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Being 'cutting edge' lands Cowboys guru Gil Brandt in Hall of Fame

Editor's note: This is part of a weeklong look at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019, focusing on plays, moments or defining characteristics of the inductees. Induction is Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.

DALLAS -- The phone always rings at Gil Brandt's home.

As Brandt's induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame goes from months to weeks to days to hours away, the former Dallas Cowboys personnel chief is in demand. People want to know ... well, everything, and Brandt is one of the foremost historians of the NFL.