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Former Dallas Cowboy Robert Newhouse dies at 64



Posted: Jul 22, 2014 9:26 PM EST Updated: Jul 22, 2014 10:36 PM EST
By: myfoxdfw.com Staff - email

Former Dallas Cowboys running back Robert Newhouse died Tuesday at the age of 64, his son, Rodd, confirmed to FOX 4.

Heart disease caused his death.

Newhouse’s wife, two sons and two daughters were surrounding him when he died at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.

“He fought to the very end, no quit,” said Rodd.

Newhouse was born in Longview, TX and went on to play football at the University of Houston before being drafted by the Cowboys in the 1972 NFL Draft.

He was nicknamed “The House” and “The Human Bowling Ball” because he was smaller than most running backs, but had massive thighs.

Newhouse played in three Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl XII against the Denver Broncos.

He retired in 1983 and suffered a stroke in 2010.

"House was a great football player,” NFL Hall of Famer and former Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach told FOX 4 on Tuesday. “Off the field, he was a great man, kind and caring, solid as a rock. He played fullback, tailback, you name it when we needed it."

“I got to the Cowboys in 1991,” former Cowboy Russell Maryland told FOX 4. “Us young guys, when we got to the Cowboys, looked up to House. He always gave sage advice; he wasn't too animated, but he was wise. Guys didn't always follow his advice, but he gave good advice."
 

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Sad to hear. Bob Newhouse was stalwart and never complained, just got the job done. Devastating blocker. Hard runner.

His TD pass in SB 12 is legendary - he hadn't executed it at all in practice but in the big game he came through, uncorking a perfect - left handed - spiral pass.

Brown Right X Opposite Shift, Fire Toss 38, Half-Back Lead, Full Back Pass To Y on 2.

[video=youtube_share;oVJDoct-Bhw]http://youtu.be/oVJDoct-Bhw?t=18m18s[/video]


Relevant play at 18:35 of the video.
 

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Robert Newhouse dead at 64

Jon Machota ‏@jonmachota 4m
Roddrick Newhouse on fans that said his father should be in the Ring of Honor: "It was never a concern of his. He was the blue-collar guy."

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RIP
 
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Don't know anything about the guy other than that touchdown pass in the SB which was bad ass.
 
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He was sometimes referred to as the "human bowling ball" because he played so low to the ground and with a very low center of gravity.
 

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[video=youtube;8h04WZqYCH4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h04WZqYCH4&feature=youtu.be[/video]
 
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