Dallas Cowboys to Add Ring of Honor Member; Drew Pearson, Darren Woodson Likely Candidates

The Dallas Cowboys will add another member to the team’s infamous Ring of Honor this year. At the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, Cowboys team owner and general manager Jerry Jones said the Cowboys would indeed add someone to the Ring of Honor, but would not reveal who it is, saying, “We’d like to make that announcement later.”

Of course, most have speculated the new member will be former Dallas cornerback Deion Sanders, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday. However, Jones did confirm that Sanders would not be the one added to the Ring of Honor in 2011.

Possible candidates from the Tom Landry era include players like receiver Drew Pearson. Best known for his Hail Mary catch against the Minnesota Vikings in the 1975 NFC playoffs, Pearson was a four-time All-Pro, three-time Pro Bowler and was named to the NFL 1970s All-Decade Team.

Although Pearson is well-deserving of the honor, there are also several players who played for Dallas after Jones purchased the team in 1989 who also have a strong case. Safety Darren Woodson was the last Dallas player from the Super Bowl years of the 1990s to retire, playing from 1992 to 2004. Woodson was a five-time Pro Bowler and four-time All-Pro. Woodson is the second most-likely candidate to be inducted into the Cowboys Ring of Honor.