RIP Gil Brandt (Dallas Cowboys)

[Gregg]

Dallas Cowboys on X: "The #DallasCowboys mourn the loss of Cowboys legend and NFL pioneer, Gil Brandt, who passed away at the age of 91 on Thursday morning. Full statement from Jerry Jones here ⤵️ https://t.co/dCyHFIMGSo" / X (twitter.com)

[boyst]

he was very insightful to listen to even until the end. on sirius he was still insightful for historical reference as the game ahd passed him by.

 

 

[Charles Romes]

A legendary innovator of the game, is what it amounts to. 

[Mark Vader]

RIP, Sir.

 

Is he in the Hall of Fame?

[Beast]

Loved listening to him.

[NewEra]

Sad.  Still listened to him on Sirius. His content was lacking in todays nfl but I always listened with an open mind and much respect.

 

RIP legend 

[teef]

the godfather!  bummer.  he was awesome.

[BuffaloBill]

Huge presence in the league.  May he R.I.P.

[Matt_In_NH]

10 minutes ago, NewEra said:

Sad.  Still listened to him on Sirius. His content was lacking in todays nfl but I always listened with an open mind and much respect.

 

RIP legend 

I had not heard him since last year, not listened to the Sirius channel as much recently but I liked his wisdom and honestly his kindness....he new the game was competitive but everyone is a human.  He always knew peoples hometowns which was sort of annoying but also impressive when he would throw out some other town you never heard of without looking it up.

[RyanC883]

Yikes.  Didn't realize he was that old.  Loved reading his stuff on the NFL app and other places.  RIP.  

[Tipster19]

I don’t know of 1 person who had more knowledge about the NFL than Gil Brandt. He truly is an icon and is irreplaceable. Rip Gil, thanks for all your contributions and insights.

[SoonerBillsFan]

1 hour ago, Gregg said:

Dallas Cowboys on X: "The #DallasCowboys mourn the loss of Cowboys legend and NFL pioneer, Gil Brandt, who passed away at the age of 91 on Thursday morning. Full statement from Jerry Jones here ⤵️ https://t.co/dCyHFIMGSo" / X (twitter.com)

RIP to the "Godfather"

[BuffaloBillyG]

1 hour ago, Mark Vader said:

RIP, Sir.

 

Is he in the Hall of Fame?

Class of 2019, I believe.

[947]

I listened to him all the time on Sirius radio back 15+ years ago, his knowledge was incredible. Haven't heard him in years, but glad to hear he was still doing his thing into his 90s.

[eball]

An absolute legend and NFL pioneer.  RIP, Mr. Brandt.

 

[Saxum]

4 hours ago, Mark Vader said:

RIP, Sir.

 

Is he in the Hall of Fame?

 

Contributor

GIL BRANDT

Class of 2019

 

https://apnews.com/article/dallas-cowboys-gil-brandt-obituary-270891c7967fe5dba9f4a2912d9b01e3

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DALLAS (AP) — Gil Brandt, overshadowed by coach Tom Landry and general manager Tex Schramm as part of the trio that built the Dallas Cowboys into “America’s Team” in the 1970s, has died. He was 91.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Brandt died Thursday morning. No cause of death was given, but Brandt had been in declining health in recent years.

Brandt was the player personnel director alongside the stoic, fedora-wearing Landry and media-savvy Schramm, but had to wait almost 30 years longer to get into the Hall of Fame.

By the time Brandt was enshrined as a contributor, it was as much for his ability to remain involved in the NFL by adapting to the social media age as for the innovation the Cowboys brought to the draft process with computers in the early 1960s.

 

 

 

[HOUSE]

This is pretty sad, RIP

[Let's Go Buffalo]

RIP, Mr. Brandt. Thoughts and prayers for the family. Man, time flies by. 

[QLBillsFan]

At one point even as recent as let’s say 10 years ago, he would predict the draft. Meaning very few of the guys he identified would not get drafted. He was part of the science of drafting .. even as it’s still unpredictable. Years ago the misses were big and the process was a wildly  underwhelming. 
 

He was an innovator and had a huge impact. “Is what it amounts to”.. a previous poster nailed his classic phrase. 

[oldmanfan]

Another legend gone.  Sad to hear.