Gil Brandt, the Cowboys’ vice president of player personnel from their 1960 inception to 1988 and a Pro Football Hall of Famer, died Thursday morning, the team announced. He was 91.
“We are so deeply saddened by the passing of Gil Brandt–a true icon and pioneer of our sport,” Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said in a statement. “Gil was at the very core of the early success of the Dallas Cowboys and continued to serve as a great ambassador for the organization for decades beyond that.”
Brandt is widely credited with revolutionizing player evaluation in the NFL, helping Dallas win Super Bowls VI and XII in the 1971 and 1977 seasons.
