Charlie Waters Charlie Tutan Waters ( born September 10 , 1948 in Miami , Florida ) is a former American football safety for the Dallas Cowboys from 1970 - 1981 in the National Football League . He spent one season ( 2006 ) as a radio broadcaster for the Dallas Cowboys radio network . Early years . He was a good enough quarterback at North Augusta High School , that he made the 1965 Shrine Bowl , even though he had been a wide receiver earlier in his career . Waters signed a football scholarship at Clemson University and by the spring of 1968 as a junior , he was competing with Billy Ammons for the starting quarterback job . When Ammons hurt his knee in spring practice , Waters won the position . The defending Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) champions started the season 0 - 3 - 1 . When Ammons ’ knee healed , he took over the starting job and Waters moved to split end for the remaining 15 games of his college career . That year the Tigers won four of their last six games to finish second in the ACC . A three - year letterman from 1967 – 69 , Waters was an All - ACC selection in 1969 at wide receiver as a senior . During his Clemson career , he caught 68 passes for 1 , 196 yards and 17 . 1 yards per catch , to go along with four touchdown receptions . He still ranks eighth all - time for yards per reception and eighteenth all - time in receiving yards . Waters was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1981 . He was also inducted into the North Augusta and South Carolina Hall of Hame . Professional career . He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the 1970 NFL Draft . Although he nearly was released during training camp , Waters was converted to defensive back and started his rookie year as a backup to Cliff Harris at free safety . He ended up starting 6 games after Harris had to serve military duty . Waters had 5 interceptions that season , as the Cowboys would go on to lose Super Bowl V . His performance was good enough to make the NFL all - rookie team as a free safety in 1970 . The next year he was moved to cornerback , where he struggled for four years in a backup and starter role . Waters was eventually moved to Strong Safety in 1975 to replace Cowboys great Cornell Green . He responded with 3 interceptions for 55 yards and a touchdown . That season , the Cowboys would end up reaching Super Bowl X before losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers . As a strong safety he became an All - Pro and along with Cliff Harris , formed one of the most feared safety tandems of that era . He was like a coach on the field , with excellent instincts and the athletic ability , to become one of the league ’ s top defensive players of the decade . He was selected All - Pro twice ( 1977 and 1978 ) and to the Pro Bowl three consecutive seasons ( 1976 - 1978 ) . Waters injured his knee before the start of the 1979 season , and would sit out the entire year . He returned in 1980 and had 5 interceptions . After getting 3 interceptions in 1981 , he retired with 41 interceptions , third - most in franchise history . he also played in 25 playoff games , which ranks 5th in NFL history . Waters played 12 seasons in the NFL , never experienced a losing season and only missed the playoffs one time during that span . He played in five Super Bowl s : V , VI , X , XII , and XIII , with victories in VI and XII . He holds the NFL record for most playoff interceptions with 9 and has the unique achievement of blocking 4 punts in 2 consecutive games . Waters also was the ball holder for placekicks . To this day , he is one of the most revered and respected players in franchise history . He was selected to the Dallas Cowboys Silver Anniversary Team . After retirement . After two losses in NFC championship game s against the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers , Waters retired and became an NFL and college football coach . He was the defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos in 1993 / 1994 and then for the University of Oregon . He was nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001 , but was not elected . In 2006 , the Dallas Cowboys hired Waters as the new color commentator for the Cowboys Radio Network , working alongside Brad Sham when former color commentator and Dallas quarterback Babe Laufenberg resigned his post to spend time with his family . Outside of football , he works with longtime teammate Cliff Harris at a gas marketing company . In February 2007 , Waters announced that he would be leaving the radio booth after only one season , citing a busy work schedule that did not allow him enough time to prepare for the game broadcasts .