Doomsday Defense

This defense was the backbone of the Cowboys' dynasty, which won two Super Bowls (VI, XII) and played in three more (V, X and XIII).

[1] In 1964, sports writer Gary Cartwright of the Dallas Morning News coined the phrase "Doomsday Defense".

[2] The Doomsday Defense is often recognized as having two different "generations," but different listings of players and time periods exist.

This defense was in part, responsible for the Cowboys being the first team to ever win three Super Bowls in a four-year span.

[6] Later linemen Harvey Martin and Randy White became the first (and only) teammates (co-MVPs) to win the award (XII).