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Roger Staubach
Career information High school: Cincinnati (OH) Purcell College: Navy NFL Draft: 1964 / Round: 10 / Pick: 129 AFL Draft: 1964 / Round: 16 / Pick: 122 Debuted in 1969 for the Dallas Cowboys Last played in 1979 for the Dallas Cowboys Career history Dallas Cowboys (1969–1979) Career highlights and awards College Heisman Trophy (1963) Maxwell Award (1963) UPI College Player of the Year (1963) Walter Camp Memorial Trophy (1963) Navy Midshipmen #12 retired College Football Hall of Fame inductee (1981) NFL 6× Pro Bowl selection (1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) 2× AP All-NFC (1971, 1976) 2× Super Bowl champion (VI, XII) 5× NFC Champion (1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978) 1971 NFL MVP (MX) 1971 NFC Player of the Year (SN) Super Bowl MVP (VI) NFL 1970s All-Decade Team Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee (1985) Rated #46 NFL Player of all-time by NFL.com Career NFL statistics TDs–INT 153–109 Passing yards 22,700 QB Rating 83.4 Stats at NFL.com Pro Football Hall of Fame College Football Hall of Fame Roger Staubach Allegiance United States Service/branch Navy Years of service 1964–1968 Unit Navy Supply Corps Battles/wars Vietnam War Roger Thomas Staubach (born February 5, 1942) is a former star National Football League quarterback who is executive chairman of Jones Lang LaSalle. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy where he won a Heisman Trophy, and after graduation he served in the U.S. Navy, including a tour of duty in Vietnam. Staubach joined the Dallas Cowboys in 1969. He played with the club during five seasons in which they played in the Super Bowl, four as the primary 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.

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