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Images: Don Meredith, 1938-2010

Cowboys' QB, 'MNF' founder Meredith dies after brain hemorrhage

This Dec. 14, 1967, file photo shows Dallas Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith, in Dallas. ASSOCIATED PRESS
This Jan. 5, 1969, file photo shows Dallas Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith (17) running for 7-yards in the second quarter of an NFL playoff game, as Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Gary Larsen (77) prepares to make the tackle, in Miami. ASSOCIATED PRESS
This Jan. 1972, photo provided by ABC, shows, from left, Don Meredith, Howard Cosell and Frank Gifford. Meredith, one of the most recognizable figures of the early Dallas Cowboys and an original member of ABC’s “Monday Night Football” broadcast team, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, in Santa Fe, N.M., He was 72. ASSOCIATED PRESS
This 1976 photo provided by NBC shows Jennifer Warren and Don Meredith in a scene from “Banjo Hackett.” In addition to his broadcasting career, Meredith appeared in several TV shows and movies after his playing career ended. ASSOCIATED PRESS
This Aug. 31, 2002, file photo shows former Dallas Cowboys and Southern Methodist University quarterback Don Meredith walking out for the coin toss before the Navy-SMU football game in Dallas. ASSOCIATED PRESS
This undated image shows Don Meredith hugging former Detroit Lions quarterback Bobby Layne. AP Photo/Dallas Morning News, File
This Sept. 1980, photo provided by American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. shows ABC Monday Night Football commentators, from left, Don Meredith, Howard Cosell and Frank Gifford. ASSOCIATED PRESS
This 1966 handout provided by the NFL shows Dallas Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith. ASSOCIATED PRESS
This Nov. 3, 2003, photo shows former Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks, from left; Don Meredith, Craig Morton, Troy Aikman, Roger Staubach, and Danny White, at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. AP Photo/Dallas Morning News, Vernon Bryant
This Nov. 20, 1973, photo provided by ABC-TV shows, from left, Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell and Don Meredith. ASSOCIATED PRESS
This Sept. 21, 2001, photo shows former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith, left, greeting former Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach during a reception in Dallas, Texas. AP Photo/Dallas Morning News, Brad Townsend
This photo made Oct. 28, 2009, shows Don Meredith and his wife, Susan, in Santa Fe, N.M. AP Photo/Dallas Morning News, Brad Townsend
This Oct. 29, 1964, file photo shows Dallas Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith, in Dallas. ASSOCIATED PRESS
This Nov. 20, 1973, file photo shows, from left, Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell and Don Meredith, before the start of their ABC-TV football telecast, in Atlanta, Georgia. ASSOCIATED PRESS
This July 24, 1974, file photo shows Don Meredith. ASSOCIATED PRESS
This undated handout provided by the NFL shows Dallas Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith. ASSOCIATED PRESS
This 1966 handout provided by the NFL shows Dallas Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith. ASSOCIATED PRESS
This Oct. 18, 2008, handout provided by Southern Methodist University shows photos shows former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith posing for a photo after the university retired Meredith’s jersey during the halftime of the football game against Houston, in Dallas. ASSOCIATED PRESS