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One of the player-broadcasters who made ABC Monday Night Football an institution has died. He was quarterback for America’s team, the Dallas Cowboys.

See here is, Howard Cossell on Don Meredith.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58ZBrxkKPYc

Former Cowboys Quarterback Don Meredith Dies of Brain Hemorrhage at 72

Published December 06, 2010

Associated Press

SANTA FE, N.M. -- Don Meredith, one of the most recognizable figures of the early Dallas Cowboys and an original member of ABC's "Monday Night Football" broadcast team, died Sunday. He was 72.

Meredith's wife, Susan, told The Associated Press on Monday her husband died in Santa Fe after suffering a brain hemorrhage and lapsing into a coma. She says a private graveside ceremony is being planned and that family members were traveling to Santa Fe.

"He was the best there was," she said, describing him as kind, warm and funny. "We lost a good one."

Meredith played for the Cowboys from 1960-1968, becoming the starting quarterback in 1965. While he never led the Cowboys to the Super Bowl, Meredith was one of the franchise's first stars.

Over his nine-year career, Meredith threw for 17,199 yards and 111 touchdowns. He retired unexpectedly before the 1969 season.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2010/12/06/cowboys-quarterback-don-meredith-dies-brain-hemorrhage/#ixzz17MMgSRPH”

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