In 1963, Sonny Gibbs entered the league as the tallest quarterback in NFL history (6 ft 7 in). He held the title until 1991 when Dan McGwire (6 ft 8 in) broke the record.

During Dallas' championship season of 1971, fullback Walt Garrison showed his pass-catching skills, leading the team with 40 catches.

Calvin Hill (1969), Tony Dorsett (1977), and Emmitt Smith (1990) all earned Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Mike Ditka is a three-time Super Bowl champion, playing on the Cowboys' Super Bowl VI team as well as winning as an assistant coach for the Cowboys in Super Bowl XII, and coaching the Bears to victory in Super Bowl XX.

Wright was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft, 182nd overall, as a tight end. He would go on to play more than 200 games, start at right tackle in six NFC Championship games, and play in five Super Bowls, winning two of them.

Emmitt Smith had three 100-yard games during his rookie season, but none of them were consecutive.

Jones played for the University of Arkansas where he was the co-captain and starting guard. His teammates included Glen Ray Hines and Jimmy Johnson, and the team won a National Championship in 1964 under Hall of Fame coach Frank Broyles.

The Cowboys drafted Roger Staubach in the 10th-round of the 1964 NFL draft. (He was also drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League that same year.) The NFL allowed the Cowboys to draft him one year before his college eligibility was over, but due to his four-year military commitment, he would not begin playing professionally until 1969 as a 27-year-old rookie.

Babe Laufenberg backed up Troy Aikman in 1990 with one TD, six interceptions and a woeful 16.9 rating.

Demarcus Ware was the second fastest player (113 games) to reach 100+ sacks behind Reggie White (96 games).