The opening line so masterfully said by Jim Garrett in the Mothership’s “Deep Blue” documentary on Garrett’s life:
“The word is YEARN…Y.E.A.R.N. The dictionary says wish to achieve and what that means is THAT is what you want to do with your life.”
Nobody truly defined the word yearn more than Jim Garrett. His legacy in football isn’t often celebrated but it certainly should be. You can’t easily trace the impact he’s had in the sport of football because there isn’t a special wing in the Pro Football Hall of Fame for outstanding scouts. That’s what Garrett will be remembered for most as he scouted for the Dallas Cowboys from 1987 to 2004, but his legacy in football began before World War II even ended.
Cowboys scout Jim Garrett embodied the spirit of football we all came to love
