IRVING, Texas – Jason Witten can't remember if it was assigned seating or just good fortune now. But as he sat down for dinner at AT&T Stadium after a practice that a number of Dallas Cowboys alumni attended a couple of years ago he was shoulder to shoulder with Mr. Cowboy, Bob Lilly.
Over the years, they have gotten to know each other. Witten has won the Bob Lilly Award, voted on by fans for sportsmanship, dedication, leadership and achievement, four times in his career.
Lilly joked how he has seen Witten's family grow over the years in which he has won the award, from just his wife, Michelle, in 2004, to the additions of his sons, C.