Dallas Cowboys legend D.D. Lewis died Tuesday at the age of 79, his family and the team announced Wednesday.

Lewis played linebacker for Dallas his entire career from 1968 to 1981, winning two Super Bowls .

He is famous for his quote about Texas Stadium in Irving, the old home of the Cowboys. He said that Texas Stadium had "a hole in the roof so God can watch his favorite team play."

Drafted by the Cowboys in 1968 from Mississippi State, Lewis is listed in the team's top 10 sixth-round picks in Cowboys' history. After a one-year military stint, he returned to the team in 1970 and in 1973, he took over for Ring of Honor member Chuck Howley as the starting right side linebacker.

D.D. Lewis, a cornerstone of the Doomsday Defense

"It took two or three years for it to click for me and

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