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DD Lewis, a former Dallas Cowboys supporter who was on the team for his two Super Bowl championship seasons in 1971 and 1977, has died, the team announced. He was 79 years old.
Lewis was a cowboys lifer, after being selected by the team in the sixth round of the 1968 draft of the Mississippi state and staying with the team during the 1981 season. He played in 27 playoff games for Dallas, which is the franchise record.
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The Dallas Cowboys DD Lewis (50) supporter against the Atlanta Falcones at the Fulton County Stadium on September 15, 1974. (Manny Rubio/USA Today Sports)
“We regret the death of the legend of Bulldog DD Lewis,” said Mississippi state in a publication on social networks. “A defensive SEC player of the SEC of 1967 of the year, played 13 years with the Dallas Cowboys, appeared in five Super Bowls, won two and was included in the Hall of Fame of Soccer College in 2001.”
Lewis was described as “one of the most underestimated players in the history of the franchise” in his obituary on the cowboys website. He was mostly relegated to a defense support role for Chuck Howley until the 1973 season, when he had two loose ball recoveries during the year.
He became one of the main supporters of the “Defense of Doomsday” by Tom Landry with Lee Roy Jordan. He quickly became an impact player. In the Super Bowl XII, he had a sack in the 27-10 victory over the Denver Broncos.
The closed wing of the Cardinals of San Luis, Jackie Smith (81), is approached by the Dallas Cowboys, DD Lewis (50) at the Busch Stadium on October 13, 1974. (Herb Weitman/USA Today Sports)
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Lewis was also known for his famous event in describing the Texas stadium in 1982. It can be one of the main citations that leave the franchise, rivaling with Jimmy Johnson, “How do they give the jeans?”
“The Texas stadium has a hole in its roof so that God can see his favorite team play,” Lewis said.
He was never a professional bowling player or an All-PRO selection, but was named for the Cowboys’ anniversary team in 1984.
The Dallas Cowboys DD Lewis (50) supporter in the field against the Atlanta Falcons at the Fulton County Stadium on November 21, 1976. (Manny Rubio/USA Today Sports)
Lewis played in 186 games and was attributed 15.5 captures.
