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The five best Dallas Cowboys safeties of all time, ranked: Where do Cliff Harris and Charlie Waters fit in?
By SportsDayDFW.com
Editor's note: SportsDay is beginning a series that attempts to figure out the best Dallas Cowboys players at each position. Today we examine safeties.
The Dallas Cowboys' organization is one of great success and has an illustrious history. There have been some big names that have worn jerseys for America's Team.
Out of all of the safeties in franchise history, who was the best? That's what our panel of writers and columnists tried to determine.
Voters each named their top five safeties. A first-place vote counted for five points, second place gets four points, third place gets three points and so on.
Those who listed their top five players include Brandon George, Kate Hairopoulos, David Moore, Jon Machota, Tim Cowlishaw, Rick Gosselin and Kevin Sherrington.
Here's how they broke it down:
1. Cliff Harris (7 first-place votes), 35 points
2. Darren Wooson, 28 points
3. Charlie Waters, 21 points
4. Roy Williams, 14 points
5. James Washington, 5 points
Others receiving votes
Michael Downs, 2 votes
The rundown
George: It's been way too long for the Cowboys to be without a dominant safety, such as Harris and Woodson.
Hairopoulos: Harris came from powerhouse Ouachita Baptist to play in five Super Bowls.
Moore: Woodson was ahead of his time at the position. Harris and Waters helped define their time.
Machota: Harris went to six Pro Bowls and was named All-Pro four times. Not bad for an undrafted rookie free agent.
Cowlishaw: Cliff and Charlie set a tone for America's Team
Gosselin: Washington should have been the MVP of the second Buffalo Super Bowl with his 11 tackles, interception & game-turning 46-yard fumble recovery for a TD.
Sherrington: No coincidence that Cowboys' D not same since Woody retired.
By SportsDayDFW.com
Editor's note: SportsDay is beginning a series that attempts to figure out the best Dallas Cowboys players at each position. Today we examine safeties.
The Dallas Cowboys' organization is one of great success and has an illustrious history. There have been some big names that have worn jerseys for America's Team.
Out of all of the safeties in franchise history, who was the best? That's what our panel of writers and columnists tried to determine.
Voters each named their top five safeties. A first-place vote counted for five points, second place gets four points, third place gets three points and so on.
Those who listed their top five players include Brandon George, Kate Hairopoulos, David Moore, Jon Machota, Tim Cowlishaw, Rick Gosselin and Kevin Sherrington.
Here's how they broke it down:
1. Cliff Harris (7 first-place votes), 35 points
2. Darren Wooson, 28 points
3. Charlie Waters, 21 points
4. Roy Williams, 14 points
5. James Washington, 5 points
Others receiving votes
Michael Downs, 2 votes
The rundown
George: It's been way too long for the Cowboys to be without a dominant safety, such as Harris and Woodson.
Hairopoulos: Harris came from powerhouse Ouachita Baptist to play in five Super Bowls.
Moore: Woodson was ahead of his time at the position. Harris and Waters helped define their time.
Machota: Harris went to six Pro Bowls and was named All-Pro four times. Not bad for an undrafted rookie free agent.
Cowlishaw: Cliff and Charlie set a tone for America's Team
Gosselin: Washington should have been the MVP of the second Buffalo Super Bowl with his 11 tackles, interception & game-turning 46-yard fumble recovery for a TD.
Sherrington: No coincidence that Cowboys' D not same since Woody retired.
