In 1993, thanks in part to the efforts of Roger Staubach as an intermediary, Landry accepted induction and had a ceremony on the day of that year's Cowboys-Giants game ( Landry had played and coached for the Giants ).

After one year at New Mexico Military Institute, Staubach played quarterback for the United States Naval Academy.

Before going to Temple University, and playing under college coach Wayne Hardin ( the former Navy coach who coached two Heisman Trophy winners in Joe Bellino ' 60 and Roger Staubach ' 63 ), Klecko played semi-pro football for the Aston ( Pa .) Knights of the Seaboard Football League and kept his eligibility by playing under the assumed name " Jim Jones " from fictional " Poland University.

Morton played most of the 1972 season because of a separated shoulder suffered by Staubach, but he was replaced by him during a playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers.

Although Roger Staubach replaced Morton for the Dallas Cowboys in 1973 and would go on to great success, Morton played seven more NFL seasons than Staubach.

The Cowboy teammates graduated from college the same year, but Staubach began his NFL career four years later following his active service in the U. S. Navy, and he chose to retire after the 1979 season, while Morton played for three more seasons until 1982.

Danny White played little as a backup quarterback to Roger Staubach with the Dallas Cowboys from 1976 through 1979, but was the team's primary punter from 1975 through 1984, when he gave up the kicking duties to Mike Saxon.

With 1: 22 left in the game, Staubach started out the drive with an 11-yard scramble to midfield, and then followed it up with a 12-yard completion to Preston Pearson at the Steelers 38-yard line.

Bradshaw joined Fran Tarkenton, Bob Griese as well as Staubach as only three quarterbacks to start at least three Super Bowls.

Staubach then capitalized on Bradshaw's mistake three plays later with a 39-yard scoring strike to receiver Tony Hill, tying the game at 7 as the first quarter expired.

But Pittsburgh defensive back Mel Blount intercepted a pass from Staubach and returned it 13 yards to the 29, with a personal foul on Dallas tight end Billy Joe Dupree adding another 15 yards and giving the Steelers the ball at their own 44-yard line ( note: The interception happened on exactly the same play that Drew Pearson scored on in the first quarter of Super Bowl X. Mike Wagner intercepted Staubach on exactly the same playcall in the 4th quarter of the same game .).

The only other quarterbacks to start four at the time were Roger Staubach, Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana, with John Elway and Tom Brady since joining this exclusive club.

Starting with the 1975 season, the Dallas Cowboys used the shotgun frequently with Roger Staubach at quarterback.

Skeptical at first, Staubach told Smith to spend some time at his company's offices during the spring and summer if he was sincere.

Smith did just that, spending the off-season at Staubach Co .' s headquarters in Dallas.

Their loss to Navy on November 3 snapped an NCAA-record 43-game winning streak over the Midshipmen, dating back to the Heisman Trophy-winning tenure of Roger Staubach at the Naval Academy.

CBS also used their regular NFL crews ( Pat Summerall and John Madden at Wittenberg – Baldwin-Wallace, Tom Brookshier and Wayne Walker at West Georgia – Millsaps, Tim Ryan and Johnny Morris at Wisconsin – Oshkosh – Wisconsin – Stout, and Dick Stockton and Roger Staubach at San Diego – Occidental ) and showed The NFL Today instead of using their regular college football broadcasters.

After Staubach joined the Cowboys in 1969 after spending 4 years of service in the United States Navy, however, both quarterbacks competed for the starting job.

After his required service in the United States Navy, including a tour of duty in Vietnam, Staubach joined the Dallas Cowboys in 1969.

After graduating from the Naval Academy, Staubach could have requested an assignment in the States, but he chose to volunteer for a one-year tour of duty in Vietnam where he served as a Supply Corps officer for the Navy Chu Lai until 1967.

A few weeks later, Staubach started again in the famed Army – Navy game, which featured president John F. Kennedy ( himself a former Naval officer ), who just 37 days earlier had negotiated the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis, performing the coin toss.

Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach, who completed 12 out of 19 passes for 119 yards, threw 2 touchdown passes, and rushed 5 times for 18 yards, and was named the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player.

According to Roger Staubach, the Cowboys ' game plan was to neutralize the Dolphins ' key offensive and defensive players — Paul Warfield and Nick Buoniconti.

According to Staubach, although his scrambing was shut down this did not work to the Dolphins ' benefit because it opened things up for the other backs.

Wrote Staubach, " I can say that I don't think I ever felt any better as an athlete than how I felt after that game ..." Nick Buoniconti wrote, " I was knocked senseless ... The Cowboys seemed to be moving so much faster than we were .... We were overmatched psychologically as well as physically.

Griese completed the same amount of passes as Staubach ( 12 ), and threw for 15 more yards ( 134 ), but threw no touchdown passes and was intercepted once.

Dallas went on to defeat the Minnesota Vikings, 17 – 14, with a 50-yard touchdown pass from Staubach to Drew Pearson with less than a minute to play in what was called the " Hail Mary pass ".

And on third down, Staubach was sacked again, this time for a 10 yard loss, by defensive end Dwight White.

Staubach then led his team 80 yards in 5 plays on the ensuing drive, scoring on a 34-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Percy Howard and cutting their deficit to 21 – 17 ( Howard's touchdown reception was the only catch of his NFL career ).

Then on third down, Staubach once again tried to complete a pass to Howard in the end zone, but the ball was tipped by Wagner into the arms of safety Glen Edwards for an interception as time expired, sealing Pittsburgh's victory.

The main storyline surrounding Super Bowl XII was Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach versus Broncos quarterback Craig Morton.

Staubach was also named Super Bowl MVP during that game, essentially assuring him the starting spot in the future.

For Staubach, he had a chance to win his second Super Bowl and defeat his old rival, showing that he truly was the better quarterback of the two.

Dallas then drove to the 8-yard line, but Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach was sacked by Lyle Alzado for a 10-yard loss on third down, forcing them to settle for a 35-yard Efren Herrera field goal to increase their lead to 10-0.

On their next drive, the Cowboys responded by advancing to the Steelers 39-yard line, but were pushed back to their own 39-yard line after quarterback Roger Staubach was sacked twice, and they were forced to punt.

Pittsburgh sent eight men on an all-out blitz, but Staubach got the pass away just before he was hit by Steelers ' safety Mike Wagner.

Coach Landry said Staubach tried to throw the ball soft when he saw how wide open Smith was and that it came in low, and that when Smith tried to stop, his feet seemed to come out from under him.

Plunkett was also the second Heisman Trophy winner to be named Super Bowl MVP after Roger Staubach in Super Bowl VI.

Bush was joined by former Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach.

Roger Staubach, Bob's Dallas Cowboy teammate, along with Bob's son Bob Hayes Jr, unveiled the bust, which was sculpted by Scott Myers.

Green was convinced by former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach that Dallas would be a suitable market for an NHL team.

The Cowboy shotgun differed from the 49er shotgun as Staubach generally had a back next to him in the backfield ( making runs possible ) where Brodie was normally alone in the backfield.

Staubach was instrumental in developing the Cowboys into one of the best teams of the 1970s and led the team to nine of the Cowboys ' record-setting twenty consecutive winning seasons.