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| Born: | (1942-02-05)February 5, 1942 (age 83) 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: 10th round, 129th pick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1964: 16th round, 122nd pick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 professionalfootballquarterback who played in theNational Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with theDallas Cowboys. He attended theU.S. Naval Academy, where he playedcollege football for theNavy Midshipmen and won the 1963Heisman Trophy. After graduation, he served in theU.S. Navy, including a tour of duty inVietnam.
Staubach joined theDallas Cowboys in1969, becoming the team's second majorfranchise quarterback after the retirement ofDon Meredith in 1968. Staubach played with the Cowboys during his entire career. He led the team to theSuper Bowl five times, four as the starting quarterback. He led the Cowboys to victories inSuper Bowl VI andSuper Bowl XII. Staubach was namedMost Valuable Player ofSuper Bowl VI, becoming the first of four players to win both the Heisman Trophy andSuper Bowl MVP, along withJim Plunkett,Marcus Allen, andDesmond Howard. He was named to thePro 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]
Upon his retirement Staubach founded The Staubach Group, a commercial real estate firm that he later sold toJones 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. That same year, he received aPresidential Medal of Freedom.
Staubach was born inCincinnati, Ohio, the only child of Elizabeth (née Smyth) and Robert Staubach.[3][4] His father was a shoe and leather salesman and his mother worked as a secretary forGeneral Motors.[5] He is of partialGerman descent, and grew up inSilverton, a northeastern suburb of Cincinnati.[6] He was aBoy Scout as a youth,[7] attended St. John the Evangelist Catholic School, and graduated from the Catholic high school Purcell High School in Cincinnati (now namedPurcell Marian High School) in 1960.
To prepare for his naval career, Staubach spent one year atNew Mexico Military Institute inRoswell, where he set a school record for passing yards and scored 18 total touchdowns.[8] Staubach entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1961, and playedquarterback for theMidshipmen. As a third-class midshipman (sophomore) in1962, he got his first opportunity to play, in the third game of the season, against theUniversity of Minnesota on October 6. He relieved starter Ron Klemick as the Minnesota defense, led byBobby Bell andCarl Eller, was stifling in its 21–0 victory. Staubach was 0–2 passing and was sacked twice for -24 yards.
A week later, playing againstCornell University, with the offense failing, coachWayne Hardin decided to put Staubach into the game to see if he could improve the team's offense. He led Navy to six touchdowns, throwing for 99 yards and two touchdowns, while running for 88 yards and another score as Navy won 41–0.[9]
A few weeks later, Staubach started again in the famousArmy–Navy game. PresidentJohn F. Kennedy attended the game, 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 of1963, he won theHeisman Trophy,Maxwell Award, and theWalter Camp Memorial Trophy[10] while leading the Midshipmen to a 9–1 regular season record and a final ranking of No. 2 in the nation. He appeared on the cover ofTime in October; he would also have been on the cover ofLife magazine's November 29, 1963 issue, but for theassassination of President Kennedy.[11][12]
On New Year's Day, the Midshipmen lost the national championship to the No. 1 team, theUniversity of Texas, in the 1964Cotton Bowl. Earlier that season, Staubach led Navy to a 35–14 road victory in itsannual rivalry withNotre Dame.[13] Navy did not beat Notre Dame again until2007, 43 years later.
During three seasons at Navy, Staubach completed 292 of 463 passes with 18 touchdowns and 19 interceptions, while gaining a school-record 4,253 yards of total offense. Staubach is the last player from a military academy to win the Heisman Trophy. As a senior in1964, he injured his left heel in the opening game victory overPenn State and missed the next four games,[14] and Navy finished the season at 3–6–1.
The Naval Academy retired Staubach's jersey number (12) during his graduation ceremony after his senior season. In 1981, Staubach was enshrined in theCollege Football Hall of Fame. In 2007, Staubach was ranked No. 9 onESPN's Top 25 Players In College Football History list.
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| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | ||
| 1962 | 67 | 98 | 68.4 | 966 | 7 | 3 | 85 | 265 | 7 | |
| 1963 | 107 | 161 | 66.5 | 1,474 | 7 | 6 | 156 | 418 | 8 | |
| 1964 | 119 | 204 | 58.3 | 1,131 | 4 | 10 | 104 | -1 | 2 | |
| Total | 293 | 463 | 63.3 | 3,571 | 18 | 19 | 345 | 682 | 17 | |
When his collegiate football career ended, Staubach finished his Academy sports career as captain of the academy's 1965baseball team,[15] and also played for the school'sbasketball team.[16]
During his junior year at the Naval Academy, Staubach'scolor-blindness was detected and he was commissioned directly into theSupply Corps, which did not necessitate being able to tell the difference between red (port) and green (starboard) lights or to discern the color differences in electrical circuitry.[17]
After graduating from the Naval Academy in June 1965,[18] Staubach could have requested an assignment in the United States, but he chose to volunteer for a one-year tour of duty inSouth Vietnam. He served as a Supply Corps officer for the Navy at theChu Lai Base Area until 1967. Staubach supervised 41 enlisted men.[19]
Staubach returned from South Vietnam in September 1967,[20] and spent the rest of his naval career in the United States. He played football on various service teams to prepare for his future career in theNational Football League. During his tour at the naval air station inPensacola, Florida, he quarterbacked the Goshawks, a team consisting of fellow U.S. Navy officers like himself, and played games against college football teams. He had access to the Dallas Cowboys playbook, and the Goshawks defeated many of the college teams they played against.
Staubach was a tenth-round "future" selection in the1964 NFL draft by theCowboys. TheNFL allowed the Cowboys to draft him one year before his college eligibility was over because he was four years out of high school, although due to his four-year military commitment, he would not play professionally until1969 as a 27-year-old rookie.[21] He was also drafted by theKansas City Chiefs in the 16th round (122nd choice overall) of the1964 American Football League draft, also with a future selection.[22]
While still in the Navy during1968, he went to the Cowboys' rookie camp, using most of his annual militaryleave.[20] During1969, Staubach resigned his naval commission just in time to join the Cowboys training camp. The Cowboys won their firstNFC title in1970 withCraig Morton starting at quarterback, but lost to theBaltimore Colts inSuper Bowl V, losing by three points on a last-second field goal.
In1971, Morton began the season as the starter, but after a loss to theNew Orleans Saints, Staubach assumed the role. However, in a game against theChicago Bears during the seventh week of that season, coachTom Landry alternated Staubach and Morton on each play, sending in the quarterbacks with the play call from the sideline. Dallas gained almost 500 yards of offense but committed seven turnovers that resulted in a 23–19 loss to a mediocre Bears squad that dropped the Cowboys to 4–3 for the season, two games behind theWashington Redskins in theNFC East race.
Staubach assumed the full-time quarterbacking duties in week eight with a victory over theSt. Louis Cardinals and led the Cowboys to 10 consecutive victories, including their first Super Bowl victory, 24–3 over theMiami Dolphins inSuper Bowl VI in January 1972. He was named the game'sMVP, completing 12 out of 19 passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for 18 yards. After the season, he negotiated his own contract, a three-year deal at about$75,000 per year.[23]
In1972, Staubach missed most of the season with aseparated shoulder after a collision in a August preseason game. Even when he was ready to play in late season, Landry went with Morton, who ultimately led Dallas to a 11–3 record where Staubach threw just twenty passes the whole season.[24][25] However, he would relieve Morton in a divisional playoff game against theSan Francisco 49ers that saw him go 12-for-20 for 174 yards and throw two touchdown passes in the last 90 seconds to turn a 15-point 4th quarter deficit into a 30–28 victory to send Dallas back to the NFC Championship Game. With that performance, he won back his regular job and did not relinquish it again during his career.
Staubach led the Cowboys to a second Super Bowl win in the1977 season. He threw for 183 yards, a touchdown, and no interceptions in Dallas' 27–10 victory in Super Bowl XII over theDenver Broncos, led by his former teammate Morton. Staubach also led the Cowboys to appearances inSuper Bowl X andSuper Bowl XIII, where they lost to thePittsburgh Steelers both times by a total of eight points.
Staubach's offensive teammates included standout receivers "Bullet"Bob Hayes,Lance Alworth,Drew Pearson, andGolden Richards, tight endsMike Ditka,Billy Joe Dupree, andJackie Smith, tackleRayfield Wright, and running backsRobert Newhouse,Calvin Hill, andTony Dorsett. Dorsett, Hayes, Pearson, and Wright are in the Hall of Fame, as are Alworth, Ditka, and Smith (although those three were all with the Cowboys only at the end of their careers).
During his final NFL season in1979, Staubach had career highs in completions (267), passing yards (3,586), and touchdown passes (27), with just 11 interceptions. He retired at the conclusion of the season in order to protect his long-term health, declining the Cowboys' offer for two more seasons. He suffered 20concussions in his playing career, including six in which he said he was "knocked out". After suffering two concussions in 1979, a doctor at Cornell told Staubach that while his brain tests were fine at the moment, another concussion could have life-altering consequences.[26] He chose to retire and was replaced as the Cowboys starting quarterback byDanny White.[27]
Overall, Staubach finished his 11 NFL seasons with 1,685 completions for 22,700 yards, 153 touchdowns, and 109 interceptions. He also gained 2,264 rushing yards and scored 21 touchdowns on 410 carries. For regular-season games, he had a .750 winning percentage. Staubach recorded the highest passer rating in the NFL in four 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 (1971, 1975–1979).[22]
Staubach retired from football in March 1980 with the highest career passer rating in NFL history at the time, 83.4,[28] and was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. In 1999, he was ranked No. 29 onThe Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, the second-ranked Cowboy behindBob Lilly.
Staubach was one of the most famous NFL players of the 1970s. Known as "Roger The Dodger" for his scrambling abilities, "Captain America" as quarterback ofAmerica's Team, and also as "Captain Comeback" for his fourth-quarter game-winning heroics, Staubach had a penchant for leading scoring drives which gave the Cowboys improbable victories. He led the Cowboys to 23 game-winning drives (15 comebacks) during the fourth quarter, with 17 of those in the final two minutes or in overtime.[29]
In the television showKing of the Hill, Staubach's name has been used for the elementary school in the fictional town ofArlen, Texas.
Staubach's most famous moment was the "Hail Mary pass" in the1975 playoff game against theMinnesota Vikings. With seconds on the clock and the Cowboys trailing 14–10, Staubach launched a 50-yard pass to wide receiverDrew Pearson, who caught the pass and strode into the end zone for a 17–14 victory.[30] After the game, Staubach said he threw the ball and said a "Hail Mary". Since then, any last-second pass to the end zone in a desperate attempt to score a game-winning or tying touchdown is referred to as a"Hail Mary" pass.
In 1976, Staubach received the Golden Plate Award of theAmerican Academy of Achievement.[31][32]
Staubach was named The Walter Camp "Man of the Year" in 1983,[33] and was awarded the Davey O'Brien Legends Award in 2001.[34]
On January 25, 2007, Staubach was named chairman of the North TexasSuper Bowl XLV Bid Committee,[35] whose goal was to have theDallas-Fort Worth Metroplex host the Super Bowl in 2011. On May 23, 2007, the NFL chose Dallas as the host city ofSuper Bowl XLV.
In 2010, Staubach was named the No. 1 Dallas Cowboy of all time according to a poll conducted by theDallas Morning News.
In November 2018, Staubach was awarded thePresidential Medal of Freedom byDonald Trump, becoming one of only four recipients associated with American Football to receive the distinction. He was the first player to receive the award, given it at the same time as Minnesota Vikings defensive tackleAlan Page. The other two recipients,Earl Blaik andBear Bryant, were both head coaches.[36]
On Friday, August 18, 2023, Staubach's alma mater,Purcell Marian High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, opened its new athletic complex, named Staubach Stadium in honor of Staubach.[37]
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| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacked | Fum | |||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Sck | SckY | |||
| 1969 | DAL | 6 | 1 | 1–0 | 23 | 47 | 48.9 | 421 | 9.0 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 69.5 | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 106 | 2 |
| 1970 | DAL | 8 | 3 | 2–1 | 44 | 82 | 53.7 | 542 | 6.6 | 43 | 2 | 8 | 42.9 | 27 | 221 | 8.2 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 130 | 4 |
| 1971 | DAL | 13 | 10 | 10–0 | 126 | 211 | 59.7 | 1,882 | 8.9 | 85 | 15 | 4 | 104.8 | 41 | 343 | 8.4 | 31 | 2 | 23 | 175 | 6 |
| 1972 | DAL | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 98 | 4.9 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 20.4 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 59 | 1 |
| 1973 | DAL | 14 | 14 | 10–4 | 179 | 286 | 62.6 | 2,428 | 8.5 | 53 | 23 | 15 | 94.6 | 46 | 250 | 5.4 | 18 | 3 | 43 | 269 | 5 |
| 1974 | DAL | 14 | 14 | 8–6 | 190 | 360 | 52.8 | 2,552 | 7.1 | 58 | 11 | 15 | 68.4 | 47 | 320 | 6.8 | 29 | 3 | 45 | 309 | 7 |
| 1975 | DAL | 13 | 13 | 9–4 | 198 | 348 | 56.9 | 2,666 | 7.7 | 62 | 17 | 16 | 78.5 | 55 | 316 | 5.7 | 17 | 4 | 36 | 213 | 5 |
| 1976 | DAL | 14 | 14 | 11–3 | 208 | 369 | 56.4 | 2,715 | 7.4 | 53 | 14 | 11 | 79.9 | 43 | 184 | 4.3 | 18 | 3 | 29 | 215 | 4 |
| 1977 | DAL | 14 | 14 | 12–2 | 210 | 361 | 58.2 | 2,720 | 7.3 | 67 | 18 | 9 | 87.0 | 51 | 171 | 3.4 | 33 | 3 | 30 | 219 | 8 |
| 1978 | DAL | 15 | 15 | 11–4 | 231 | 413 | 55.9 | 3,190 | 7.7 | 91 | 25 | 16 | 84.9 | 42 | 182 | 4.3 | 23 | 1 | 32 | 219 | 5 |
| 1979 | DAL | 16 | 16 | 11–5 | 267 | 461 | 57.9 | 3,586 | 7.8 | 75 | 27 | 11 | 92.3 | 37 | 172 | 4.6 | 20 | 0 | 36 | 240 | 8 |
| Career | 131 | 114 | 85–29 | 1,685 | 2,958 | 57.0 | 22,700 | 7.7 | 91 | 153 | 109 | 83.4 | 410 | 2,264 | 5.5 | 33 | 20 | 313 | 2,154 | 55 | |
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Sck | SckY | |||
| 1969 | DAL | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 44 | 8.8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 142.9 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | DAL | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | DAL | 3 | 3 | 3–0 | 31 | 51 | 60.8 | 321 | 6.3 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 98.6 | 15 | 75 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 64 | 1 |
| 1972 | DAL | 2 | 1 | 0–1 | 21 | 40 | 52.5 | 272 | 6.8 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 90.8 | 8 | 82 | 10.3 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 1 |
| 1973 | DAL | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 18 | 37 | 48.6 | 269 | 7.3 | 83 | 2 | 6 | 51.4 | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 70 | 1 |
| 1975 | DAL | 3 | 3 | 2–1 | 48 | 79 | 60.8 | 670 | 8.5 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 96.5 | 19 | 100 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 63 | 5 |
| 1976 | DAL | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 15 | 37 | 40.5 | 150 | 4.1 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 19.0 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| 1977 | DAL | 3 | 3 | 3–0 | 37 | 61 | 60.7 | 482 | 7.9 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 88.3 | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 44 | 1 |
| 1978 | DAL | 3 | 3 | 2–1 | 37 | 72 | 51.4 | 459 | 6.4 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 77.3 | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 69 | 1 |
| 1979 | DAL | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 12 | 28 | 42.9 | 124 | 4.4 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 53.3 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 20 | 17 | 11–6 | 223 | 410 | 54.4 | 2,791 | 6.8 | 83 | 24 | 19 | 76.0 | 76 | 432 | 5.7 | 29 | 0 | 61 | 390 | 10 | |
| Year | SB | Team | Opp. | Passing | Result | |||||||
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| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | |||||
| 1971 | VI | DAL | MIA | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 119 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 115.9 | W 24−3 |
| 1975 | X | DAL | PIT | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 204 | 8.5 | 2 | 3 | 77.8 | L 21−17 |
| 1977 | XII | DAL | DEN | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 183 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 102.6 | W 27−10 |
| 1978 | XIII | DAL | PIT | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 228 | 7.6 | 3 | 1 | 100.4 | L 35−31 |
| Career | 61 | 98 | 62.2 | 734 | 7.5 | 8 | 4 | 95.4 | W−L 2−2 | |||
Staubach married his wife Marianne on September 4, 1965. Together they had five children. He and Marianne reside inDallas, Texas. As of 2017, they have 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.[38]
In 1977, he started a commercial real estate business, The Staubach Company, in partnership with Robert Holloway Jr., an associate of Henry S. Miller.[39] He had prepared by working in the off-seasons from 1970 until 1977 for theHenry S. Miller Company. Staubach began working with real estate because "I couldn't have retired at my age and just played golf. First of all, they didn't pay quarterbacks what they do today. And I was 37 with three kids. I kept thinking about [what would happen] if some linebacker takes off my head and I can't play anymore." He said "Henry Miller Jr. was a lot like [legendary Cowboys coach Tom]Landry. They both had similar haircuts ... they both had phenomenal integrity, great work ethic, and they could transfer their strengths to other people."[40]
The Staubach Company has been his primary endeavor since retirement from football. The company first developed several office buildings; Holloway managed construction while Staubach found tenants. In 1982, Staubach bought out Holloway and shifted the company's emphasis from commercial development to representing corporate clients seeking to lease or buy space. This proved fortuitous as a boom in Dallas office construction followed by a recession in the Texas oil industry left the city with excess office space, so companies representing tenants wielded greater influence. The company has worked with major businesses including AT&T, McDonald's Corporation, Hospital Corporation of America and K Mart Corporation. The company was also involved with residential development, with ownership stakes in 27 apartments and other real estate projects in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Some of these were in partnership with Cowboys teammateBob Breunig through S.B.C. Development Corporation, then a subsidiary of the Staubach Company. Others were collaborations with local developers and investors, includingRoss Perot.[39] He served as its chairman and CEO until June 20, 2007, when he announced he would resign as CEO of the multibillion-dollar real estate company he started 30 years earlier.
On July 11, 2008, The Staubach Company was sold toJones Lang LaSalle for $613 million.[41] Staubach and his children's trust would gross more than $100 million from the sale by 2013. The sale provided an initial payment of $9.27 per Staubach share with additional payments due during the ensuing 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. Staubach served as executive chairman of the Americas region of Jones Lang LaSalle until his retirement in 2018.[40][42]
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During the 1970s and early 1980s, he was a spokesperson for the men's clothing retailerAnderson-Little, appearing in both print and television advertisements. Later, he did television advertisements forRolaids as well.
Staubach served as the president of thephilanthropic organizationNo Greater Love in 1981.[43]
During the early 1980s, Staubach worked for a brief time as acolor commentator forCBS Sports' NFL telecasts. On November 9, 1980, during a close game between theNew York Giants and theDallas Cowboys, Staubach broadcast a nostalgic comment by exclaiming he would like to be "right down there in the middle of it". The Cowboyslost 38–35.
Staubach jointly ownedHall of Fame Racing, aNASCARNextel Cup Series team, with fellow former Cowboy and hall-of-famerTroy Aikman, which began racing for the2006 season.
In 2009, Staubach was honored with the "Lombardi Award of Excellence" from the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation. The award was created to honor coachLombardi's legacy, and is awarded annually to an individual who exemplifies the "spirit" of the coach.
On December 27, 2011, Staubach wrote the foreword for a book titledThe Power in a Link,[44] published byJohn Wiley & Sons, authored byUnited States Military Academy graduate, David Gowel.
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