When former backup quarterback Jason Garrett was given the official title as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys after spending part of the 2010 season as an interim replacement for Wade Phillips, he became the first former player of the historic franchise to be given the helm of America’s Team.
Seven men had preceded Garrett as the Cowboys’ head coach before his first official season in 2011. And after a near decade in the position, only the great Tom Landry has held the post longer. Of course, Landry spent 29 years as the head coach of America’s Team.