Dallas Cowboy great Robert Newhouse will be able to get around better after his stroke, thanks to the Room to Rebuild program.
When he played for the Dallas Cowboys in the 1970s and 80s, Robert Newhouse gave on the gridiron until it hurt. On July 7, 2010, Newhouse found himself hurting once again, but this time it was the result of a stroke as he and wife Nancy returned from dinner to their home in Lake Highlands.
This month two nonprofit groups, with the support of some heavyweight corporate sponsors, are teaming up to deliver much-needed renovations to the Newhouse’s home on Truxton Drive. Through the work of Rebuilding Together’s Room to Rebuild Program, the NFL Player Care Foundation, Choice Hotels and other generous donors, the tough guy sometimes referred to as “The Human Bowling Ball” who played in 3 Super Bowls and ended his career as the 3rd all-time leading rusher in team history will have a much easier time getting around.
Newhouse, like many other Cowboys from his day, settled in Lake Highlands not far from the former Cowboys’ practice field on Forest Lane near Abrams. Aside from being a football legend himself, Robert is the patriarch of a football dynasty family, including cousin and LHHS grad Marshall, who now plays for the Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers.
As the renovations continue, another of Robert’s old football nicknames, “The House,” comes to mind. Hopefully it won’t be long before both will be in strong working order once again.
