Bill Bates doesn’t remember the date or even the opponent, but he vividly recalls being stunned as he came to the Cowboys’ sideline and saw blood trickling out of the gash on special teams coach Joe Avezzano’s forehead.
The Dallas Cowboys released a statement Thursday night from coach Jason Garrett talking about the passing of former special teams coach Joe Avezzano. Garrett played for the Cowboys from 1993-to-1999 and of course was around with Avezzano.
Five-time Pro Bowler Darren Woodson was stunned to learn about the passing of former Cowboys special teams coach Joe Avezzano. "It's hard to believe," Woodson said Thursday afternoon. "I haven't talked to Joe in a year and half, but whenever we do talk it's always a strong conversation, as if we talk to each other every day.
IRVING, Texas -- When Joe Avezzano joined Jimmy Johnson’s staff in 1990, Bill Bates knew the Cowboys were getting a good coach. As a freshman at Tennessee, Bates was coached by Avezzano. News of Avezzano’s death has hit Bates hard.
Reaction to the death of longtime Dallas Cowboys special teams coach Joe Avezzano, who died Thursday in Italy at the age of 68: Cowboys owner Jerry Jones: “Joe Avezzano was a very special part of our Dallas Cowboys family and our organization’s history.
Barry Switzer knew Joe Avezzano for four decades, dating to the Avezzano’s days as a young coach on Johnny Majors’ staff at Iowa State. Avezzano worked for Switzer for four seasons with the Cowboys, including the franchise’s last Super Bowl title season.
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