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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born: | February 5, 1942 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Purcell Marian (Cincinnati, Ohio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College: | NMMI (1960) Navy (1961–1964) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1964 / round: 10 / pick: 129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1964 / round: 16 / pick: 122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roger Thomas Staubach (/stɔːbɑːk/, -/bæk/; STAW-bahk, -back; born February 5, 1942), nicknamed "Roger the Dodger", "Captain America", and "Captain Comeback",[1] is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy, where he won the 1963 Heisman Trophy playing for the Midshipmen. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Navy, including a tour of duty in Vietnam.
Staubach joined the Dallas Cowboys in 1969, becoming the team's second major franchise quarterback after the retirement of Don Meredith in 1968. Staubach played with the Cowboys during his entire career. He led the team to the Super Bowl five times, four as the starting quarterback. He led the Cowboys to victories in Super Bowl VI and Super Bowl XII. Staubach was named Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl VI, becoming the first of four players to win both the Heisman Trophy and Super Bowl MVP, along with Jim Plunkett, Marcus Allen, and Desmond Howard. He was named to the Pro Bowl six times during his 11-year NFL career. Staubach is one of ten players to both win the Heisman Trophy and be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the only quarterback.[2] He is regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.[3]
Upon his retirement Staubach founded The Staubach Group, a commercial real estate firm that he later sold to Jones Lang LaSalle for $613 million in 2008. He then became executive chairman of the Americas region of Jones Lang LaSalle until his retirement in 2018. The same year, he received a Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- ^ Weintraub, Robert. "OTL: Game in the Shadows". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Heisman Hall of Famers". Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "Breakfast With: Roger Staubach". June 24, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2018.