| | Dallas Cowboy Books: Children's Books |
| | I. Team histories |
| | 1. 1974 May, Julian. The Dallas Cowboys: Super Bowl Champions. Mankato, MN: Creative Education (OP). |
| | 2. 1977(*) May, Julian. The Dallas Cowboys: Super Bowl Champions. Mankato, MN: Creative Education. Update of her 1974 book (OP)(X). |
| | 3. 1980(*) May, Julian. The Dallas Cowboys: The NFL Today. Mankato, MN: Creative Education. Update of her 1977 book (OP)(X). |
| | 4. 1986(*) Rothaus, James R. The Dallas Cowboys. Mankato, MN: Creative Education (OP). |
| | 5. 1990 Calamera, Brenda. Dallas Cowboys. Mankato, MN: Creative Education. |
| | 6. 1995 Italia, Bob. Dallas Cowboys: Inside the NFL. Edina, MN: Abdo & Daughters. |
| | 7. 1997 Lace, William. The Dallas Cowboys Football Team: Great Sports Teams. Springfield, NJ: Enslow Publishers. |
| | 8. 1997 Lovitt, Chip. The Dallas Cowboys: The NFL Today. Mankato, MN: Creative Education. |
| | ** 2001 Nichols, John. The Dallas Cowboys: The NFL Today. Mankato, MN: Creative Education |
| | II. Season Reviews |
| | 1. 1993 Italia, Bob. Dallas Cowboys: 1993 Super Bowl Champions. Edina, MN: Abdo & Daughters. Game-by-game review of 1992 season. |
| | 2. 1994 Italia, Bob. Dallas Cowboys: 1994 Super Bowl Champions. Edina, MN: Abdo & Daughters. |
| | III. Player biographies |
| | A. Roger Staubach |
| | 1. 1972 Gergen, Joe. Roger Staubach of the Dallas Cowboys. NY: Scholastic Books (OP)(P). |
| | 2. 1973(*) Burchard, Marshall & Sue. Sports Hero: Roger Staubach. NY: GP Putnam's Sons (OP)(X). |
| | 3. 1973 Gault, Clare & Frank. Four Stars from the World of Sports: Henry Aaron, Roger Staubach, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bobby Orr. NY: Walker (OP)(P). |
| | 4. 1974(*) Smith, Jay H. Roger Staubach. Mankato, MN: Creative Ed. (OP). |
| | 5. 1974 Sullivan, George. Roger Staubach: A Special Kind of Quarterback. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons (OP). |
| | B. Tony Dorsett |
| | 1. 1978 Burchard, S. H. Sports Star: Tony Dorsett. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (OP)(P). |
| | 2. 1978 Musick, Phil. The Tony Dorsett Story. Short Hills, NJ: Ridley Enslow (OP). |
| | 3. 1980(*) Biddle, Marcia. Tony Dorsett. NY: Julian Messner (OP). |
| | 4. 1984 Conrad, Dick. Sports Stars: Tony Dorsett -- From Heisman to Super Bowl in One Year. Chicago: Children's Press (OP)(P). |
| | C. Troy Aikman |
| | 1. 1994 Brenner, Richard. Troy Aikman / Steve Young. Syosset, NY: East End Pub. (OP)(P). |
| | 2. 1994 Dippold, Joel. Troy Aikman: Quick Draw Quarterback. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications (P). |
| | 3. 1994 Green, Carl. Sports Headliners: Troy Aikman. NY: Crestwood House. |
| | 4. 1994(*) O'Malley, Edward R. Dr. O's Colorstars NFL: Jim Kelly, Dan Marino, Troy Aikman. NY: Horus North America. |
| | 5. 1995 Aikman, Troy with Greg Brown. Things Change. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. |
| | 6. 1995 Macnow, Glen. Sports Great: Troy Aikman. Springfield, NJ: Enslow |
| | 7. 1995 Stein, R. Conrad. Sports Stars: Troy Aikman -- All-American Quarterback. Chicago: Children's Press (P). |
| | 8. 1996 Aikman, Troy with Greg Brown. Los Cosas Cambian. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. Spanish version of Things Change (P). |
| | 9. 1996 Gutman, Bill. Troy Aikman: Super Quarterback. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press. |
| | 10. 1996 Levine, David. Head-to-Head Football: Troy Aikman and Steve Young. NY: Sports Illustrated for Kids. |
| | 11. 1996 Rosenblatt, Richard. Football Legends: Troy Aikman. New York: Chelsea House. |
| | 12. 1997(*) Joseph, Paul. Awesome Athletes: Troy Aikman. Edina, MN: Abdo & Daughters. |
| | 13. 1997 Kramer, S.A. Football Stars: Sanders, Aikman, Rice, Sanders. New York: Grossett & Dunlap. |
| | 14. 1997 Spiros, Dean. Sports Reports: Troy Aikman -- Star Quarterback. Springfield, NJ: Enslow. |
| | 15. 1997 Sports Publishing, Inc. 101 Little Known Facts about . . . Troy Aikman. Champaign, IL: Sagamore Publishing. |
| | D. Emmitt Smith |
| | 1. 1994 Cox, Ted. Emmitt Smith: Finding Daylight. Chicago: Children's Press (P). |
| | 2. 1994(*) O'Malley, Edward R. Dr. O's Colorstars NFL: Emmitt Smith, John Elway, Jerry Rice. NY: Horus North America. |
| | 3. 1995 Ellenport, Craig. Head to Head Football: Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders. New York: Bantam Books. Two bios in a single book; not a direct comparison, despite the title (P). |
| | 4. 1995 Gutman, Bill. Emmitt Smith: NFL Super Runner. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press (P). |
| | 5. 1996 Hirshberg, Daniel. Football Legends: Emmitt Smith. New York: Chelsea House. |
| | 6. 1996 Savage, Jeff. Sports Reports: Emmitt Smith -- Star Running Back. Springfield, NJ: Enslow. |
| | 7. 1996 Stewart, Mark. Grolier All-Pro Biographies: Emmitt Smith. New York: Children's Press. |
| | 8. 1997 Christopher, Matt. On the Field with . . . Emmitt Smith. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. (P) |
| | 9. 1997(*) Joseph, Paul. Awesome Athletes: Emmitt Smith. Edina, MN: Abdo & Daughters. |
| | 10. 1997 Rambeck, Richard. Emmitt Smith. Chanhassen, MN: Child's World. |
| | 11. 1997 Thornley, Stew. Emmitt Smith: Relentless Rusher. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications (P). |
| | 12. 1998(*) Grabowski, John. Sports Great: Emmitt Smith. Springfield, NJ: Enslow. |
| | 13. 2004(*) Gatto, Kimberly A. Emmitt Smith: Star of Sport. Greenhaven Press. |
| | E. Deion Sanders |
| | 1. 1996 Chadwick, Bruce. Football Legends: Deion Sanders. New York: Chelsea House. |
| | 2. 1996 Harvey, Miles. Sports Stars: Deion Sanders -- Prime Time. NY: Children's Press. |
| | 3. 1996 Savage, Jeff. Sports Reports: Deion Sanders -- Star Athlete. Springfield, NJ: Enslow. |
| | 4. 1997 Gutman, Bill. Deion Sanders: Mr. Prime Time. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press. |
| | 5. 1997 Thornley, Stew. Deion Sanders: Prime Time Player. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications. Revised edition of the '93 book (see below) (P). |
| | F. Other Player Biographies |
| | 1. 1971 Lipman, David & Ed Wilks. The Speed King: Bob Hayes of the Dallas Cowboys. Putnam (OP). |
| | 2. 1983 Buck, Ray. Sports Stars: Danny White -- The Kicking Quarterback. Chicago: Children's Press (OP)(P). |
| | 3. 1990 Benagh, Jim. Sports Greats: Herschel Walker. Hillside, NJ: Enslow. |
| | 4. 1997 Rosenblatt, Richard. Football Legends: Michael Irvin. Philadelphia: Chelsea House. |
| | 5. 1997(*) Stewart, Mark. Grolier All Sports Biographies: Michael Irvin. New York: Children's Press. |
| | IV. Comics |
| | 1. 1973 Zeoli, Billy & Al Hartley. Tom Landry and the Dallas Cowboys. Old Tappan, NJ: Spire Christian Comics (OP)(P). |
| | 2. 1982 Lee, Stan. Spider-Man and the Hulk: Southwest Showdown! NY: Marvel Comics. Advertising supplement to the Dallas Times Herald (OP)(P). |
| | 3. 1983 Kraft, David Anthony. Spider-Man and the Dallas Cowboys: "Danger in Dallas". NY: Marvel Comics. Ad supplement to DTH (OP)(P). |
| | 4. 1993 Hedge, Richard & Leonard Kirk. Sports Superstars: Deion Sanders. #13. San Diego: Revolutionary Comics. Cover's Deion's baseball and Atlanta Falcons career (P). |
| | V. Other |
| | 1. 1969 Matts, Tom, ed. Bob Lilly's All-Pro Football Fundamentals. Dallas: Sports Underwriters. Conditioning drills featuring HOFer Bob Lilly, former defensive tackle (OP)(P). |
| | 2. 1982 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Coloring Book. Dallas: Transmedia, Inc. 20p coloring book, with color covers and a letter from Suzanne Mitchell, former director of the DCC (OP)(P). |
| | 3. 1992 D'Andrea, Joseph C. If I Were A Dallas Cowboy. Akron, OH: Picture Me Books (P). |
| | VI. Indirectly Related |
| | A. Herschel Walker |
| | 1. 1983(*) Cromartie, Bill. There Goes Herschel. NY: Leisure Press. Written before joining the Cowboys (OP). |
| | 2. 1983(*) Gelfand, Howard. Herschel Walker. Mankato, MN: Creative Education (OP). |
| | 3. 1983 Prugh, Jeff. Herschel Walker: From the Georgia Backwoods and the Heisman Trophy to the Pros. NY: Random House. Written during his USFL days (P). |
| | 4. 1984(*) Burchard, S. H. Sports Star: Herschel Walker. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Written after his 1st yr in the USFL (OP)(X). |
| | B. Deion Sanders |
| | 1. 1993 Thornley, Stew. The Achievers: Deion Sanders -- Prime Time Player. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications. Written before Deion was a Cowboy. |
| | 2. 1994 Green, Carl & Roxanne Ford. Sports Headliners: Deion Sanders. NY: Crestwood House. Written while still with the Falcons. |
| | 3. 1995 Klein, Aaron. Deion Sanders: This is Prime Time. New York: Walker and Company. Written while Deion was a 'Niner. |
| | VII. Super Bowl |
| | 1. 1983 Rambeck, Richard. Super Bowl X: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys. Mankato, MN: Creative Education (OP). |
| | 2. 1983(*) Rambeck, Richard. Super Bowl XII: Dallas Cowboys vs. Denver Broncos. Mankato, MN: Creative Education (OP). |
| | 3. 1983(*) Rambeck, Richard. Super Bowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys. Mankato, MN: Creative Education (OP)(X). |
| | 4. 1983(*) Rowland, Al. Super Bowl V: Baltimore Colts vs. Dallas Cowboys. Mankato, MN: Creative Education (OP)(X). |
| | 5. 1983(*) Rowland, Al. Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys vs Miami Dolphins. Mankato, MN: Creative Education (OP)(X). |
| | VIII. Fiction |
| | 1. 1986 Kuskin, Karla. The Dallas Titans Get Ready for Bed. NY: Harper Collins (P). |
| | 2. 1996 Buckley, James. The Lost Cowboy Ghost (NFL Adventures). Scholastic Paperbacks. Mystery tale that includes Troy, Emmitt and Deion (P). |
| | 3. 1996 Sampson, Michael. The Football That Won . . .. New York: Holt. Poem about a fictional Dallas/KC Super Bowl (the Cowboys win!). |
| | 4. 1998(*) Alter, Judy. Haley Goes to Camp. Arlington, TX: Summit Group. First in a series about a young girl wanting to be a Junior Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader. [I don't belive this book was ever published; some search engines list the title as Haley Goes to Camp: The Junior Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Collection, authored by Charlotte Anderson; I've never found a copy of this book in ten years of searching] |
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| | If any reader has a copy of titles I am missing (indicated by *), please let me know . |
| | Notations: |
| | L-large format (i.e., "coffee-table" size); P-paperback; OP-out of print; (*)-books I'm still looking for (I have photocopies of some of these, indicated by an (X)). |
| | Copyright © 1995, 2008, Fred Goodwin. All rights reserved. Revised February 20, 1999 |