Roger Staubach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Roger Staubach Staubach in December 2007 Position(s): Quarterback Jersey #(s): 12 Born: February 5, 1942 (1942-02-05) (age 66) Cincinnati, Ohio Career information Year(s): 1969–1979 NFL Draft: 1964 / Round: 10 / Pick: 129 College: Navy Professional teams Dallas Cowboys (1969-1979) Career stats TDs-INT 153-109 Yards 22,700 QB Rating 83.4 Stats at NFL.com Career highlights and awards 6x Pro Bowl selection (1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) 5x All-NFC selection (1971, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) 2x Super Bowl champion (VI, XII) NFL 1970s All-Decade Team Super Bowl VI MVP 1963 Heisman Trophy 1963 Maxwell Award 1971 Bert Bell Award Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor Pro Football Hall of Fame College Football Hall of Fame Roger Thomas Staubach, also known as Roger the Dodger, Captain Comeback, and Captain America, (born February 5, 1942 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and legendary Hall of Fame quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1969 until 1979. Staubach was key in developing the Cowboys to become America's Team and led the team to nine of the Cowboys record-setting twenty consecutive winning seasons. Staubach led the Cowboys to their first Super Bowl victory and as a result he was named MVP in Super Bowl VI. Staubach was described by legendary coach, Tom Landry as, "possibly the best combination of a passer, an athlete and a leader to ever play in the NFL." Staubach first achieved national attention when he was named the starting quarterback of the Navy football team in 1962. He was hailed by Navy coach Wayne Hardin as "the greatest quarterback Navy ever had." He helmed the team for three seasons, leading the Midshipmen to two victories in the Army–Navy Game and an appearance in the 1964 Cotton Bowl. In addition to earning the Heisman trophy by the seventh largest point margin, Staubach was elected to the College Hall of Fame in 1981. After his required service in the United States Navy, including a tour of duty in Vietnam, Staubach joined the Dallas Cowboys. He led the club to four Super Bowl appearances, with victories in Super Bowl VI and Super Bowl XII. Staubach was named Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl VI. He was named to the Pro Bowl six times during his eleven-year NFL career.




Contents 1 Naval career and Vietnam service 1.1 Statistics 2 NFL career 2.1 Legacy 3 Off the field 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Naval career and Vietnam service He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in suburban Silverton, Ohio, graduating from a Catholic parochial school, Purcell High School (now called Purcell Marian High School). After one year at New Mexico Military Institute, Staubach played quarterback for the United States Naval Academy. As a third class midshipman (sophomore), he got his first opportunity to play in the fourth game of the season, against Cornell University. With the offense misfiring, Wayne Hardin decided to put Staubach into the game to see if he could spark the team's offense. Staubach went on to lead Navy to six touchdown drives, throwing for 99 yards and two touchdowns, while running for 88 yards and another score, as Navy won 41-0.[1] A few weeks later, Staubach started again in the famed Army/Navy game, which featured president John F. Kennedy (himself a former Naval officer), who just 37 days earlier had negotiated the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis, performing the coin toss. Staubach led the team to a 34–14 upset over Army, throwing for two touchdowns and running for another. In his second class (junior) season of 1963 he won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award while leading the Midshipmen to a 9-1 record and a final ranking of #2 in the nation. That year he led Navy to victory over their annual rivalry with Notre Dame. Navy did not beat Notre Dame again until 2007. In his three seasons at Navy, he completed 292 of 463 passes, with only 19 interceptions, and gained a school record 4,253 yards of total offense. Staubach is the last player from a military academy to win the Heisman Trophy. He was a 10th round draft pick in the 1964 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys but because of his military commitment did not begin playing until 1969 as a 27 year old rookie. He was also drafted

by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 10th round of AFL draft. After graduating from the Naval Academy, Staubach could have requested an assignment in the States but he chose to volunteer for a one-year tour of duty in Vietnam where he served as a supply officer for the United States Navy until 1967. He spent the rest of his Naval career in the United States, playing football on various Naval service teams to prepare for his future career in the NFL. In 1969, Staubach resigned his commission, just in time to join the Cowboys training camp. The Naval Academy retired Staubach's jersey number (#12) during his graduation ceremony after his senior season. In 1981, Staubach was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. In 2007, Staubach was ranked #9 on ESPN's Top 25 Players In College Football History list. [edit] Statistics Year Comp Att Comp % Passing TD 1962 67 98 68.4 966 7 1963 107 161 66.5 1474 7 1964 119 204 58.3 1131 4 [edit] NFL career In 1971, Craig Morton began the season as the starter, but after a loss to the New Orleans Saints, Staubach assumed the role. However, in a game against the Chicago Bears in the seventh week of that season, coach Tom Landry alternated Staubach and Morton on each play, sending in the quarterbacks with the play call from the sideline. Dallas gained more than 500 yards of offense, but suffered a 23–19 loss to a mediocre Bears squad that dropped the Cowboys to 4–3 on the season, two games behind the Washington Redskins in the NFC East race. Staubach assumed the full-time quarterbacking duties in a week eight victory over the St. Louis Cardinals and led the Cowboys to ten consecutive victories, including their first Super Bowl victory, 24–3 over the Miami Dolphins. He was named MVP of Super Bowl VI on January 16, 1972, completing 12 out of 19 passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns, and rushing for 18 yards. In 1972, he missed most of the season with a separated shoulder, but he relieved Morton in a divisional playoff against the San Francisco 49ers and threw two touchdown passes in the last 90 seconds to win the game 30-28. With that performance, he won back his regular job and did not relinquish it again during his career. Staubach played with the Cowboys until 1979 under Tom Landry. Staubach was a 6-time Pro-Bowler (1971, 1975–1979), and led the Cowboys to another NFL championship win in the 1977 season. He threw for 183 yards and a touchdown, with no interceptions, in Dallas' 27–10 victory over Denver in Super Bowl XII. Staubach also led the Cowboys to be the first wild card team to a Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl X where they narrorwly lost to the Pittsburg Steelers. The two teams would meet again inSuper Bowl XIII, with the Cowboys losing by a narrow margin. His offensive teammates included standout receivers "Bullet" Bob Hayes, Drew Pearson and Golden Richards, tight ends Billy Joe Dupree and Jackie Smith, running backs Robert Newhouse, Calvin Hill, and Hall of Famers Tony Dorsett and Rayfield Wright. Staubach was one of the most exciting NFL players of the 1970s. Known as "Roger The Dodger" for his scrambling abilities, and also as "Captain Comeback" for his fourth quarter heroics, Staubach had a penchant for leading scoring drives which would lead the Cowboys to improbable victories. He led his team to twenty-three come-from-behind victories in the fourth quarter, with 17 of these coming in the last two minutes. He also led the Cowboys to be the only NFC team during the 1970's to win any Super Bowls. Perhaps his most famous moment was the "Hail Mary Pass" in the 1975 playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings. With seconds on the clock and the Cowboys trailing 14–10, Staubach launched a 50-yard bomb to wide receiver Drew Pearson, who caught the pass and strode into the end zone for a 17–14 victory. After the game, Staubach quipped he prayed a "Hail Mary" before throwing the pass. The moment has been emblazoned in football folklore ever since, and the "Hail Mary pass" has entered the realm of football nomenclature. Staubach recorded the highest passer rating in the NFL in 4 different seasons (1971, 1973, 1978, 1979), and led the league with 23 touchdown passes in 1973. He was an All-NFC choice five times and selected to play in six Pro Bowls. In his final NFL season of 1979, Staubach set career highs in completions (267), passing yards (3,586), and touchdown passes (27), with just 11 interceptions. [edit] Legacy Overall, he finished his 11 NFL seasons with 1,685 completions for 22,700 yards and 153 touchdowns, with 109 interceptions. He also gained 2,264 rushing yards and scored 21 touchdowns on 410 carries. Staubach retired from football in March 1980, as the then highest rated passer of all time at 83.4, and was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. In 1999, he was ranked number 29 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, the second-ranked Cowboy behind Bob Lilly. [edit] Off the field In 1977, he capitalized on his football fame and started a commercial real estate business. He had prepared for this by working in the off-seasons from 1970 until 1977 for Henry S. Miller Company. The Staubach Company, which has been his primary endeavor since retirement from football, and where he served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until June 20, 2007, when Staubach announced he would step down as CEO of the now multi-billion dollar real estate company he started 30 years earlier. The firm has over 70 offices and is part of a worldwide partnership with the British commercial real estate firm DTZ. In the early 1980s, Staubach worked for a short time as a color commentator for CBS Sports. Staubach was named The Walter Camp “Man of the Year” in 1983 [2] and was awarded the Davey O'Brien Legends Award in 2001 [3]. Staubach jointly owned Hall of Fame Racing, a NASCAR Nextel Cup team, with fellow former Cowboy and hall-of-famer Troy Aikman, which began racing for the 2006 season but is now a minority owner. On January 25, 2007, Staubach was named chairman of the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Bid Committee,[4] whose goal is to have the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex host the Super Bowl in 2011. On May 23, 2007 the NFL chose Dallas as the host city of Super Bowl XLV. Staubach is now building a residence in the Preston Hollow neighborhood of north Dallas. On September 25, 2007 a fundraising email was sent out from the Presidential campaign of Senator John McCain (R-AZ) with a letter from Roger Staubach asking recipients to make a contribution before the Federal Election Commission 3rd quarter reporting date of September 30, 2007. On July 11, 2008, The Staubach Company was sold to Jones Lang LaSalle for $613 million [5]. Staubach and his children's trust will gross over $100 million from the sale by 2013. The sale provided an initial payment of $9.27 per Staubach share with additional payments due over the following five years for a total of approximately $29/share. Staubach took half of his first payment in Jones Lang LaSalle stock which was then trading at approximately $59.50/share. As of November 7, 2008, Staubach still owned 165,000 shares of Jones Lang LaSalle stock and had lost over $5 million on his shares. The sale was not received well by many Staubach employees, many of whom were forced to sign onerous five-year contracts to receive their stock payments, and within 90 days of closing, nearly 30% of the previous employee base had either voluntarily left the company or been downsized. [edit] See also United States Navy portal [edit] References ^ "Navy Historical Scores". Jhowell.net. http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Navy.htm. Retrieved on 2008-11-28. ^ Awards - Walter Camp Football Foundation ^ The Davey O'Brien Award - National Quarterback Award ^ "Staubach to lead Dallas Super Bowl bid". Dallas Business Journal.

http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2007/01/22/daily38.html. Retrieved on 2007. ^ "Jones Lang LaSalle to Buy Staubach for $613 Million". Bloomberg.com. 2008-06-16. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aF_hGppuRtjk&refer=home. Retrieved on 2008-11-28. [edit] External links Pro Football Hall of Fame: Member profile Monday Morning CEO: Roger Staubach's blog About.com Roger Staubach Football Legend page The Staubach Company Concord XKE Moped Ad, Featuring Roger Staubach Hall of Fame Racing Career Stats Forbes People Preceded by Craig Morton Dallas Cowboys Starting Quarterbacks 1971-1979 Succeeded by Danny White Preceded by Terry Baker Heisman Trophy Winner 1963 Succeeded by John Huarte Preceded by Chuck Howley NFL Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl VI, 1972 Succeeded by Jake Scott Preceded by Bill Richardson Theodore Roosevelt Award (NCAA) 2000 Succeeded by William Cohen [show]v • d • eHeisman Trophy winners 1935: Berwanger | 1936: Kelley | 1937: Frank | 1938: O'Brien | 1939: Kinnick | 1940: Harmon | 1941: B. Smith | 1942: Sinkwich | 1943: Bertelli | 1944: Horvath | 1945: Blanchard | 1946: G. Davis | 1947: Lujack | 1948: D. Walker | 1949: Hart | 1950: Janowicz | 1951: Kazmaier | 1952: Vessels | 1953: Lattner | 1954: Ameche | 1955: Cassady | 1956: Hornung | 1957: Crow | 1958: Dawkins | 1959: Cannon | 1960: Bellino | 1961: E. Davis | 1962: Baker | 1963: Staubach | 1964: Huarte | 1965: Garrett | 1966: Spurrier | 1967: Beban | 1968: Simpson | 1969: Owens | 1970: Plunkett | 1971: Sullivan | 1972: Rodgers | 1973: Cappelletti | 1974: Griffin | 1975: Griffin | 1976: Dorsett | 1977: Campbell | 1978: Sims | 1979: C. White | 1980: Rogers | 1981: Allen | 1982: H. Walker | 1983: Rozier | 1984: Flutie | 1985: Jackson | 1986: Testaverde | 1987: Brown | 1988: Sanders | 1989: Ware | 1990: Detmer | 1991: Howard | 1992: Torretta | 1993: Ward | 1994: Salaam | 1995: George | 1996: Wuerffel | 1997: Woodson | 1998: Williams | 1999: Dayne | 2000: Weinke | 2001: Crouch | 2002: Palmer | 2003: J. White | 2004: Leinart | 2005: Bush | 2006: T. Smith | 2007: Tebow | 2008: Bradford [show]v • d • eMaxwell Award winners 1937: Frank | 1938: O'Brien | 1939: Kinnick | 1940: Harmon | 1941: Dudley | 1942: Governali | 1943: Odell | 1944: G. Davis | 1945: Blanchard | 1946: Trippi | 1947: Walker | 1948: Bednarik | 1949: Hart | 1950: Bagnell | 1951: Kazmaier | 1952: Lattner | 1953: Lattner | 1954: Beagle | 1955: Cassady | 1956: McDonald | 1957: Reifsnyder | 1958: Dawkins | 1959: Lucas | 1960: Bellino | 1961: Ferguson | 1962: Baker | 1963: Staubach | 1964: Ressler | 1965: Nobis | 1966: Lynch | 1967: Beban | 1968: Simpson | 1969: Reid | 1970: Plunkett | 1971: Marinaro | 1972: Van Pelt | 1973: Cappelletti | 1974: Joachim | 1975: Griffin | 1976: Dorsett | 1977: Browner | 1978: Fusina | 1979: C. White | 1980: Green | 1981: Allen | 1982: H. Walker | 1983: Rozier | 1984: Flutie | 1985: Long | 1986: Testaverde | 1987: McPherson | 1988: Sanders | 1989: Thompson | 1990: Detmer | 1991: Howard | 1992: Torretta | 1993: Ward | 1994: Collins | 1995: George | 1996: Wuerffel | 1997: P. Manning | 1998: Williams | 1999: Dayne | 2000: Brees | 2001: Dorsey | 2002: Johnson | 2003: E. Manning | 2004: J. White | 2005: V. Young | 2006: Quinn | 2007: Tebow | 2008: Tebow [show]v • d •

eDallas Cowboys Super Bowl VI Champions 10 Ron Widby | 12 Roger Staubach | 14 Craig Morton | 19 Lance Alworth | 20 Mel Renfro | 22 Bob Hayes | 26 Herb Adderley | 30 Dan Reeves | 31 Gloster Richardson | 32 Walt Garrison | 33 Duane Thomas | 34 Cornell Green | 35 Calvin Hill | 36 Joe Williams |37 Isaac Thomas | 41 Charlie Waters | 42 Claxton Welch | 43 Cliff Harris | 50 D. D. Lewis | 51 Dave Manders | 52 Dave Edwards | 54 Chuck Howley | 55 Lee Roy Jordan | 60 Lee Roy Caffey | 61 Blaine Nye | 62 John Fitzgerald | 63 Larry Cole | 64 Tony Liscio | 66 George Andrie | 67 Pat Toomay | 70 Rayfield Wright | 71 Rodney Wallace | 73 Ralph Neely | 74 Bob Lilly | 75 Jethro Pugh | 76 John Niland | 77 Bill Gregory | 79 Forrest Gregg | 83 Mike Clark | 85 Tody Smith | 87 Billy Truax | 89 Mike Ditka Head Coach Tom Landry Coaches Ermal Allen | Bobby Franklin | Jim Myers | Dan Reeves | Ray Renfro | Ernie Stautner | Jerry Tubbs [show]v • d • eDallas Cowboys Super Bowl XII Champions 1 Efren Herrera | 11 Danny White | 12 Roger Staubach | 18 Glenn Carano | 20 Mel Renfro | 21 Doug Dennison | 25 Aaron Kyle | 26 Preston Pearson | 31 Benny Barnes | 33 Tony Dorsett | 35 Scott Laidlaw | 36 Larry Brinson | 41 Charlie Waters | 42 Randy Hughes | 43 Cliff Harris | 44 Robert Newhouse | 46 Mark Washington | 50 D. D. Lewis | 53 Bob Breunig | 54 Randy White | 56 Thomas Henderson | 57 Bruce Huther | 58 Mike Hegman | 59 Guy Brown | 61 Jim Cooper | 62 John Fitzgerald | 63 Larry Cole | 64 Tom Rafferty | 65 Dave Stalls | 66 Burton Lawless | 67 Pat Donovan | 68 Herbert Scott | 70 Rayfield Wright | 71 Andy Frederick | 72 Ed Jones | 73 Ralph Neely | 75 Jethro Pugh | 77 Bill Gregory | 79 Harvey Martin | 80 Tony Hill | 83 Golden Richards | 86 Butch Johnson | 87 Jay Saldi | 88 Drew Pearson | 89 Billy Joe DuPree Head Coach Tom Landry Coaches Ermal Allen | Mike Ditka | Jim Myers | Dan Reeves | Gene Stallings | Ernie Stautner | Jerry Tubbs [show]v • d • eSuper Bowl MVP Award I: Starr | II: Starr | III: Namath | IV: Dawson | V: Howley | VI: Staubach | VII: Scott | VIII: Csonka | IX: Harris | X: Swann | XI: Biletnikoff | XII : Martin & White | XII: Bradshaw | XIV: Bradshaw | XV: Plunkett | XVI: Montana | XVII: Riggins | XVIII: Allen | XIX: Montana | XX: Dent | XXI: Simms | XXII: Williams | XXIII: Rice | XXIV: Montana | XXV: Anderson | XXVI: Rypien | XXVII: Aikman | XXVIII: Smith | XXIX: Young | XXX: Brown | XXXI: Howard | XXXII: Davis | XXXIII: Elway | XXXIV: Warner | XXXV: Lewis | XXXVI: Brady | XXXVII: Jackson | XXXVIII: Brady | XXXIX: Branch | XL: Ward | XLI: P. Manning | XLII: E. Manning | XLIII: Holmes [show]v • d • eBert Bell Award 1959: Unitas | 1960: Van Brocklin | 1961: Hornung | 1962: Robustelli | 1963: J. Brown | 1964: Unitas | 1965: Retzlaff | 1966: Meredith | 1967: Unitas | 1968: Kelly | 1969: Gabriel | 1970: Blanda | 1971: Staubach | 1972: L. Brown | 1973: Simpson | 1974: Olsen | 1975: Tarkenton | 1976: Stabler | 1977: Griese | 1978: Bradshaw | 1979: Campbell | 1980: Jaworski | 1981: Anderson | 1982: Theismann | 1983: Riggins | 1984: Marino | 1985: Payton | 1986: Taylor | 1987: Rice | 1988: Cunningham | 1989: Montana | 1990: Cunningham | 1991: Sanders | 1992: Young | 1993: Smith | 1994: Young | 1995: Favre | 1996: Favre | 1997: Sanders | 1998: Cunningham | 1999: Warner | 2000: Gannon | 2001: Faulk | 2002: Gannon | 2003: Manning | 2004: Manning | 2005: Alexander | 2006: Tomlinson | 2007: Brady | 2008: Peterson [show]v • d • eWalter Payton Man of the Year Award 1970: Unitas · 1971: Hadl · 1972: Lanier · 1973: Dawson · 1974: Blanda · 1975: Anderson · 1976: Harris · 1977: Payton · 1978: Staubach · 1979: Greene · 1980: Carmichael · 1981: Swann · 1982: Theismann · 1983: Benirschke · 1984: Lyons · 1985: Stephenson · 1986: Williams · 1987: Duerson · 1988: Largent · 1989: Moon · 1990: Singletary · 1991: Muñoz · 1992: Elway · 1993: Thomas · 1994: Seau · 1995: Esiason · 1996: Green · 1997: Aikman · 1998: Marino · 1999: Carter · 2000: Flanigan & Brooks · 2001: Bettis · 2002: Vincent · 2003: Shields · 2004: Dunn · 2005: Manning · 2006: Brees & Tomlinson · 2007: Taylor · 2008: Warner [show]v • d • eNational Football League | NFL's 1970s All-Decade Team Terry Bradshaw | Ken Stabler | Roger Staubach | Earl Campbell | Franco Harris | Walter Payton | O.J. Simpson | Harold Carmichael | Drew Pearson | Lynn Swann | Paul Warfield | Dave Casper | Charlie Sanders | Dan Dierdorf | Art Shell | Rayfield Wright | Ron Yary | Joe DeLamielleure | John Hannah | Larry Little | Gene Upshaw | Jim Langer | Mike Webster | Carl Eller | L.C. Greenwood | Harvey Martin | Jack Youngblood | Joe Greene | Bob Lilly | Merlin Olsen | Alan Page | Bobby Bell | Robert Brazile | Dick Butkus | Jack Ham | Ted Hendricks | Jack Lambert | Willie Brown | Jimmy Johnson | Roger Wehrli | Louis Wright | Dick Anderson | Cliff Harris | Ken Houston | Larry Wilson | Garo Yepremian | Jim Bakken | Ray Guy [show]v • d • eDallas Cowboys Ring of Honor inductees 1975: Bob Lilly • 1976: Don Meredith • 1976: Don Perkins • 1977: Chuck Howley • 1981: Mel Renfro • 1983: Roger Staubach • 1989: Lee Roy Jordan • 1993: Tom Landry • 1994: Tony Dorsett • 1994: Randy White • 2001: Bob Hayes • 2003: Tex Schramm • 2004: Cliff Harris • 2004: Rayfield Wright • 2005: Troy Aikman • 2005: Emmitt Smith • 2005: Michael Irvin [show]v • d • eDallas Cowboys starting quarterbacks LeBaron • Meredith • Morton • Staubach • White • Pelluer • Hogeboom • Walsh • Aikman • Laufenberg • Garrett • Kosar • Peete • Wilson • Cunningham • Beuerlein • Carter • Wright • Stoerner • Leaf • Hutchinson • Testaverde • Henson • Bledsoe • Romo • Johnson [show]v • d • ePro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1985 Frank Gatski • Joe Namath • Pete Rozelle • O. 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