![]() Īfter 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. He was permitted to become the Naval Academy's first graduate to be commissioned directly into the Supply 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. In 2007, Staubach was ranked #9 on ESPN's Top 25 Players In College Football History list.ĭuring his junior year at the Naval Academy, Staubach's color-blindness was detected. In 1981, Staubach was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. The Naval Academy retired Staubach's jersey number (#12) during his graduation ceremony after his senior season. Staubach is the last player from a military academy to win the Heisman Trophy. In his three seasons at Navy, he completed 292 of 463 passes with 18 touchdowns and 19 interceptions, while gaining a school record 4,253 yards of total offense. Navy did not beat Notre Dame again until 2007. That season, Staubach led Navy to victory in its annual rivalry with Notre Dame. The Midshipmen lost the national championship to #1 University of Texas in the Cotton Bowl. In his second class (junior) season of 1963, he won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and the Walter Camp Memorial Trophy while leading the Midshipmen to a 9–1 record and a final ranking of #2 in the nation. Staubach led the team to a 34-14 upset over Army, throwing for two touchdowns and running for another. Kennedy (himself a former Naval officer), who just 37 days earlier had negotiated the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis, performing the coin toss. Ī few weeks later, Staubach started again in the famed Army–Navy game, which featured president John F. ![]() Staubach went on to lead Navy to six touchdowns, throwing for 99 yards and two touchdowns while running for 88 yards and another score as Navy won 41–0. Staubach was 0–2 passing and was sacked twice for -24 yards.Ī week later, against Cornell, with the offense misfiring, Hall of Fame Coach Wayne Hardin decided to put Staubach into the game to see if he could spark the team's offense. Staubach relieved starter Ron Klemick as the Minnesota defense, led by Bobby Bell and Carl Eller, was stifling in its 21–0 victory. As a third-class midshipman (sophomore), he got his first opportunity to play in the third game of the season, against the University of Minnesota on October 6, 1962. Staubach also attended New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico, where he also played football in 1960 in the 1960 NMMI Broncos football program.Īfter one year at New Mexico Military Institute, Staubach played quarterback for the Navy Midshipmen. John the Evangelist Catholic School, and graduated from a Catholic high school, Purcell High School (now Purcell Marian High School). Of German descent, Staubach was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and grew up in suburban Silverton, Ohio. He was named to the Pro Bowl six times during his 11-year NFL career. He led the Cowboys to victories in 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 played with the club during five seasons in which they played in the Super Bowl, four as the primary starting quarterback. Staubach joined the Dallas Cowboys in 1969. Navy, including a tour of duty in Vietnam. ![]() Naval Academy where he won college football's Heisman Trophy, and after graduation he served in the U.S. Roger Thomas Staubach (born February 5, 1942) is former star National Football League quarterback who is executive chairman of Jones Lang LaSalle.
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