The Dallas Cowboys were innovators in the universe of professional football.
They scouted the small black colleges and picked plums such as Ed “Too Tall” Jones, Everson Walls, Nate Newton, Harvey Martin, Bullet Bob Hayes and Rayfield Wright. This franchise was the first to place wind socks on goal posts in order to tell which direction the wind was blowing and to some degree, how hard it was blowing. They were the first to use computers to input information on players.
The first Player Personnel Director position was with the Cowboys. They were the first to have their offensive linemen wear protective knee braces and the first team to hire team dietitians.