The Steelers won Super Bowl X and Super Bowl XIII ; both games were decided in the final seconds, first on a last-second throw by Roger Staubach, then as a fourth-quarter rally by Dallas fell short on an onside kick.

Later in the period, Dallas drove 76 yards in nine plays, including a 21-yard reception by Alworth and Calvin Hill's three carries for 25 yards, and then scored on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Staubach to Alworth to increase their lead, 10 – 0.

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 ).

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.

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 the next play, the Cowboys scored on a 29-yard halfback option play: Staubach pitched the ball to fullback Robert Newhouse, who ran left as if it were a normal run play, but then Newhouse passed the ball to Cowboys receiver Golden Richards for a touchdown.

Washington led 34 – 28 with time running out, but quarterback Roger Staubach then led the Cowboys in a fourth-quarter comeback with two touchdown passes.

During an NBC broadcast in 1963, Roger Staubach, then a Navy quarterback, described a pass play during his team ’ s victory over Michigan that year as a “ Hail Mary play .” He scrambled to escape a pass rush, nearly getting sacked 20 yards behind the line of scrimmage before completing a desperation pass for a one-yard gain.

After a spectacular catch by Pearson on fourth and 17 brought the Cowboys to midfield with just 37 seconds left, Staubach then tried to hit running back Preston Pearson ( no relation to Drew ) with a short pass over the middle, but the ball fell incomplete.

Then, with 32 seconds remaining Staubach again lined up in the shotgun formation, took the snap, pump-faked left, then turned to his right and unloaded a desperation pass to Drew Pearson who was being covered by All-Pro cornerback Nate Wright.

The Cowboys, led by quarterback Roger Staubach in what proved to be his last NFL game of his hall of fame career, then scored two unanswered touchdowns in the second half to take the lead, 19 – 14.

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 ).

However, the Vikings lost to the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs, 17 – 14, on a controversial touchdown pass from the Cowboys ' quarterback Roger Staubach to wide receiver Drew Pearson that became known as the Hail Mary.

Landry eventually settled on Morton for most of the second half of the season, because he felt less confident that Staubach would follow his game plan ( Landry called all of Morton's plays ).

But after head coach Tom Landry settled on Staubach, the Cowboys won their last seven regular season games to finish with an 11 – 3 record.

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 ".

But on the first play of the game, Steelers defensive lineman L. C. Greenwood sacked Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach, forcing him to fumble.

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

Then on the first play of the Cowboys ' next drive, Steelers defensive back Mike Wagner intercepted a pass from Staubach and returned it 19 yards to the Dallas 7-yard line.

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.

Staubach threw for 2, 620 yards and 18 touchdowns with only 8 interceptions, while also gaining 171 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns on the ground.

But later in the period, the Cowboys scored another touchdown on a 45-yard pass from Staubach to receiver Butch Johnson, who made a fingertip catch as he fell into the end zone.

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.

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 .).

But three plays later, Staubach threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to tight end Mike Ditka, increasing the Dallas lead to 24 – 3 with twelve minutes left in the game.

Staubach completed 15 out of 24 passes for 204 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions.

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

Then on third down with less than three minutes remaining in the period, Staubach spotted 38-year old reserve tight end Jackie Smith wide open in the end zone and threw him the ball.

Staubach was named Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl VI becoming the first of four players to win the Heisman Trophy and Super Bowl MVP — Jim Plunkett, Marcus Allen, and Desmond Howard are the other three.

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 had led the team to three straight NFC title games after taking over for legend Roger Staubach, but couldn't get over the hump to a Super Bowl.

In contrast, Staubach, although a noted scrambler and able to salvage broken plays effectively, threw for 542 yards, and only 2 touchdowns compared to 8 interceptions, giving him a 42. 9 rating.

As in the previous season, Dallas had a quarterback controversy as Staubach and Craig Morton alternated as starting quarterback ( in a loss to the Bears in game 7, Morton and Staubach alternated plays ).

On their next drive, Dallas drove 89 yards in 8 plays, including an 18-yard scramble by Staubach on 3rd and 11 and a 29-yard run by Dorsett, to score on Staubach's 7-yard touchdown pass to Dupree.

This was among the plays by Roger Staubach that enhanced his fame and legend as noted in NFL Hall of Fame Archives.

These two would of course participate in a more controversial play two plays later, as Drew Pearson caught a 50-yard pass on what Staubach called ( in the postgame interview ) a " Hail Mary " pass, the first time that term was used to describe such a play.

A week later, against Cornell, with the offense misfiring, Wayne Hardin decided to put Staubach into the game to see if he could spark the team's offense.

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.

Roger Staubach surmises that Duane Thomas would have been named MVP if he had cooperated with the press prior to the game.

With Staubach and his team's " Doomsday Defense ", the Cowboys won the NFC East with a 12-2 regular season record.

Staubach finished the game with 17 out of 25 pass completions for 183 yards and a touchdown, with no interceptions.

Staubach finished the season as the top rated passer in the NFL ( 84. 9 ) by throwing 231 out of 413 completions for 3, 190 yards and 25 touchdowns, with 16 interceptions.

The matchup of quarterbacks Terry Bradshaw and Roger Staubach is still the only one in Super Bowl history to feature two quarterbacks with two Super Bowl victories.

Staubach finished the game with exactly as many passing attempts ( 30 ) and completions ( 17 ) as Bradshaw, good for 228 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception.

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.

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

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