Happy birthday, Roger Staubach

[big dog cowboy]

The man who made me a Cowboys fan is 81 today.

Happy Birthday to the real Captian America!!!

 

[maryquality]

Greatest Cowboys player ever and the reason I am a fan. Thanks for the memories Roger and for being such a great role model for us young kids back in the day.

Same here! Became a fan because of Roger!!

 

[Ranching]

Roger is a big reason that I am a fan...but he's not the reason that I'm still a fan. Let it go....

 

[Diehardblues]

The best decision Landry ever made was benching Morton for Staubach. Roger took the team to another level.

Yes , but the level with Morton was admirable.

 

[Vtwin]

#12. One of only two jerseys I possess.

 

[mrmojo]

My favorite Cowboy of all time. I received a Cowboy helmet autographed by him for Christmas.....brought tears to my eyes.

 

[5Stars]

I was at a game at Texas Stadium and after the game, we hung out for about an hour or so to wait for the players to come out to board the bus the came on. That is when I saw Rodger after the game, and he did not stop to shake hands with anyone he walked straight to get on the bus. That is when I did get to talk and see Too Tall and Thomas Henderson come out together...they stayed and talked a lot of us fans. That was Dallas Cowboy football.

 

[RoboQB]

Happy Birthday to the real Captain America!

 

[shabazz]

Can’t help but admire this great man. Too bad that he had to wait till his late 20s to play in the NFL

i heard that after he graduated from the Naval Academy he had the choice to serve in the USA but instead volunteered to serve in Vietnam during war time instead.

the Cowboys were lucky to have been blessed with his presence

 

[morat1959]

Wow - did not know that.
And Landry had a hard time deciding who should be the starting QB back then.

Seems like yesterday.

 

[morat1959]

Roger the Dodger! Man..myth…legend! Still the best I’ve ever seen play the game.

 

[StarOfGlory]

He not only made me a Cowboy fan, he made me a football player. Happy Birthday to a real gentleman and the #1 Cowboy in history. It was my honor to meet him when I was a child. Thank you for the inspiration.

 

[gtb1943]

Wow - did not know that.
And Landry had a hard time deciding who should be the starting QB back then.

Landry wanted no part of scrambling QBs because they got hurt too often. and remember the year after the boys won the SB Rodger got injured scrambling and pretty much was out the regular season. Then performed his first miracle comeback against the 49rs in the playoffs.

 

[GMO415]

Salute to Captain America

 

[gtb1943]

Roger is a big reason that I am a fan...but he's not the reason that I'm still a fan. Let it go....

Why?

 

[gtb1943]

Yes , but the level with Morton was admirable.

Morton was an excellent QB. Roger was a GREAT QB.

 

[Ranching]

Why?

Because that was 30 plus years ago....

 

[Cowpolk]

Just learned Craig Morton's birthday is also today. He's a year younger than Roger.

I wasn't nearly as fond of him.

He was never the same after the shoulder injury Happy birthday to both

 

[HungryLion]

Happy 81st birthday to Roger Dodger. The greatest Cowboy and greatest Cowboys QB.

• NFL HOF
• 11 wins in the playoffs
• 4 NFC championship wins
• 2 Super Bowl wins
• 85-29 as a starter

85-29?

Holy crap that is an insane winning percentage.

 

[Ring Leader]

He and Landry 2 - of the finest individuals that ever walked or ran the planet.