Welcome back to The Landry Hat's series covering the greatest Dallas Cowboys players to wear every jersey number from No. 0 to No. 99.
We've officially hit the halfway point of our final group here in the 90s, and we've certainly got a special entry at No. 94, as our official selection is a Hall of Famer who has more sacks than any other player in the long and storied history of America's Team, which is no small feat, of course, given the guys who've sported a star on their side of their helmet over the years.
But before we break everything down, let's kick things off by first looking at everyone who's donned this digit for Dallas.
- Chris Cooper, DT
- Kelvin Gilliam, DT
- Randy Gregory, DE
- Charles Haley, DE
- Marshawn Kneeland, DE
- Michael Myers, DE/DT
- Randy Shannon, LB
- DeMarcus Ware, LB
- Randy Watts, DE
As you can see, this is an extremely short list, and it's naturally impossible not to notice Marshawn Kneeland, who played 18 games over two seasons in No. 94 before tragically passing away in November 2025 at the age of 24.
Moving on, outside of our official selection, there is another Hall of Famer on this list, that being the great Charles Haley, who won two Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers in the late 1980s before winning another three with the Cowboys in the 1990s.
While Haley played just five seasons in Dallas, he unquestionably left his mark on the franchise, earning two trips to the Pro Bowl and a First-Team All-Pro selection while racking up 34.0 sacks in 63 regular-season appearances and adding another 3.5 in nine postseason contests.
But the clear-cut call here at No. 94, of course, is DeMarcus Ware.
DeMarcus Ware tallied a franchise-record 117.0 sacks in just nine seasons with the Dallas Cowboys
A First-Team All-Sun Belt selection and the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year in 2004 at Troy, Ware was taken by Dallas in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft with the 11th overall selection.
The Cowboys' head coach at the time, Bill Parcells, actually wanted to use the pick on LSU defensive end Marcus Spears, but Jerry Jones, fearing Ware wouldn't be there when Dallas went on the clock for a second time at No. 20, a selection the team had gotten from the Buffalo Bills, overruled Parcells, who did ultimately get the guy he wanted, as Spears was still there at No. 20 overall.
While Ware played defensive end at the collegiate level, he was moved to outside linebacker during training camp and became just the third linebacker in team history to start a season opener as a rookie, joining Lee Roy Jordan and Robert Jones.
And in tying Greg Ellis with 8.0 sacks, he became just the second player in franchise history ever to lead or tie for the team lead in that category as a rookie, joining Jimmie Jones.
And his career just skyrocketed from there.
Over the next seven years, Ware earned seven trips to the Pro Bowl and seven total All-Pro selections (four First Team, three Second Team) and tallied an absurd 103.0 sacks during that stretch, including a franchise-record-tying 20.0 in 2008 en route to a second-place finish in the Defensive Player of the Year voting and another 19.5 in 2011.
And with another 6.0 in 2013, the 6-foot-4, 260-pounder upped his career total to 117.0, thus surpassing the 114.0 posted by the legendary Harvey Martin for the most in team history. That 2013 campaign, of course, proved to be his last in Dallas, as he was released in March 2014, at which point he signed with the Denver Broncos, with whom he spent three seasons and won a Super Bowl.
Ware was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023, and just a few months after receiving his bust in Canton, he was inducted into the Cowboys Ring of Honor.
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
- No. 18: Still holds a team record after 30-plus years
- No. 19: Might surprise some people
- No. 20: The Cowboys' all-time interceptions leader
- No. 21: This player was always 'Prime Time' entertainment
- No. 22: The only NFL MVP in Cowboys history
- No. 23: Was a key role player for Tom Landry
- No. 24: It's not the one who won Super Bowl MVP
- No. 25: Holds a unique place in Cowboys history
- No. 26: Didn't play one down of college football
- No. 27: Held a Cowboys record for nearly 50 years
- No. 28: Holds an odd team record
- No. 29: Was allowed to walk after a historic season
- No. 30: Holds a sad NFL record as a head coach
- No. 31: Got a play banned from the NFL
- No. 32: Was also an actual cowboy
- No. 33: Holds an NFL record that can't be broken
- No. 34: Was drafted into the NBA (but not the NFL)
- No. 35: Has a son who's an NBA Hall of Famer
- No. 36: Was a strong special-teamer (when healthy)
- No. 37: Showed out in the Super Bowl (twice)
- No. 38: Had a solid career after going undrafted
- No. 39: Was on the wrong end of a famous play
- No. 40: Forced the NFL to change the Pro Bowl
- No. 41: Owns an impressive NFL playoff record
- No. 42: Went from undrafted to a defensive captain
- No. 43: The true anchor of the 1970s Dallas defense
- No. 44: Wasn't the typical NFL fullback
- No. 45: Lost his job to a future Super Bowl MVP
- No. 46: Was on the wrong side of Super Bowl history
- No. 47: Was an HBCU star before a 7-year NFL career
- No. 48: Was beloved despite not posting big numbers
- No. 49: Was a solid pass blocker and special-teamer
- No. 50: Made an iconic quote about America's Team
- No. 51: Had a father who broke Muhammad Ali's jaw
- No. 52: Owns a little-known franchise record
- No. 53: Was part of the famed 'Dirty Dozen' draft
- No. 54: Owns a special piece of Super Bowl history
- No. 55: Has a special connection to Jerry Jones
- No. 56: Got stuck in between the Cowboys' two dynasties
- No. 57: Gets little credit for Super Bowl heroics
- No. 58: Was drafted under fascinating circumstances
- No. 59: Was a Bill Parcells (and fan) favorite
- No. 60: Played his final six seasons after being shot in the chest
- No. 61: One of the best undrafted players in NFL history
- No. 62: Helped bring back a forgotten formation
- No. 63: Doesn't get his 'Doomsday Defense' due
- No. 64: Is a member of a highly exclusive club
- No. 65: Is a forgotten five-time Pro Bowler
- No. 66: Stepped up when it mattered most
- No. 67: Belongs to an exclusive O-line club
- No. 68: Allowed the team to trade an all-time great
- No. 69: Was the largest player in his draft class
- No. 70: Will soon join the second-best in Canton
- No. 71: Went to high school with Barack Obama
- No. 72: Had the most appropriate nickname ever
- No. 73: The strongest player in NFL history
- No. 74: Was the first member of the Ring of Honor
- No. 75: Was consistently robbed of accolades
- No. 76: Highest offensive line draftee in Cowboys history
- No. 77: Has a historic connection to Jerry Jones
- No. 78: Isn't remembered for his Super Bowl heroics
- No. 79: Holds a unique piece of Super Bowl history
- No. 80: Helped America's Team make history
- No. 81: Was hated before coming to America's Team
- No. 82: Owns an absurd amount of franchise records
- No. 83: Was with Bill Parcells on two teams
- No. 84: The overlooked star of the 1990s dynasty
- No. 85: Was the lone member of an elite club for decades
- No. 86: Made a little Super Bowl history
- No. 87: Is still wearing it
- No. 88: Was Tom Landry's last first-round draft pick
- No. 89: Was given the number by the second-best
- No. 90: Has the same story of the player he replaced
- No. 91: Played the second-most games in Cowboys history
- No. 92: Led the team in sacks in the 1990s
- No. 93: Joined an exclusive club as a rookie
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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