Welcome back to our series on the greatest Dallas Cowboys players to wear every jersey number from No. 0 to No. 99.
We'll admit that we don't have the sexiest group of players here at No. 18, but fans of America's Team will undoubtedly recognize some of the names who've donned the digit for Dallas over the years. So, before we get to our winner, let's have a quick look at the full list.
- Chris Boniol, K
- David Buehler, K
- Glenn Carano, QB
- Damone Clark, LB
- Randall Cobb, WR
- Terrance Copper, WR
- Damontae Kazee, CB
- Bernie Kosar, QB
- Billy Lothridge, P
- Kyle Orton, QB
- Loren Snyder, QB
- Jalen Tolbert, WR
- Wade Wilson, QB
From an overall historical perspective, the name that likely stands out most is Bernie Kosar, whose made the Cleveland Browns legitimate contenders in the 1980s, leading the team to a couple of appearances in the AFC Championship Game.
While he never got a ring in Cleveland, he did in Dallas, serving as Troy Aikman's backup during the second half of the 1993 campaign. While he didn't play much, he did help preserve the Cowboys' victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC title game, entering in the third quarter after Aikman was knocked out with a concussion and completing five of nine passes for 83 yards and a touchdown.
Randall Cobb wore the number nicely as well in his one year with the Cowboys in 2019, catching 55 passes for 828 yards and three touchdowns.
But the call here is Chris Boniol, who was the team's kicker the last time Dallas won the Super Bowl.
Chris Boniol scored 156 points during the Dallas Cowboys' 1995 Super Bowl-winning season
Undrafted out of Louisiana Tech in 1994, Boniol signed with the Cowboys as a free agent and won the starting kicking role as a rookie, ultimately connecting on all 48 of his extra-point attempts and 22 of 29 field goals during the regular season and nine of nine PATs in the postseason, missing his lone playoff field-goal attempt.
The 1995 campaign was Boniol's best and still ranks as one of the greatest single seasons by a kicker in franchise history. After missing his second field-goal attempt of the year, he went on to make his final 26, thus setting a new franchise record for the most consecutive FGs, which has since been broken.
He ultimately made 27 of 28 field goals in the regular season, with his 96.4 completion percentage still standing to this day as a team record for any kicker with more than 10 attempts. He also made 46 of 48 extra-point attempts, thus giving him 127 points for the year, which, at the time, were good for the most by any kicker in team history and the third-most of any player, trailing only Emmitt Smith, who went for 150 in that same '95 season and 132 in 1994. He's since been knocked down the list, but that doesn't take away from what he accomplished back then.
Boniol ended up with 156 total points for the year, as he hit all 11 of his extra-point attempts and six of seven field goals during the Cowboys' playoff run, which culminated in a Super Bowl 30 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
With 120 points in 1996, he became the first player in Dallas history to reach 100 points in three consecutive seasons. He left the Cowboys after that year to join the rival Philadelphia Eagles, with whom he spent two seasons before closing out his career with the Chicago Bears in 1999.
Other Dallas Cowboys jersey honorees
- No. 0: Well, there's literally only one option here
- No. 1: Quietly one of Dallas' better special teams weapons
- No. 2: He once stood alone in the record books
- No. 3: This player needed just one season to make his mark
- No. 4: This is a no-brainer
- No. 5: This player has the third-most points in Cowboys history
- No. 6: The winner here just edged out a Pro Bowl history maker
- No. 7: Fizzled fast after his big payday
- No. 8: Member of an elite Super Bowl club
- No. 9: Doesn't get the credit he deserves
- No. 10: Also played professional basketball
- No. 11: No, it's not Micah Parsons
- No. 12: Didn't begin his Hall of Fame career until age 27
- No. 13: Was a solid WR2 (until he wasn't)
- No. 14: Led the Cowboys to their first Super Bowl appearance
- No. 15: Won multiple titles in another sport
- No. 16: Helped a legend score his first NFL TD
- No. 17: The Cowboys' first true franchise QB
This list will be updated daily until all 100 entries are complete, so please be sure to check back in with The Landry Hat for updates.
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