Gary Cartwright, who passed away yesterday at the age of 82, didn’t hesitate when asked to name his favorite athlete to write about.
“Don Meredith, without a doubt,” he said. “He was a really classy guy and a great quarterback. He retired far too young at 31. He would have become one of the best all-time quarterbacks and the Cowboys would have won several Super Bowls with him.”
Sometimes, in the pressure of a big game or a newspaper deadline, other memorable things occur. What happened on Nov. 21, 1965, in the Cotton Bowl was a classic example.