Cowboy Great Robert Newhouse Dies
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Robert Newhouse, who spent 12 years as a Dallas Cowboys running back, died Tuesday, according to multiple reports.
Newhouse, 64, suffered a stroke in August 2010, and heart disease led to his death, according to FOX4 in Dallas-Fort Worth. USA Today reported that he died at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., surrounded by family members.
Newhouse spent all of his NFL career with the Cowboys, from 1972 to 1983, mostly as a key cog at fullback. He rushed for 4,768 yards and 31 touchdowns on 1,160 carries, helping Dallas advance to three Super Bowls. Newhouse is fifth on the franchise’s career rushing list.
He was the first running back to throw a touchdown pass in the Super Bowl, connecting on a 29-yard fourth-quarter score to Golden Richards in Super Bowl XII as Dallas beat the Denver Broncos 27-10 on Jan. 16, 1978.
The Cowboys selected Newhouse in the second round (No. 35 overall) of the 1972 draft. Newhouse set the University of Houston single-season rushing record with 1,757 yards in 1971.
