Don Meredith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Don Meredith

American football player, television sportscaster

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1938

Place of Birth: Mount Vernon, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 05-Dec-2010

Profession: actor, television presenter, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Joseph "Dandy" Don Meredith (April 10, 1938 – December 5, 2010) was an American football quarterback, sports commentator and actor.
He spent all nine seasons of his professional playing career (1960–1968) with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).
He was named to the Pro Bowl in each of his last three years as a player.
He subsequently became a color analyst for NFL telecasts from 1970–1984.
As an original member of the Monday Night Football broadcast team on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), he famously played the role of Howard Cosell's comic foil.
Meredith was also an actor who appeared in a dozen films and in seven major television shows, some of which had him as the main starring actor.
He is probably familiar to television audiences as Bert Jameson, a recurring role he had in Police Story.