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DALLILLY—

Bob Lilly

Retired

Dallas Cowboys · DT-DE

Bob Lilly recorded 71 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

9

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

71

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Bob Lilly's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
VI
DALLASCOWBOYS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 16, 1972

Dallas Cowboys vs Miami Dolphins

Super Bowl VI · Jan 16, 1972

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
V
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 17, 1971

Indianapolis Colts vs Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl V · Jan 17, 1971

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1971
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 2, 1972

San Francisco 49ers vs Dallas Cowboys

Conference Championship · Jan 2, 1972

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1970
DALLASCOWBOYS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 3, 1971

Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 3, 1971

0 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1973
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DALLASCOWBOYS
DEC 23, 1973

Los Angeles Rams vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Dec 23, 1973

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Bob Lilly's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 sack

Super Bowl
VI
DALLASCOWBOYS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 16, 1972

Dallas Cowboys vs Miami Dolphins

Super Bowl VI · Jan 16, 1972

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1965
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 7, 1965

San Francisco 49ers vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 7, 1965

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Bob Lilly's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1965

01
DALLILLY—Bob Lilly
DALMEREDITH—Don Meredith
DALPERKINS—Don Perkins

Landry installs the flex defense

Dallas Cowboys · The expansion Cowboys

Dallas began without a win but patiently built around Landry's systems and Lilly's dominance until the roster was ready to contend.

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Franchise era

1966–1979

02
DALLILLY—Bob Lilly
DALSTAUBACH12Roger Staubach
DALWHITE54Randy White

Staubach and the Doomsday Defense

Dallas Cowboys · America's Team

The Cowboys posted twenty consecutive winning seasons, reached five Super Bowls in the decade and won two behind Landry's preparation and Staubach's late-game poise.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons71 career gamesCollege: TCU9 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 7, 1965Most recent: Dec 14, 1974

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history