Roger Staubach - Great NFL Quatreback

One of the biggest draft day steals of all-time isto wins as their starting quarterback. He is the last
former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach.player from a military academy to win the Heisman
Roger Staubach was drafted by the Dallas CowboysTrophy and is considered one of the most exciting
in the 10th round of the 1964 NFL Draft, but did notNFL players of the 1970s. He developed the
join the team until 1969 due to his Naval commitment.reputation for making the big play and is also known
Roger Staubach is not in the all-time top 50 in anyfor the way he conducted himself off the field.
major category, however "he might be the bestStaubach jointly owns Hall of Fame Racing, a
combination of a passer, an athlete and a leader everNASCAR Nextel Cup team, with fellow former
to play in the NFL", as stated by his former headCowboy and hall-of-famer Troy Aikman, which began
coach Tom Landry.racing for the 2006 season. Staubach and his wife,
Roger Staubach joined the Dallas Cowboys as aMarianne, have five children and reside in Dallas,
27-year-old rookie in 1969 and didn't win the regularwhere he is involved in many community, professional
quarterbacking job until his third season in 1971.and charity activities, including the Children's Cancer
Staubach was key in developing the Cowboys toFund, the United States Naval Academy Foundation.
become America's Team and led the team to nine ofHe played his entire 11 years of professional football
the Cowboys record-setting twenty consecutivewith the Dallas Cowboys and was the starting
winning seasons.quarterback for 8 of those years, leading the team
Staubach first achieved national attention when heto four Super Bowls and achieving victories in Super
was named the starting quarterback of the NavyBowls VI and XII.
football team in 1962. Staubach went on to lead Navy