That’s Rich

Every member of the local sports media knows Rich Dalrymple. Kinda have to: He’s the public-relations director for Your Dallas Cowboys. Has been for 17 years. Some day, oh, ask Richie Whitt what he thinks of Rich. Or ask me. I know the guy. Had to deal with him back when I wrote the sports column for the paper version of Unfair Park, some time back in the late 1970s. He’s very…uh…helpful, though to whom, I have no idea. Aw, I kid because I, uh, love.

Anyway, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette catches up with the hometown boy in today’s paper with a Q&A; had no idea Rich played QB in high school, though it does explain a great deal. Anyway, if you need to know more about the guy you see but don’t hear from during every Cowboys press conference–except when he cuts it off, around the 32nd time some local media member asks Bill Parcells what he really thinks of Terrell Owens–you can go here. Highlight? This, maybe:

“Q. We only get snippets of Bill Parcells’ news conferences, but he doesn’t like the media, does he?

Dalrymple: That’s absolutely not true. As much as any coach I’ve been around, he enjoys the exchanges with the media. If a reporter is going to ask a question that may go against the grain or challenge his viewpoint, that reporter better have all his facts right or Bill will ask a question right back. But he enjoys the give and take, and the banter as much as anybody. You only get a few snippets on ESPN from what might be a half-hour daily press conference. I’ve seen him undress a reporter at a press conference, but walk down the hall with his arm around the guy a little later. That’s what you don’t see. It’s a misconception that he doesn’t like the media.”

Bill Parcells. “Enjoys.” The media. Well, c’mon, the guy is in PR. –Robert Wilonsky