Former Cowboys RB Robert Newhouse dies at 64

[TexasTowelie]

Robert Newhouse, the former standout fullback who played in three Super Bowls for the Cowboys, died Tuesday after an extended battle with heart disease.

He was 64. Newhouse died at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., with his immediate family by his side. Newhouse, who suffered a stroke in the summer of 2010, had been at the Mayo Clinic the last few months. Arrangements for a funeral in Dallas are pending.

“The mental picture everyone had of Robert Newhouse of going for that last yard was absolutely everything he did. He fought until the very end,” said his son, Roddrick. “He would not quit.”

Newhouse is also survived by his wife, Nancy; twin daughters, Dawnyel and Shawntel; and another son, Reggie, who played receiver for the Arizona Cardinals in 2004 and 2005.

-snip-

Newhouse played in three Super Bowls for the Cowboys in the 1970s. He helped them beat Denver in Super Bowl XII, with his most-famous play coming in the fourth quarter. Newhouse became the first running back to throw a touchdown pass in a Super Bowl when he fired a 29-yard scoring strike to Golden Richards on a halfback pass to put the game away.

More at http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-cowboys/headlines/20140722-robert-newhouse---whom-drew-pearson-calls-1-of-toughest-cowboys---dies-at-64.ece .

[joeybee12]

1. 64 is way too young...RIP

[madinmaryland]

2. Rest in Peace.

I remember that play, as I am sure, El Supremo does.

The man was nearly impossible to stop with his low center of gravity.

[El Supremo]

3. Those were the days!

[madinmaryland]

4. Absolutely. I remember that game like it was yesterday.

I loved the way Newhouse played the game. He didn't gain a lot of yards, but when there was a short yard situation, he always seemed to get the call and get the yard or two needed.