In an era such as the 1970’s that was highlighted by Star Wars: A New Hope, the Brady Bunch, the Water Gate Scandal, the invention of the Floppy Disk, and Apollo 17 the last manned craft to the moon, one athlete shined in the spot light, Roger Staubach. It all started when Roger won the Heisman in 1963 for Navy and he spent 4 years in the Navy before he joined the Dallas Cowboys in 1969. It then took another two seasons for him to win the starting job from Ken Morton, but their story didn’t end there. The QB controversy took an interesting turn when Ken Morton and Roger Staubach were subbed in and out during a game. Roger would end winning the Super Bowl VI and was the NFL MVP of it. Roger was known as “Captain America” because he was the quarterback of “America’s Team”, the Dallas Cowboys. He was the most well-known quarterback in the entire league and became very popular when the NFL started to come on the TV. His ability to make plays with his legs and run around in the pocket highlighted his career. Three years later Roger had the Cowboys back in the Super Bowl, but they lost to one of the greatest dynasties of sporting history, the Pittsburgh Steelers. This game was highlighted with two Hall of Fame coaches; Tom Landry and Chuck Noll, two Hall of Fame quarterbacks; Roger Staubach, Lynn Swann, “Mean” Joe Green, John Stallworth, Mel Blount, Randy White, L.C. Greenwood, Franco Harris, “Too Tall” Jones, Rocky Bleir, Jack Lambert, Jack Ham, Mike Webster, and Golden Richards. Another two years passed before the Cowboys were back in the big game. This time it featured two former Cowboy’s quarterbacks, Ken Morton and Roger Staubach. Roger gave the Cowboys an offensive spark and it propelled them to victory. The Cowboys “Dooms Day” Defense got much of the credit, but Roger was a champion once again. When Roger Staubach retired after the 1979 season he had the highest career passing rating in NFL history. So technically he was the greatest quarterback of all time because he had such a good passer rating at a time when defense dominated. The NFL may never see a player of stature ever again.
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