![]() Navy after graduating from the Naval Academy in 1965. This story has been updated to reflect that Staubach served four years in the U.S. "If you are truly balanced, you look at giving back." You take from life, and you give back," he said. Roger is regarded as the best football player of his generation and one of the most fantastic players in the sport’s history. Staubach retired with an 83.4 passer rating in March 1980, the highest career passer rating in NFL history. "I think the most important thing of all is balance. Roger Thomas Staubach is an American former quarterback who played 11 NFL seasons for the Dallas Cowboys. He added that the most important thing you can do when you're building a business is to "make sure it's diverse" and the "opportunities are there." Staubach brought the Cowboys from behind to win in the last two minutes or overtime 14 times in his career. "But, you have to demand things from people and you have to be grateful for how things are done," he told The Slate. In both football and business, Staubach said he learned to balance getting things done and "not being a real jerk" at the same time. "I think my parents really made me recognize the importance of somebody else, other than yourself," Staubach said in an interview with The Slate published Sept. Staubach credits both his on-and off-the field success to focusing on others people's needs, not just his own. But for the nine seasons he was in command of the potent Cowboys attack, Dallas played in six NFC championship games, winning four of them, and also scored victories in Super Bowls VI and XII. AP Photo/Jacob Harris When Staubach won in 1963, there was no swanky announcement on live television. Daughter of Dallas Cowboys’ Hall of Famer Roger Staubach Shares Her Mental Journey NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth City Prop Results Cowboys Daughter of Cowboys Hall of Famer Shares Her Mental. Roger Staubach joined the Dallas Cowboys as a 27-year-old rookie in 1969 and didnt win the regular quarterbacking job until his third season in 1971. That year, Staubach sold his company to Chicago-based real-estate brokerage firm Jones Lang Lasalle for $613 million.ĭuring a 2010 during a real estate luncheon, Staubach said he "learned a lot about teamwork and resiliency and perseverance in football" and translated well into business. Roger Staubach won the 1963 Heisman as a junior after leading Navy to a 9-1 record. By 2008, the company had more than 70 offices in North America and 1,600 employees. Over the next three decades, Staubach developed a strong client base to help tenants find office, retail and industrial space. His part-time gig lasted for seven years until he went out on his own and started a commercial real estate business, The Staubach Company in 1977. ![]() "I was 27 and we had three children," Staubach told Forbes in 2014. "If I got hurt, I knew I had a family to provide for, and it was not crazy money in the NFL then." Miller Co., one of the largest independent commercial real estate firms in Texas at the time. You throw it up and pray," Staubach said.After his rookie season in 1970, Staubach worked as a real estate broker for Henry S. ![]() Reporters asked him what happened after the game. "Well, I guess you could call it a Hail Mary. They won 17-14 on a late 50-yard touchdown heave from Staubach to Drew Pearson. In 1975, the Cowboys played the Minnesota Vikings in the playoffs. Everybody knew that he was obviously the star on the team and had a million demands, but he never put himself above the team. ![]() "For a guy who won the Heisman, he was such a humble guy, a hard-working guy," Bill Belichick told Wang. Bill idolizes his dad and rightfully so."īill Belichick had high praise of Staubach to Gene Wang of the Washington Post: After the game, he said winning that Super Bowl next to his son was the most excited he's ever been. He came running over to me before the game and gave me a big hug. Overview (4) Mini Bio (1) Roger Staubach was born on Februin Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. When they won the Super Bowl that first time, Steve had retired and was on the sideline. Steve Belichick, Bill's father, was at the Academy when I was. "Well, I grew up at the Naval Academy and Bill Belichick's dad was a coach there. ![]()
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