Roger Staubach

MountaineerCowboy said:
I see people on here all the time saying making the NFC Championship game would be a successful season for them because it's been forever since the last time we were there.

If you have a team THAT good and you're satisfied with anything less than winning the whole thing then I wouldn't want you on my team. I doubt Roger would either.
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Well that was not me, but tell me how going to the NFC championship game makes you a mediocre team??
 
cityochamps said:
Well that was not me, but tell me how going to the NFC championship game makes you a mediocre team??
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I'm not just taking about 1 single team in any given year. I'm talking about the mentality it takes to be happy just reaching the Conference Championship game.

We have 3 Wild Card wins in the past quarter of a century. Mediocrity might be too good of a word to describe this organization for the past 25 years.

Being happy just reaching the Conference Championship game is Browns fans type of stuff. I don't subscribe to that thinking. I expect better than that.
 
Ranching said:
Just watched his NFL story again....what an awesome person! He's the reason I love the Cowboys and will dispute anyone that disses them.....I've met many numerous players, but never Roger.....its on my bucket list.
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I loved it when they were telling the story about the fights between Clint Longley and Staubach. Hollywood Henderson was amazed that Longley messed with Staubach and said about Longley:

"Man, Staubach's been to Vietnam, you've been to Abilene, what were you thinking?"

^^my best recollection, probably not word for word^^
 
Great, great story....Not just the Roger part, but the thrill you brought to your son...There were 2 classy guys in that story...Huzzah !!


CouchCoach said:
Allow me to tell you my Roger story and it is well worth the read.

His first commercial real estate venture was a group of office buildings on 635 at Hillcrest and we had just started a new company and we're his first tenants in one of the two buildings. Once they filled out the offices, they had a welcoming party for all of the people that worked in the buildings. Roger would be hosting and joined by Cliff Harris.

My oldest son was 8 at the time and his two favorite sports figures were Roger and Harvey Martin, who I had taken him to meet and they talked Star Wars for almost 10 minutes while he signed autographs, what a big kid.

The reception was in the other building so I walked over and just as I walked in there stands Roger with his hand out. I shake his hand and move on as the line is forming but as the party wears on, I get the chance to chat with him for only a couple of minutes. I tell him that my son is his biggest fan and imitates him out in the front yard with me striking Roger poses as he makes passes and has even worked on Roger's jump pass. He laughs and asks his name and I tell him Josh. He does not make a note of it and doesn't have a name keeper walking around with him. Needless to say I am a celebrity at home that night, at least with my oldest son, because he got to shake the hand that shook Roger's hand.

The next morning, the receptionist calls me up to the front and there is a young lady up there with an envelope addressed to me and she tells me that Roger enjoyed meeting me last night and wanted Josh to have this. I am speechless as I open it and there is an autographed 8 x 10 of Roger signed To Josh, Keep those jump passes coming, Roger.

I was a nobody, not the owner of the company, just a working guy in one of his buildings and from a short few minutes he remembered my name and my son's name and remembered the jump pass. I brought that home and not only was I a hero with my wife, Roger was with her as well and she never watched him play the same way again.

Roger embodied what I wanted all sports "heroes" to be as I had grown up as a kid only to find many had feet of clay when I was an adult. I think he is more responsible for the legion of Cowboys fans and the America's Team label than any person ever with the team, including Landry. Lilly might have been the #1 draft pick and Mr. Cowboy but to me Roger Staubach will always be Mr. Cowboy.

A Football Life got this thread started, make sure you see the one on Drew Pearson for another good Roger story. He was more than just Drew's QB.
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CouchCoach said:
Allow me to tell you my Roger story and it is well worth the read.

His first commercial real estate venture was a group of office buildings on 635 at Hillcrest and we had just started a new company and we're his first tenants in one of the two buildings. Once they filled out the offices, they had a welcoming party for all of the people that worked in the buildings. Roger would be hosting and joined by Cliff Harris.

My oldest son was 8 at the time and his two favorite sports figures were Roger and Harvey Martin, who I had taken him to meet and they talked Star Wars for almost 10 minutes while he signed autographs, what a big kid.

The reception was in the other building so I walked over and just as I walked in there stands Roger with his hand out. I shake his hand and move on as the line is forming but as the party wears on, I get the chance to chat with him for only a couple of minutes. I tell him that my son is his biggest fan and imitates him out in the front yard with me striking Roger poses as he makes passes and has even worked on Roger's jump pass. He laughs and asks his name and I tell him Josh. He does not make a note of it and doesn't have a name keeper walking around with him. Needless to say I am a celebrity at home that night, at least with my oldest son, because he got to shake the hand that shook Roger's hand.

The next morning, the receptionist calls me up to the front and there is a young lady up there with an envelope addressed to me and she tells me that Roger enjoyed meeting me last night and wanted Josh to have this. I am speechless as I open it and there is an autographed 8 x 10 of Roger signed To Josh, Keep those jump passes coming, Roger.

I was a nobody, not the owner of the company, just a working guy in one of his buildings and from a short few minutes he remembered my name and my son's name and remembered the jump pass. I brought that home and not only was I a hero with my wife, Roger was with her as well and she never watched him play the same way again.

Roger embodied what I wanted all sports "heroes" to be as I had grown up as a kid only to find many had feet of clay when I was an adult. I think he is more responsible for the legion of Cowboys fans and the America's Team label than any person ever with the team, including Landry. Lilly might have been the #1 draft pick and Mr. Cowboy but to me Roger Staubach will always be Mr. Cowboy.

A Football Life got this thread started, make sure you see the one on Drew Pearson for another good Roger story. He was more than just Drew's QB.
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It was like god made the perfect human. Then mold broken.
 
Ranching said:
Just watched his NFL story again....what an awesome person! He's the reason I love the Cowboys and will dispute anyone that disses them.....I've met many numerous players, but never Roger.....its on my bucket list.
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What an awesome person is right ! To hear Charlie and Thomas say he saved their lives...wow...and then followed by all those testimonials to his character and helping people...How lucky are we that he wore The Star...
 
MountaineerCowboy said:
I'm not just taking about 1 single team in any given year. I'm talking about the mentality it takes to be happy just reaching the Conference Championship game.

We have 3 Wild Card wins in the past quarter of a century. Mediocrity might be too good of a word to describe this organization for the past 25 years.

Being happy just reaching the Conference Championship game is Browns fans type of stuff. I don't subscribe to that thinking. I expect better than that.
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Well dude I hope all your ranting and raving changes things I truly do, for me like a great American theologian once said:
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

I'm goin with that one. We are definitely going to the big dance!!:flagwave::popcorn::flagwave:

And with that sir, I bid you goodnite..
 
MountaineerCowboy said:
Roger would hate the way ya'll have accepted mediocrity.

Roger didn't embrace moral victories and participation trophies like ya'll have.

Roger was all about winning, while ya'll.... well, as long as everyone has fun, right?
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Oh please give me a break.

If I was on the team it would be different, but I'm just a fan. I never made a calculated choice of picking the Cowboys. This is my team & I'm perfectly OK recognizing when they aren't real contenders.
 
Ranching said:
Just watched his NFL story again....what an awesome person! He's the reason I love the Cowboys and will dispute anyone that disses them.....I've met many numerous players, but never Roger.....its on my bucket list.
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watching it right now.
 
MountaineerCowboy said:
I see people on here all the time saying making the NFC Championship game would be a successful season for them because it's been forever since the last time we were there.

If you have a team THAT good and you're satisfied with anything less than winning the whole thing then I wouldn't want you on my team. I doubt Roger would either.
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On your team? When were you on a team? Didn't you quit in middle school?
 
MountaineerCowboy said:
I'm not just taking about 1 single team in any given year. I'm talking about the mentality it takes to be happy just reaching the Conference Championship game.

We have 3 Wild Card wins in the past quarter of a century. Mediocrity might be too good of a word to describe this organization for the past 25 years.

Being happy just reaching the Conference Championship game is Browns fans type of stuff. I don't subscribe to that thinking. I expect better than that.
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and how has "expect better than that," been working out for you. Somehow we are better fans? better team because we are the Cowboys? Maybe 40 years ago, but not in this salary cap league.
 
Reid1boys said:
and how has "expect better than that," been working out for you. Somehow we are better fans? better team because we are the Cowboys? Maybe 40 years ago, but not in this salary cap league.
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I don't stop expecting better just because things don't work out.

You buckle up and try and do better the next season, but you can't be satisfied with anything less than a Championship. That's loser mentality.
 
Ranching said:
Just watched his NFL story again....what an awesome person! He's the reason I love the Cowboys and will dispute anyone that disses them.....I've met many numerous players, but never Roger.....its on my bucket list.
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Roger is still to this day my all time favorite player. No one has or will ever come close to replacing him. Like you, he's #1 on my list of people I would most like to meet.
 
gp_cowpolk said:
Have been a Yankees fan since 1959 when I met Mickey in person at his home in Dallas Cool dude and yep he was drunk Even wore his number when I played ball
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Cowboys, Lakers, and Yankees fan.

I was really hoping you wasn't a Yankees fan after learning you are also a Lakers fan. You are the stereotypical Cowboys fan that people that hate Cowboys fans point to when they say we're all bandwagon front runners.
 
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