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Jack Eskridge

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football team as their equipment manager. He was credited with designing the Cowboys' star logo.
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where he played on the school's basketball team. After graduating high school he began attending
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and basketball teams. He was later inducted into the college's athletic
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Jack Eskridge, the Man Who Created the Dallas Cowboys’ Logo, Has Died
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After Eskridge was relieved of duty he started attending the
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Cowboys’ First Equip. Manager, Creator of Star Passes Away
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United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
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Archived from 14: 732:American men's basketball players 274:Basketball Association of America 73:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 737:Basketball players from Kansas 1: 593:History of the Dallas Cowboys 382:In 1959, Eskridge joined the 321:William Chrisman High School 258:at Basketball-Reference.com 813: 337:United States Marine Corps 777:Indianapolis Jets players 564: 408: 276:(BAA) as a member of the 247: 231: 227: 752:Dallas Cowboys personnel 685:Basketball-Reference.com 361:school's basketball team 284:(1948–49). He recruited 98:(Independence, Missouri) 81:200 lb (91 kg) 343:where he served in the 327:where he played on the 396:Independence, Missouri 317:Independence, Missouri 266:John Wallace Eskridge 57:Independence, Missouri 42:Independence, Missouri 757:Forwards (basketball) 747:Chicago Stags players 700:June 6, 2013, at the 402:BAA career statistics 301:professional football 742:Centers (basketball) 619:Carson-Speaks Chapel 357:University of Kansas 325:Graceland University 294:University of Kansas 24:Personal information 625:on January 13, 2014 20: 359:and played on the 288:basketball player 86:Career information 584: 583: 468: 467: 365:equipment manager 282:Indianapolis Jets 263: 262: 206:Indianapolis Jets 51:February 11, 2013 804: 682: 662: 661: 659: 657: 641: 635: 634: 632: 630: 611: 475: 454:Points per game 451: PPG  440: APG  431: FT%  420: FG%  406: 377:Wilt Chamberlain 335:. He joined the 290:Wilt Chamberlain 259: 257: 243: 241: 95:William Chrisman 54: 39:January 21, 1924 38: 36: 21: 812: 811: 807: 806: 805: 803: 802: 801: 707: 706: 702:Wayback Machine 683: and  670: 665: 655: 653: 643: 642: 638: 628: 626: 613: 612: 605: 601: 589: 473: 414:  GP 404: 392: 369:assistant coach 353: 345:Pacific Theater 313: 248: 232: 170:Coaching career 97: 56: 52: 40: 34: 32: 12: 11: 5: 810: 808: 800: 799: 794: 789: 784: 779: 774: 769: 764: 759: 754: 749: 744: 739: 734: 729: 724: 719: 709: 708: 705: 704: 692: 687: 669: 668:External links 666: 664: 663: 650:kansascity.com 636: 602: 600: 597: 596: 595: 588: 585: 582: 581: 578: 575: 572: 569: 566: 562: 561: 556: 551: 546: 541: 536: 531: 525: 524: 521: 518: 515: 512: 509: 504: 498: 497: 494: 491: 488: 485: 482: 479: 472: 471:Regular season 469: 466: 465: 462: 455: 452: 448: 447: 441: 438: 432: 428: 427: 421: 418: 415: 411: 410: 403: 400: 391: 388: 384:Dallas Cowboys 352: 349: 319:. 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Independence, Missouri
William Chrisman
Graceland
Kansas
BAA draft
1948
undrafted
Center
forward
1948
Chicago Stags
1948–1949
Indianapolis Jets
Kansas
Stats
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basketball
Basketball Association of America
Chicago Stags
Indianapolis Jets
Hall of Fame
Wilt Chamberlain
University of Kansas
Dallas Cowboys
professional football
NFL
Independence, Missouri
William Chrisman High School

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