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Abilene Reporter News: For ‘Mr. Cowboy' Bob Lilly, it all started in Throckmorton
By Sam Waller
Bob Lilly's list of football achievements is long, distinguished and well documented.
Widely regarded as one of the best defensive linemen to ever play the game, it's hard to argue with a resume that includes the following:
n Two-time all-Southwest Conference (1959-60) and consensus All-American (1960) selection at TCU, where he helped the Horned Frogs to a pair of SWC titles, two bowl appearances and two top-10 finishes.
n Becoming the first player drafted by the Dallas Cowboys as well as the first enshrined in the team's Ring of Honor and the first inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame to spend his entire career with the team.
n NFL Rookie of the Year honors, seven All-Pro seasons, 11 Pro Bowl selections and two Super Bowl appearances in a 14-year professional career.
But for Lilly, who will be inducted into the Big Country Sports Hall of Fame on Monday, none of it would have been possible without the upbringing he received in his hometown of Throckmorton.
By Sam Waller
Bob Lilly's list of football achievements is long, distinguished and well documented.
Widely regarded as one of the best defensive linemen to ever play the game, it's hard to argue with a resume that includes the following:
n Two-time all-Southwest Conference (1959-60) and consensus All-American (1960) selection at TCU, where he helped the Horned Frogs to a pair of SWC titles, two bowl appearances and two top-10 finishes.
n Becoming the first player drafted by the Dallas Cowboys as well as the first enshrined in the team's Ring of Honor and the first inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame to spend his entire career with the team.
n NFL Rookie of the Year honors, seven All-Pro seasons, 11 Pro Bowl selections and two Super Bowl appearances in a 14-year professional career.
But for Lilly, who will be inducted into the Big Country Sports Hall of Fame on Monday, none of it would have been possible without the upbringing he received in his hometown of Throckmorton.
