The Dallas Cowboys were building a dynasty during the early 1990s, so scouting was critical. Jimmy Johnson received much credit for spotting talent, but others were obviously very involved.
Anyone remember who was the director of scouting in the early 1990s?
Several would probably say Larry Lacewell, who served from 1992 to 2004. In fact, on May 19, 1992, reports surfaced that the team was recruiting Lacewell, who had been the head coach at Arkansas State and who was serving as defensive coordinator at the University of Tennessee. He had worked with Johnson at Oklahoma State.
Before Lacewell was Dick Mansperger, who had been with the Cowboys from 1972 to 1976, then with the Seahawks from 1976 to 1983, then again with the Cowboys.