We’re counting down to the season opener (Day 84) with some Cowboys history
We’re counting down the days until the Dallas Cowboys battle the Philadelphia Eagles in the season opener of the 2025 NFL season. To pass the time and mark the days, we’re running through 100 Days of Cowboys. So sit back and enjoy some Cowboys history while we countdown to football.
Today – number 84.
Blaine Nye
Born: March 29, 1946. Ogden, Utah
Position: Offensive Guard
Dallas Cowboys: 1968-1976
Awards: Super Bowl champion- VI
All-Pro- 1972
Pro Bowl– 1974, 1976
Photo by: Diamond Images/Getty Images
Blaine Nye played offensive guard for the Dallas Cowboys from 1968 to 1976 after being drafted in the fifth round out of Stanford. A highly intelligent and technically sound lineman, Nye became a reliable starter on one of the NFL’s most dominant offensive lines during the Cowboys’ rise in the 1970s. He helped block for legends like Roger Staubach and Calvin Hill and played in three Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl VI. Nye was known for his consistency, discipline, and ability to handle some of the league’s toughest defensive linemen.
Best known for:
Nye was best known for being a steady and cerebral presence on the Cowboys’ offensive line during the Tom Landry era, contributing to the team’s first Super Bowl victory.
Lesser known fact:
Nye was known by his teammates as being extremely intelligent due to his academic background where he earned a master’s degree in advanced quantum mechanics, a notoriously difficult course, while still playing in the NFL. Many believe if Dallas wasn’t so frequently in the playoffs during Nye’s era he could have earned a Ph.D.
