone. While I agree he did not possess blazing speed, he was far from slow. And there was no lack of power. Many of his highlights show him pulling several players at one time. Just a good old boy.

[@tomservo5347]

John Riggins was another authentic country boy that worked cattle and had the physique that only hard work builds. It makes them surprisingly resilient. Riggins compared running the ball to what he saw working cattle-the tighter you squeeze them the more wild and desperate they get to find a way out. He applied that on the field.

[@bravobravoh1344]

I believe he had a Skoal business in Lewisville, Tx. back in the 1970's.

[@davanmani556]

The turf really changed his running style.

[@LarryRickenbacker]

6:00 sure looks like Tommy Lee Jones or perhaps Billy Jack.

[@michael.prescott4016]

modern day Will Rogers

[@ashemdayeasongs3109]

Skoal i think helps you control food intake. Weight control for us wrestlers back in day. Cant do that today i heard! Keeps fat off!

[@r.williamcomm7693]

Miss those days.

[@BigSCTVfan]

Yeah, he didn’t look like he ran very fast, but he sure was hard to take down.

[@imasportsphile6247]

BigSCTVfan, thanks for your comment....for we at ImaSportsphile think your comment is indicative of many running backs who played back in the day with Walt.....Tom Matte, Rocky Bleier, Norman Bulaich, John David Crow et al.....for speed wasn't as important as production in their day.

[@vince065us.2]

He seemed like a cool dude.

[@joncohill3033]

RIP

[@brouhaha3722]

Tom Landry @ 2:29 "He wasn't really very fast, he wasn't very big, & he wasn't very....anything really" gee Tom such kind words for a head coach.

[@richardclifford003]

I was a lot like Garrison when I played high school football in the 70s. I wasn't fast but I made up for it by being small. I was a 90 pound freshman and a 160 pound senior. I worked my tail off and enjoyed the contact of football. Later, I played jungle ball while in the Army. Jungle ball was (supposed to be) flag football (with full contact). I played against a Special Forces (Green Berets) captain who later became the commanding general of Special Operations in Tampa, FL, and with an NCO who played at Notre Dame for Ara Parseghian. When I was stationed in Germany as an MP, I separated my shoulder during a game and went to work later that same day. Good times. As for the NFL, it was a whole different game back in the 70s. Run first, pass second. Totally different mindset both on and off the field. I prefer THAT game to the NFL of today.

[@davanmani556]

He could patch passes in the backfield.

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[@frankfischer1281]

Crap sound!

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