Don Meredith

Joseph Donald Meredith, nicknamed "Dandy Don" was an American football player, sports commentator, and actor who played quarterback for nine seasons with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the SMU Mustangs, and was selected by the Cowboys 32nd overall in the 1960 NFL Draft. He was the second starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, following Eddie LeBaron, and is the first major franchise quarterback in Cowboys history. Under the mentorship of head coach Tom Landry, Meredith led the Cowboys to three-straight postseason appearances from the 1966 to 1968 seasons, including back-to-back NFL Championship Game appearances in the 1966 and 1967 seasons. He was selected a second-team All-Pro in 1966 and made three-straight Pro Bowls from 1966 to 1968.

10 April 1938

Born on the same birth day (10 April): Alfred Kubin • Andile Jali • Andy Ram • Bella Akhmadulina • Brad William Henke • Daisy Ridley • David A. Adler • David Harbour • David Obua • Frances Perkins • Hayley Westenra • John Whitehurst • Katrina Leskanich • René Lepage de Sainte-Claire • Sheb Wooley

Born in the same month (April 1938): Alain Caron (ice hockey) • Doug Lewis (politician) • Duane Eddy • Eszter Tamási • Gary Collins (actor) • Hso Khan Pha • Jerry Brown • Juraj Jakubisko • Larry Niven • Mal Colston • Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs • Michael Deaver • Roger Boisjoly • Ronald H. Miller