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Date of Birth
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10-April-1938
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Place of Birth
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Mount Vernon
(Franklin County, Texas)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Joseph Don Meredith, don_meredith, Dandy Don
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Profession
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American football player, Announcer, Actor
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Joseph Don "Dandy Don" Meredith was an American football quarterback, sports commentator and actor. He spent all nine seasons of his professional playing career with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was named to the Pro Bowl in each of his last three years as a player. He subsequently became a color analyst for NFL telecasts from 1970–1984. As an original member of the Monday Night Football broadcast team on the American Broadcasting Company, he famously played the role of Howard Cosell's comic foil.
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