Jethro Pugh Jethro Pugh , Jr . ( born July 3 , 1944 in Windsor , North Carolina ) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys . College career . After going to Bertie High School , Pugh attended Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina at the age of 16 , where he played offense and defense and became a two time All - CIAA defensive end in 1963 and 1964 . He is one of 5 persons to have his jersey retired by Elizabeth City State University . The others are : Mike Gale , Anthony Hilliard , Marvin Trotman and Celeste Trahan . In 1979 , he was inducted into the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( CIAA ) Hall of Fame . In 1980 he was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame . In 2010 he was inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame . He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity . Professional career . He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 11th round of the 1965 NFL Draft and was also offered a contract to play with the Oakland Raiders of the AFL . Pugh was only 20 years old when he started his professional career as a backup defensive end for the Cowboys . At the end of the 1966 season , he was moved to left defensive tackle replacing Jim Colvin in the starting lineup . He played with the Cowboys for his entire career , from 1965 through 1978 . His 14 seasons represent the fourth - longest career in Cowboys history ; only Ed " Too Tall " Jones , Bill Bates and Mark Tuinei played more years . Although he was widely regarded as an excellent player , he was never voted to a Pro Bowl . Pugh ' s achievements as a professional athlete were largely overshadowed for most of his career by his defensive line teammates , who were Pro Bowl regulars . When Pugh started , he had to compete for attention with Hall of Famer Bob Lilly and George Andrie ; when they retired , Pugh played in the same defensive line with Randy White , Harvey Martin and Ed " Too Tall " Jones . Even though he was a physical player against the run , he utilized his athletism to become a great pass rusher for a defensive tackle . Pugh was the player who was blocked by Jerry Kramer on the Green Bay Packers ' final play of the Ice Bowl , the 1967 NFL championship game . Kramer ' s block on Pugh cleared the way for Bart Starr to score on a 1 - yard quarterback sneak with 16 seconds remaining , lifting Vince Lombardi ' s team to a 21 - 17 victory in minus - 15 degree weather at Lambeau Field . Kramer ' s block was replayed by CBS after the game , leading to Kramer titling his memoir of the 1967 season : Instant Replay . While Quarterback sack s were not an official NFL statistic during Pugh ' s career , he is unofficially credited with a career total of 95 . 5 . He led the Cowboys in sacks each season from 1968 to 1972 with a high mark of 15 . 5 in 1968 . He averaged 12½ sacks , during one amazing stretch of his Cowboys career ( 1968 – 1972 ) , . Pugh led the team in sacks for five consecutive seasons ( 1968 – 1972 ) , a record that stood until 2010 when DeMarcus Ware reached six . He ranks sixth on the Cowboys all - time sacks list . He helped the Cowboys win 5 NFC Championships , 2 Super Bowls , and qualify for the NFL post - season for 13th straight seasons , playing in an NFL record 23 playoff games . Post - Football life . Pugh owns a number of Western - themed gift shops at Dallas - Fort Worth International Airport in Texas . He also hosts an annual Jethro Pugh Celebrity Golf Tournament in Dallas to raise funds for the United Negro College Fund .