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Gil Brandt
Gilbert Harvey Brandt (March 5, 1932 – August 31, 2023) was an American professional football executive who was the vice president of player personnel in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys from 1960 to 1988. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019.
Gilbert Harvey Brandt was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 5, 1932. He attended North Division High School where he was a 150-pound starting defensive back. He also lettered in basketball and track.
Brandt enrolled at the University of Wisconsin, but left after two years.
Brandt worked as a photographer who specialized in newborn babies and was employed as a part-time scout for the Los Angeles Rams based on a recommendation by Elroy Hirsch. In 1958, he was hired as a full-time scout by the San Francisco 49ers.
Brandt served as the Dallas Cowboys' chief talent scout from the club's inception in 1960. He had served as a part-time scout for the Los Angeles Rams under general manager Tex Schramm in the 1950s. When Schramm took command of the newly formed Dallas franchise in 1960, Brandt was one of the first people he hired. Schramm, Brandt and Coach Tom Landry formed the triumvirate which guided the Cowboys for their first 29 years.
Brandt helped pioneer many of the scouting techniques used by NFL clubs today, such as:
He also made a reputation of acquiring high draft choices by making impactful trades, which were used to select players like Randy White, Ed "Too Tall" Jones, and Tony Dorsett.
Brandt was fired from the Cowboys on May 2, 1989 by new owner Jerry Jones, ostensibly in a cost-cutting move. Brandt's ouster completed a purge that began with Jones' purchase of the franchise just over nine weeks prior on February 25 and also resulted in Landry's firing and Schramm's resignation.
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Gil Brandt
Gilbert Harvey Brandt (March 5, 1932 – August 31, 2023) was an American professional football executive who was the vice president of player personnel in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys from 1960 to 1988. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019.
Gilbert Harvey Brandt was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 5, 1932. He attended North Division High School where he was a 150-pound starting defensive back. He also lettered in basketball and track.
Brandt enrolled at the University of Wisconsin, but left after two years.
Brandt worked as a photographer who specialized in newborn babies and was employed as a part-time scout for the Los Angeles Rams based on a recommendation by Elroy Hirsch. In 1958, he was hired as a full-time scout by the San Francisco 49ers.
Brandt served as the Dallas Cowboys' chief talent scout from the club's inception in 1960. He had served as a part-time scout for the Los Angeles Rams under general manager Tex Schramm in the 1950s. When Schramm took command of the newly formed Dallas franchise in 1960, Brandt was one of the first people he hired. Schramm, Brandt and Coach Tom Landry formed the triumvirate which guided the Cowboys for their first 29 years.
Brandt helped pioneer many of the scouting techniques used by NFL clubs today, such as:
He also made a reputation of acquiring high draft choices by making impactful trades, which were used to select players like Randy White, Ed "Too Tall" Jones, and Tony Dorsett.
Brandt was fired from the Cowboys on May 2, 1989 by new owner Jerry Jones, ostensibly in a cost-cutting move. Brandt's ouster completed a purge that began with Jones' purchase of the franchise just over nine weeks prior on February 25 and also resulted in Landry's firing and Schramm's resignation.