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


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About Don Meredith

  • 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.

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