Billy Joe DuPree

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Billy Joe DuPree
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Billy Joe DuPree 2009
Position (s):
Tight End 		Jersey number (s):
89
born on March 7, 1950 in Monroe , Louisiana
Career information
Active : 1973 - 1983
NFL Draft : 1973 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20
College : Michigan State University
Teams
Career statistics
Games     159
as a starter     131
Captive yards     3,565
Captured passports     267
Touchdowns     42
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

Billy Joe DuPree (* 7. March 1950 in Monroe , Louisiana , USA ) is a former American American Football- players. He played as a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) with the Dallas Cowboys .

youth

Billy Joe DuPree grew up in Monroe and attended high school in West Monroe . With his school team, he was able to win the league championship twice and was elected deputy team captain .

Player career

College career

In 1970, Billy Joe DuPree moved to college . He played with Joe DeLamielleure for the Michigan State University team in a tight end position. Although the Michigan State Spartans preferred the running game with their offense , he was able to attract national attention. He was nominated for a selection game and voted All American .

Professional career

In 1972 the tight end of the Dallas Cowboys and later a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Mike Ditka had retired . The cowboys had become aware of Billy Joe DuPree while they were looking for adequate replacements. In 1973 he was consequently drawn 20th in the NFL Draft by the Tom Landry- trained Cowboys in the first round . The Cowboys had developed into a top team under Landry with players like Drew Pearson , Bob Hayes or Calvin Hill . DuPree was used as a starter in his rookie game year . By the end of his career, he shouldn't miss a single game of his team. His 41 touchdowns caught represented a team record that was only broken in 2012 by Jason Witten .

Dupree was able to win 10 of 14 games with the team from Dallas in the 1975 regular season . After a 37: 7 win in the NFC Championship Game over the Los Angeles Rams , the Texas team had to admit defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers , who were looked after by Chuck Noll , and lost in Super Bowl X by just 21:17.

In 1977 DuPree was able to win his only Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys. He entered the play-offs with his team after twelve wins with two defeats in the regular season . Opponents were initially the Chicago Bears , who were defeated 37: 7. DuPree was able to use a pass from quarterback Roger Staubach for a touchdown. The victory brought the entry into the NFC Championship Game, where the Minnesota Vikings had no chance in their 23: 6 defeat. That game was followed by a 27:10 win over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XII . With four trapped passes and a space gain of 66 yards , DuPree was able to contribute significantly to the victory of the Cowboys.

In 1978 DuPree won his third title in the National Football Conference . With five pass catches to a space gain of 59 yards, he was able to contribute decisively to the 27:20 victory of his team over the Atlanta Falcons in the play-offs . The Los Angeles Rams could then be beaten again in the NFC Championship Game. The 28: 0 victory over the Rams, DuPree could achieve a touchdown in the game, but was opposed to a 35:31 defeat against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XIII . Despite a scored touchdown, DuPree could not prevent this.

DuPree stayed with the Cowboys for another five years and ended his career in 1983 .

Honors

Billy Joe DuPree is a member of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame . He played three times in the Pro Bowl and was voted All Pro three times . His college team added him to the all-time team .

Web links

source

  • Jens Plassmann: NFL - American Football. The game, the stars, the stories (= Rororo 9445 rororo Sport ), Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-499-19445-7
  • Peter Golenbock: Landry's Boys: An Oral History of a Team and an Era , Triumph Books, 2005, ISBN 1-617-49954-4
  • Brian Jensen, Troy Aikman : Where Have All Our Cowboys Gone , 2005, ISBN 1-461-63611-6

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annual statistics of the cowboys 1975
  2. ↑ Statistics NFC Championship Game 1975
  3. ↑ Statistics Super Bowl X
  4. ↑ Annual statistics of the Dallas Cowboys 1977
  5. ↑ Statistics play-off game Dallas Cowboys vs. Chicago Bears 1977
  6. ↑ Statistics NFC Championship Game 1977
  7. ↑ Statistics Super Bowl XII
  8. ↑ Statistics play-off game Dallas Cowboys vs. Atlanta Falcons 1978
  9. ^ Annual statistics of the Dallas Cowboys 1978
  10. ↑ Statistics NFC Championship Game 1978
  11. ↑ Statistics Super Bowl XIII
Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XII Champions


1 Efren Herrera  | 11 Danny White  | 12 Roger Staubach  | 18 Glenn Carano  | 20 Mel Renfro  | 21 Doug Dennison  | 25 Aaron Kyle  | 26 Preston Pearson  | 31 Benny Barnes  | 33 Tony Dorsett  | 35 Scott Laidlaw  | 36 Larry Brinson  | 41 Charlie Waters  | 42 Randy Hughes  | 43 Cliff Harris  | 44 Robert Newhouse  | 46 Mark Washington  | 50 DD Lewis  | 53 Bob Breunig  | 54 Randy White ( Co-MVP )  | 56 Thomas Henderson  | 57 Bruce Huther  | 58 Mike Hegman  | 59 Guy Brown  | 61 Jim Cooper  | 62 John Fitzgerald  | 63 Larry Cole  | 64 Tom Rafferty  | 65 Dave Stalls  | 66 Burton Lawless  | 67 Pat Donovan  | 68 Herbert Scott  | 70 Rayfield Wright  | 71 Andy Frederick  | 72 Ed "Too Tall" Jones  | 73 Ralph Neely  | 75 Jethro Pugh  | 77 Bill Gregory  | 79 Harvey Martin ( Co-MVP )  | 80 Tony Hill  | 83 Golden Richards  | 86 Butch Johnson  | 87 Jay Saldi  | 88 Drew Pearson  | 89 Billy Joe DuPree  | Head Coach: Tom Landry  | Coaches: Ermal Allen  | Mike Ditka  | Jim Myers  | Dan Reeves  | Gene Stallings  | Ernie Stautner  | Jerry Tubbs

personal data
SURNAME DuPree, Billy Joe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Monroe, Louisiana, USA