Gil Brandt served as the Dallas Cowboys VP of player personnel from 1960-1989. Along with coach Tom Landry and general manager Tex Schramm he helped the Cowboys get to five Super Bowls including World Championships in 1971 & 1977. He helped pioneer scouting techniques that are still used today, including computer analysis. Brandt was among the first to identify athletes from other sports -- Bob Hayes (track), Cornell Green (basketball), Toni Fritsch (soccer) -- with football potential. Adept at finding free agent rookies with star quality (Cliff Harris, Drew Pearson & Everson Walls). Brandt is also credited with originating the philosophy of drafting the "best athlete available" rather than a team's positional need. Along with Tex Schramm, Brandt, in 1985 he is credited with the idea of having the NFL’s scouting combine in one location. He worked as an analyst and handled player invitations to the NFL Draft. Brandt was also a contributor for NFL.com and a radio host on Sirius XM NFL Radio. He was inducted into the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor in 2018, the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019 and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.