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The first episode in 2017 features the Dallas Cowboys. Grace talks about 50 players. The updated version has been added several times after its airing. 1. Bob Lilly 2. Roger Staubach 3. Randy White 4. Michael Irvin 5. Emmitt Smith 6. Larry Allen (d. 2024) 7. Troy Aikman 8. Mel Renfro 9. Tony Dorsett 10. Bob Hayes (d. 2002) 11. Drew Pearson (update: Hall of Fame) 12. Jason Witten 13. Rayfield Wright (d. 2022) 14. DeMarcus Ware (update: Hall of Fame) 15. Chuck Howley (update: Hall of Fame) 16. Lee Roy Jordan (d. 2025) 17. Ralph Neely (d. 2022) 18. Harvey Martin (d. 2001) 19. Ed "Too Tall" Jones 20. Darren Woodson 21. John Niland 22. Cliff Harris (update: Hall of Fame) 23. Tony Romo 24. Everson Walls 25. Tony Hill 26. Cornell Green 27. Deion Sanders 28. Dez Bryant 29. Nate Newton 30. Don Perkins (d. 2022) 31. Charlie Waters 32. George Andrie (d. 2018) 33. Erik Williams 34. Mark Stepnoski 35. Jethro Pugh (d. 2015) 36. Jim Jeffcoat 37. Jay Novacek 38. Eugene Lockhart 39. Calvin Hi...

This afternoon, the world mourns the loss of Lee Roy Jordan, the Dallas Cowboys linebacker from 1963 to 1976. He died today at age 84. He is not a hall of fame player, he was the ring of honor player in 1989. Lee Roy was also a grand marshal for the Talladega race won by Jeff Gordon in 1996. Before that, he saw Tracy Leslie and Marla Medders talking about strategies before the race. Lee Roy is survived by his wife Biddie and three sons.

Yesterday, Allison Yim announced that the death hoax was revealed for one hour when Bill Parcells was unofficially dead, but was alive according to one of Bill's three daughters. He turned 84 on Aug. 22. Randy Moffitt also passed away yesterday at age 76. He is the younger brother of tennis star Billie Jean King. Billie Jean is the day younger than Daryl Patterson, who also passed away that same day. Both Daryl and Randy are baseball players.

On August 23, 1989, Marla's cousin Cyndy called Marla on the phone while she was in San Francisco and said that Cyndy's brother Vern died of alcohol poisoning. He was 41. His best friend Robert Pressley was in Bristol finishing 20th two days later praying for Vern. Before that, he told Cleta Medders that he and Vern were the birthday boys whose birthday was on April 8. Vern was a lifelong bachelor. On August 26, Marla went to Asheville for a funeral with her mother Margaret and five of six brothers, Jim, Johnny, Duane, Arlie and Cleta's husband Harold. Marla was sitting in the pew with Harold and Cleta, and in the back, it was Robert. After the service was over, Robert had a chat with Marla outside before the gravesite in Asheville.

On Sept. 11, 1998 at Richmond, Tracy Leslie finished 15th leading 14 laps, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the race. Shelly Walther interviewed Tracy for running so hard before he was released from the Hensleys. The next day, Robert Pressley injured his right shoulder and sat out for two weeks or so. At Dover, Tracy was in Hal Browning's car before Hal took over, and Hut Stricklin fills in for Robert. Shelly interviewed Joe Bessey and Faron Reeves. Faron was wearing the Wally Hilgenberg jersey at the time. At Martinsville, Shelly collapsed after the fourth caution involving Jimmy Spencer. Ted Musgrave had a blister before Steve Grissom took over. Shelly is now hospitalized for heat exhaustion and heart condition. Randy Medders decided to fill in for Dennis Setzer during the race, but Dennis said he is okay. Ricky Rudd won the race and Hut was too late to get in relief. Randy fills in for Shelly at Charlotte. The celebrity race was held as Robert was still sore on his shoulder, and Tracy...

At 11:56 PM yesterday evening, Ethan and Cheyenne welcomed their second son, and the first one survived was a boy named Crandon Michael Reeves. Big brother Cramer passed away ten months earlier after birth.

On Aug. 16, 1998, Jeff Gordon won the race in Michigan, and he did not say about Delbert Jacks, who passed away that night of cancer at age 53. Delbert is Marty's sister Lemmie's husband. On Aug. 21, after Kevin LePage won the race, Shelly Walther interviewed Tracy Leslie about meeting with Delbert. The next day, as Mark Martin won the race, Shelly interviewed Rusty Wallace about the death of Delbert. Lemmie died ten years later on Sept. 12, 2008. Lemmie and Delbert had no children since they got married in 1965.

The second episode in 2017 features the Denver Broncos. Grace talks about 50 players. The updated version has been added several times after its airing. 1. John Elway 2. Peyton Manning (update: Hall of Fame) 3. Terrell Davis 4. Shannon Sharpe 5. Champ Bailey (update: Hall of Fame) 6. Floyd Little (d. 2021) 7. Von Miller 8. Randy Gradishar (update: Hall of Fame) 9. Karl Mecklenburg 10. Dennis Smith 11. Rod Smith 12. Louis Wright 13. Steve Atwater (update: Hall of Fame) 14. Tom Nalen 15. Gary Zimmerman 16. Rich Jackson 17. Bill Thompson 18. Demaryius Thomas (d. 2021) 19. Lionel Taylor (d. 2025) 20. Tom Jackson 21. Austin Gonsoulin (d. 2014) 22. Craig Morton 23. Haven Moses 24. Riley Odoms 25. Rulon Jones 26. Trevor Pryce 27. Ed McCaffrey 28. Rick Upchurch 29. Paul Smith 30. Chris Harris Jr. 31. Simon Fletcher 32. Steve Foley 33. Al Wilson 34. Ryan Clady 35. Jason Elam 36. Rubin Carter 37. Barney Chavous 38. Bill Romanowski 39. Jake Plummer 40. Keith Bishop 41. Steve Watson 42. Elvis ...

At Watkins Glen for the fifth time and fourth this year, Shane van Gisbergen won the race. After the race, Lorrie claims that her mother-in-law Marla won't stop cheering for Shane, she'll be better off in the pine box. A few days ago, Marla's nephew Randy visited her and her husband Kyle in Lakeville, Minnesota. He showed her a picture of Randy, his wife Jennifer and Tracy Leslie dated on Micah's birthday on June 26.

On May 2, 1993, Marla's mother Margaret went to the emergency room for exhaustion, but doctors confirmed that she has lung cancer. Fifteen days later, after running in Sonoma, Rusty Wallace took Dale Jarrett, Terry Labonte, Ricky Rudd and his wife Linda by plane to visit Margaret in Iowa. Marla's all six brothers were there to support them. Harold tries to fight with Dale, but Marla orders them to stop because of Margaret's cancer. Five days later, Marla's cousin Don Calhoun died of lung cancer.

On Feb. 26, 1993, Faron was with Joe Bessey talking to Davey Allison as the Burton brothers, Jeff and Ward played Mountain's "Mississippi Queen" on the jukebox. As Joe failed in Richmond the next week, Faron was sitting outside next to Michael Ritch, who was 20 years old. The brothers play the same song, and Mike Wallace starts to fight with the boys. Tracy Leslie got Ward, and Tom Peck got Jeff, they were escorted out. On May 8, before the start in Martinsville, Faron and Joe were talking with Todd Bodine and his now ex-wife Lynn, and Roger Sawyer puts a quarter on the jukebox and played "Mannish Boy" by Muddy Waters. Roger is Elton's younger brother. Tracy and Tom were one table next to them. Roger only has a start here and Ward won the race. On Nov. 6, in Hickory, North Carolina, as Joe failed one more time, Faron sings Paranoid by Black Sabbath before one guy Johnny Rumley said after the song was over, "That ain't no Hank Williams song." Ru...

In 1998 in Nashville, Faron, Micah, Randy, Justin and Dwight performed several songs in Nashville except "Lawyers Guns and Money." Billy Crider of Ohatchee, Alabama took several photos for the concert. Six drivers in Billy's pictures were Patty Moise, Elton Sawyer, Robert Pressley, Tracy Leslie, Joe Bessey and Elliott Sadler. Sheena Eller was the scene stealer in several pictures as did Faron's mom Marla. After the concert was over, Faron had exhaustion, and watched the newest episode for the Marla Comedy Show.

In 1997 at Rockingham, Marla, her son Faron and nephews Micah, Randy, Justin and Dwight were having fun with Robert Pressley before the race. Marla was wearing the Velma t-shirt. Velma is from Scooby-Doo. Off camera after Robert had a crash, she was there wearing the same shirt before she was massaging Robert's back. Jeff Gordon won the race. Two months later in Texas, Marla brought her sister-in-law Lemmie and her husband Delbert at the race track from Jermyn where they were living. Tracy Leslie was wearing a black cowboy hat after the race was over, and Elton Sawyer brought Lemmie and Delbert for the interview. Delbert doesn't talk as Lemmie said about it. Seven guys except Jeff Burton, who won the next day, were partying around at Marla's house.

Jody and his wife Darlia are expecting their 10th child and fifth daughter to be named Juniper Louise to be due on Jan. 10. They lost their daughter Mara of drug overdose and they had eight more that were surviving.

Marla likes to party down with Bob Lilly, Roger Staubach, Duane Thomas, Charlie Waters, Drew Pearson, Thomas Henderson, Tony Dorsett, Troy Aikman, Ken Norton Jr., Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith, Bill Bates, Daryl Johnston, Larry Brown and Darren Woodson. Jimmy Johnson played as a news broadcaster, and Rich Dalrymple played as a mailman. Rich send a letter to Marla, it confirms that Rayfield Wright is doing great after his hall of fame speech. Charlie said about the puzzle and Tony had gasped at Marla, and she said, "You got to be kidding me." Thomas said, "He was a Prima Donna," Marla later added and said, "No, I was a Prima Donna." Drew said, "We had to bring him down a notch." Marla said, "Charlie said it's too dangerous to knock these things out." After Marla said about Lance Alworth and Keith Whitley, Ken said, "I really don't consider that being a life after Tom Landry." Marla said, "Bill, what are you doing, li...

On Maverine Michael's 67th birthday, the world mourns the loss of Jeannie Seely, who passed away of intestinal infection at age 85. She scored a big hit "Don't Touch Me" in 1967, and she sang with Marla at the Grand Ole Opry in 1992 after Marla was headed from Talladega to Nashville with Clifford Allison. Jeannie also appeared in Honeysuckle Rose with ex-husband Hank Cochran.

In 1993, Cleta, Marla's sister-in-law wrote a book about the Busch racing stars after Joe Nemechek's championship. 16 drivers in 15 chapters were on the spot, but the 16th driver Clifford Allison was in this book. Joe is married to Andrea at the time of this book. Cleta claims that Joe is twenty days younger than Mark Chesnutt, but he must've looked like him. Joe and Mark were pictured with Shelly Walther. Bobby Labonte is pictured with his dad Bob and brother Terry. Todd Bodine is pictured with his brothers Geoff and Brett. Jeff Gordon was interviewed by Shelly Walther in the unknown channel. Shelly is four months younger than Jeff. Cleta was taking a picture of Jeff and Richard Petty shaking hands before Richard's final start. Brad Daugherty carries Cleta after she interviewed Robert Pressley in 1989 while he had his first win in Rougemont. Kenny Wallace is pictured with his brothers Rusty and Mike. Butch Miller is pictured with Cleta's second son Jeremy. Cleta in...

In 1992, before the start of the Goody's 300, Marla's sister-in-law Cleta Medders interviewed 25 drivers. Bobby Labonte's past times was to spend time with his nephew and niece Justin and Kristy, and remote control cars. Kenny Wallace, Todd Bodine and Steve Grissom played golf. Robert Pressley's favorite sports star was Brad Daugherty. When he had his first win in 1989, Brad carried Cleta while in victory lane after she interviewed Robert. Chuck Bown's biggest supporter was his father-in-law Hershel McGriff, whose daughter Debbie married Chuck. Jimmy Hensley's past times was playing basketball where he dunks with his closest buddies. Tommy Houston's past times was to spend time with his three sons. His niece Teresa is married to Dale Earnhardt.  Jeff Gordon's favorite sport was racquetball. Jeff and Ward Burton's favorite country singer was Marla Medders. Their past time was hunting. Jeff is now married to Kim Browne at the time of its airing. David ...