The countdown of the best players to wear their respective number for the Dallas Cowboys has landed on an all-timer. Today, fans celebrate the fact that it is 33 days until the Cowboys take the field in their regular season opener.
This means today is the day to look back on one of the greatest running backs ever to suit up for the franchise: Tony Dorsett.
He needs no introduction, but at the same time, it’s time for a new generation to learn the name.
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For eleven seasons, Tony Dorsett terrorized defenses out of the backfield for the Cowboys. A proud member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Dorsett’s list of career accolades is a long one. A four-time Pro Bowl selection, 1-time first-team All-Pro, and a Super Bowl champion.
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The former Pittsburgh college star also swept all of the 1977 Rookie of The Year awards.
Dorsett rushed for over 1,000 yards in eight different seasons for the Cowboys, doing it the first five seasons of his career before only appearing in nine games in 1982.
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The Cowboys legend called it a career after a lone season with the Denver Broncos in 1988.
Dorsett is rightfully held in high regard by the Dallas franchise and is a name that should never be forgotten, which is why when Cowboys fans think of the number 33, there’s only one name atop the list.
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Dallas Police Central Business District officers recovered 39 bags of crack cocaine during an arrest Tuesday.
The officers, working with the U.S. Marshal’s North Texas Fugitive Task Force, seized the drugs when they arrested 40-year-old Velisa Purvis, who was wanted on four outstanding felony warrants.
Officers spotted Purvis in the 1500 block of Garrett Avenue near Old East Dallas and took her into custody.
In addition to the cocaine, officers recovered two bags of suspected methamphetamine, drug packaging, money and marijuana.
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She now faces additional charges of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance between four grams and 200 grams and manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance between one and four grams for the crack cocaine, methamphetamine, currency, and individual packages with the intent to distribute.
DALLAS – The warm and muggy weather will give way to much cooler temperatures in the Dallas-Fort Worth area over the next few days.
Thursday Forecast
According to the FOX 4 Weather team, rain chances return on Thursday as a disturbance moves through the Plains.
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The best chance for showers and storms will be north of Interstate 20. There’s a marginal risk for severe storms for the areas northwest of DFW and along the Red River.
A southwest wind will also keep things very warm throughout the day. Expect highs to climb into the upper 70s to 80s. Wind gusts may reach as high as 25 to 30 mph.
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Weekend Forecast
The next cold front swings through on Friday afternoon. Ahead of it, there are rain chances, especially southeast of DFW.
Behind this front, noticeably colder air moves in for the weekend. Expect lows in the 30s and afternoon highs in the 50s.
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7-Day Forecast
A slow warm-up is expected heading into early next week.
The Source: The information in this story comes from FOX 4 Weather Meteorologist Ali Turiano’s weather report.
