Don Parcells memory lives on as Dallas Cowboys' No. 31 made the game's biggest play
Todd Archer: 31 evokes number of emotions
Earlier Monday, Parcells drove to Short Hills, N.J., for his brother's funeral. Don Parcells was 62. He died last Wednesday after a fight with brain cancer he had won one time before. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and was awarded the Purple Heart. He attended West Point and played running back and defensive back.
He wore No. 31. Maybe Parcells flashed back to his Oradell, N.J., neighborhood and the times he played sports with his brothers, Don and Doug. On Monday, the Cowboys' No. 31 made the game's biggest play, if not the season's biggest play. Williams intercepted a McNabb pass and ran 46 yards for the touchdown with 2:43 remaining, finishing an improbable comeback for the Cowboys, a 21-20 win against the Eagles. "Maybe that was his brother in me," Williams said, "telling Coach Parcells that everything was OK."
Earlier Monday, Parcells drove to Short Hills, N.J., for his brother's funeral. Don Parcells was 62. He died last Wednesday after a fight with brain cancer he had won one time before. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and was awarded the Purple Heart. He attended West Point and played running back and defensive back.
He wore No. 31. Maybe Parcells flashed back to his Oradell, N.J., neighborhood and the times he played sports with his brothers, Don and Doug. On Monday, the Cowboys' No. 31 made the game's biggest play, if not the season's biggest play. Williams intercepted a McNabb pass and ran 46 yards for the touchdown with 2:43 remaining, finishing an improbable comeback for the Cowboys, a 21-20 win against the Eagles. "Maybe that was his brother in me," Williams said, "telling Coach Parcells that everything was OK."
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