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I read online that Pettis Norman died the other day at age 86.   A Dallas Cowboy in the 1960s, I remembered that my dad once told me a story about meeting Pettis during National Guard activities, in the mid 1960s.  My dad is 89, and no longer drives so when I visit, I drive him to the grocery store, dr visits.  We were driving the other day and I mentioned Pettis dying and he remembered the Annual Training in the Guard in the 60s when he put 6 Dallas Cowboys through the gas chamber.  

It was my dad's first Annual Training with the 36th Infantry Division and he was the chemical officer in charge of the gas chamber and other things.  My dad is mentally very sharp and also talked about spending five days in flamethrower training.  He said that was one of the summers when they put everybody in the entire division through the gas chamber.  

Anyway so we're talking and Dad remembered Pettis as a tight end and remarked that he remembered one other Dallas Cowboy, but not his name.  Dad said he was that "really fast guy".  

"Bob Hayes?"  I asked.  "You put Bob Hayes through the gas chamber?"    "Yes, Bob had a little bit of trouble, didn't put the mask on correctly".  

Got me to thinking, wondering how many old Dallas Cowboys are left from the 1960s.  Obvious two big ones are Roger Staubach and Bob Lilly.

 

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2 hours ago, JGrayDBU said:

I read online that Pettis Norman died the other day at age 86.   A Dallas Cowboy in the 1960s, I remembered that my dad once told me a story about meeting Pettis during National Guard activities, in the mid 1960s.  My dad is 89, and no longer drives so when I visit, I drive him to the grocery store, dr visits.  We were driving the other day and I mentioned Pettis dying and he remembered the Annual Training in the Guard in the 60s when he put 6 Dallas Cowboys through the gas chamber.  

It was my dad's first Annual Training with the 36th Infantry Division and he was the chemical officer in charge of the gas chamber and other things.  My dad is mentally very sharp and also talked about spending five days in flamethrower training.  He said that was one of the summers when they put everybody in the entire division through the gas chamber.  

Anyway so we're talking and Dad remembered Pettis as a tight end and remarked that he remembered one other Dallas Cowboy, but not his name.  Dad said he was that "really fast guy".  

"Bob Hayes?"  I asked.  "You put Bob Hayes through the gas chamber?"    "Yes, Bob had a little bit of trouble, didn't put the mask on correctly".  

Got me to thinking, wondering how many old Dallas Cowboys are left from the 1960s.  Obvious two big ones are Roger Staubach and Bob Lilly.

 

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A very under appreciated athlete for the stands he took in Dallas and what it cost him.

Curious how many here know the connection between Norman and "North Dallas 40".

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4 hours ago, PGFrog said:

A very under appreciated athlete for the stands he took in Dallas and what it cost him.

Curious how many here know the connection between Norman and "North Dallas 40".

I don't.  What is the story?

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7 hours ago, PGFrog said:

A very under appreciated athlete for the stands he took in Dallas and what it cost him.

Curious how many here know the connection between Norman and "North Dallas 40".

Pete Gent wrote it, and I believe he was a TE for the cowboys.  Wasn't Pettis a TE as well?

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