How does it feel to see your name among the Cowboys greats in Texas Stadium’s Ring of Honor? What was it like to be recruited by professional scouts? What happened to the guy that hooked Randy White in the back with a wayward fishhook? How did legendary coach Tom Landry motivate his players? How did a waterbed and transcendental meditation help Cliff Harris gain an edge over his opponents?

Replete with memories from his college days at Ouachita Baptist and then as a member of the Dallas Cowboys during the “America’s Team” era, Cliff answers those questions and more in Captain Crash and the Dallas Cowboys. Read about his teammates, his coach, his enemies, training secrets, Super Bowls—of which Cliff played in five, winning two—Pro Bowls, motorcycles, and motorboats.

In this, his second book, Cliff takes us on the wild ride that was his life as a Cowboy free safety and how he got there in the first place. From being “too small” for football in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to playing for a small college and somehow managing to attract the attention of Cowboys scout Gil Brandt, to a disastrous Super Bowl XIII game in which nothing went right for the ’Boys, Cliff remembers the obstacles that could have prevented his decade in silver and blue and all the humorous moments along the way to becoming Captain Crash and the Dallas Cowboys.

 


 
Tales from the Dallas Cowboys is a fascinating and fun look at the inner workings of one of the most beloved teams of all times—stories that have never before been told about America’s Team. From what really happened during Franco Harris’ TD run up the middle in Super Bowl XII to Coach Tom Landry's suggestions on pre-game meals this book is a hilarious and unique collection of stories spanning nearly two decades of Cowboys history, told by one of the NFL’s most famous duos, All-Pro twin safeties, Cliff Harris and Charlie Waters.

They share with you their memories of the 1970s and ’80s—from being rookies out of Ouachita Baptist University and Clemson to playing in an unprecedented five Super Bowl appearances. Their stories involve familiar faces, both famous and infamous, such as Bob Lilly, Drew Pearson, Roger Staubach and Clint Longley, salty veterans such as Walt Garrison, Cornell Green, Ralph Neely, Jethro Pugh and Craig Morton and legendary foes like Terry Bradshaw, Bart Starr, Lynn Swann, Charley Taylor, Earl Campbell, Joe Theisman, Walter Payton, Billy Kilmer and Jim Hart.

Charlie’s and Cliff’s experiences span two different eras and mentalities—from the hardcore, blood-and-guts players like Lee Roy Jordan, Chuck Howley and D. D. Lewis to the flamboyant players like Butch “California Quake” Johnson and Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson. And, they also teamed with the likes of the “Dirty Dozen” 1975 draft, led by Randy “The Manster” White. Read what made their legendary coach, Tom Landry, tick and see his actual game plans, with explanations of how they worked from the guys that put them into action.

Cliff Harris and Charlie Waters never lost sight of how much fun it was to play in the NFL—especially for the Dallas Cowboys—and they share that fun with you in Tales from the Dallas Cowboys.