One thing people forget is that Staubach didn't go into the league straight from college. He did a tour of service with the Navy and was out of the sport until he was 27. It is amazing he was able to come in and play the way he did with such a long layoff, and when he retired, he was at the top of his game. There is no telling how his career would have looked if he had those missed years in the NFL.
@@written12 Exactly, unless Roger made a lot of investments he had no where near enough money to buy the Cowboys even back in 1989 when the team cost a fraction of what it does now.
Landry was a far better coach then Lombardi, he’s very underrated in what he brought to the game; 4/3 defense, speed with Bob Hayes, shotgun, flex defense, motion prior to snap etc etc, he was still innovative 10 years after Lombardi was a dinosaur
@@bradleybrown8399 He's right. Go conduct a poll and then tell me how many football fans properly credit Landry with the 4-3 defense, shotgun, flex defense, motion, etcetera.
There is no question that Roger Staubach is THE most underrated QB in NFL history. The documented record demonstrates that he is 1 of the Top 5 QB's in NFL history. Hall of Fame inductee,; 4 time NFL passing champion; 5 time NFC passing champion; 4 Super Bowl appearances in 8 years as a full-time starter; 2 time Super Bowl winner; MVP of Super Bowl 6; strong arm; accurate; mobile; clutch performer; tough as nails; the consummate leader; the greatest QB of the 70's; and he retired as the the NFL's all-time leader in passer rating. Staubach accomplished all of this after serving 4 years in the military and not becoming a full-time starter until he was 29 years old. IMO, if Staubach came into the league as a 22 year old rookie, the Cowboys would have had at least 1 more Lombardi Trophy and Roger would have been in the discussion as THE greatest QB in NFL history.
If he didn't serve 4 years in the Navy, he would have been just another NFL quarterback. His service made him who he is. A loyal person. A trusted individual. A leader....and a million other positive adjectives.
Don Meredith was my very first sports hero, and I still love my memories of him this very day......but IMO, Rodger The Dodger was, and STILL is..... the greatest pro QB in history.🏈
I can only imagine Staubach's numbers if he played in the modern game, where the QB has so many rules designed to protect them. He retired only because the Drs said that if he was concussed again, that he may never recover from it. Meaning, that he might have become a permanent mental vegetable. He had no choice in the matter, if he wanted a chance to be a husband, a father, and successful outside of football.
My dad the late Salvatore Blumette took me to see the Dallas Cowboys against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philly when I was about 10 years old. I was so impressed by Coach Landry team and the play of their QB back then Danny Don Meredith with the great wide receiver Bob Hayes. It truly inspired me to become a football coach when I grew up. And now I been doing for the past 25 years as a college, high school and Junior High football Coach. And not quite ready to retire yet!
If the Cowboys had picked up Warren Moon, they would have had more Super Bowls than anyone else by far! It would have been perfect timing as Roger was retiring the following year. It is an amazing fact to understand that in the same year Earl Campbell was drafted, Warren Moon went UNDRAFTED!
@@written12 - He was in the Canadian Football League for 6 years and then played for the Houston Oilers for 10 seasons. Just think if the Houston Oilers had drafted him the same year they drafted Earl Campbel !!!!!
@@StellarFella I respect your admiration for Warren Moon. Obviously he was a good passer, he was a decent field--general, and he apparently was/is a good man, but as a runner/athlete he was very slow. Personally I would rather have Danny White than a whole team of Warren Moons.🏈
As good as he was... at 35 things go downhill pretty fast. Danny White was no Roger but was likely better than Roger would have been at that point. The Cowboys were still real good for the first half of the 80's with Danny White.
Tan Maxwell 45 I'm with ya' Tan. Roger was the greatest....ever. But give Danny White some credit. He was a great QB and a great athlete. And he was obviously a great field general. Replacing Roger Staubach was the toughest assignment in NFL history.🏈
Landry isn't given enough recognition to what he brought to the NFL and which is still being used today. Staubach for me was the best Cowboy QB. Aikman 2nd. Danny White 3rd for atleast bringing us to 3 NFC championship games in a row.
I saw an interview with Charlie Waters #41 cowboy safety and corner and He said Tom Landry would go "NO Roger No" When Roger ran the ball and then stsrt going from No Roger No to GO ROGER GO. LOL
Muhammad Ali and Roger Staubach are forever linked in sports history. Because of his legal battle with the U.S. government, Ali was illegally kept from boxing during his best 3 1/2 years. After that period of time away from the sport, he resumed his performance with a roar. Roger Staubach was never able to perform as a professional football player at the outset because his first four years of eligibility were spent serving in the U.S. Navy. He started in the league in 1969 as a 27 year old rookie and didn't get the job as starting quarterback until he was 29 1/2. He won his first Super Bowl a few weeks shy of being 30. He sat on the bench in utter frustration during the Super Bowl of the previous year when Dallas lost in the last seconds, 16 to 13.
Bum Bright would"t fund rebuilding the team. Instead, he slandered Landry's mental health. Bum didn't have the resources the Cowboys had with Clint Murchison. I would have also loved Roger Staubach to be the 2nd owner but I don't remember him trying to. Not saying he didn't I just didn't know about it.
Thank God he didn’t. It was bad enough that the team lost in Super Bowl because Coach Landry had Morton as the QB instead of Staubach, but had that happened, I don’t think the Cowboys would have ever won a Super Bowl.
I know Craig Morton lost the starting job to Roger Staubach and He was in a battle though with Craig,Tom new Roger was great though,I wouldn't just get rid of a Qb unless I new he wasn't a Championship type Qb,or even fit the team,But it's tough being a head coach, college coaches dont last long much,But Jimmy Johnson sure did.
@@johnboydTx yes jerry jones is a douche I did see a clip of jerry being interviewed he was asked if you had one thing to change in your life what would it be reply to change the way I fired tom landry
The original Captain America, Roger Staubach still has some Cowboy and NFL Records, and he spent the first 4 years of his career FULFILLING HIS NAVY COMMITTMENT - just think of the records he would have if he went straight from college to the pros.
Roger Staubach and Tom Landry were, and still are, my heroes. Two gentlemen with real class. Mr. Staubach, thank you for your service in the Navy.
Mine too Michael.
Great words buddy!
🏈
Mine, too. Absolutely.
Yes!
Roger Staubach.... my favorite player in NFL history. RESPECT AND HONOR.
Tom Landry, Roger Staubach and Drew Pearson are the reasons I am a Cowboys fan today!
Jerry’s way of dismissing Landry is why I’m no longer a Cowboys fan. Classless, and Coach deserved much better.
It was Roger Staubach that made me fall in love with football and the Cowboys.
One thing people forget is that Staubach didn't go into the league straight from college. He did a tour of service with the Navy and was out of the sport until he was 27. It is amazing he was able to come in and play the way he did with such a long layoff, and when he retired, he was at the top of his game. There is no telling how his career would have looked if he had those missed years in the NFL.
As much as people hate the Cowboys.. It's hard to hate Roger Staubach. A class act
Roger was one of my childhood heroes
Mine as well
No question....me too.
🏈
I think I might cry when Roger dies! If not for roger I probably won’t be a 50 year Cowboys fan.
Evey kid growing up in the 70"s a cowboys fan was roger Staubach in there backyard
@@JerryPenna
I know what you mean. He’s like an uncle to me. I’ve got some great uncles
I regret that Roger did not purchase the Cowboys team. He would have been a much more sensible owner than Jerry.
But would they have won 3 more Superbowls? I don't think so.
Did Roger have that kind of money?
@@written12 Exactly, unless Roger made a lot of investments he had no where near enough money to buy the Cowboys even back in 1989 when the team cost a fraction of what it does now.
@@written12 He sold his real estate company for around 65 million.
Love them both. Miss the old school class of wearing a suit and hat.
Landry was a far better coach then Lombardi, he’s very underrated in what he brought to the game; 4/3 defense, speed with Bob Hayes, shotgun, flex defense, motion prior to snap etc etc, he was still innovative 10 years after Lombardi was a dinosaur
really? underrated by whom? his contributions are well documented. Hall of Fame is hardly underrated.
@@bradleybrown8399 He's right. Go conduct a poll and then tell me how many football fans properly credit Landry with the 4-3 defense, shotgun, flex defense, motion, etcetera.
There is no question that Roger Staubach is THE most underrated QB in NFL history. The documented record demonstrates that he is 1 of the Top 5 QB's in NFL history. Hall of Fame inductee,; 4 time NFL passing champion; 5 time NFC passing champion; 4 Super Bowl appearances in 8 years as a full-time starter; 2 time Super Bowl winner; MVP of Super Bowl 6; strong arm; accurate; mobile; clutch performer; tough as nails; the consummate leader; the greatest QB of the 70's; and he retired as the the NFL's all-time leader in passer rating. Staubach accomplished all of this after serving 4 years in the military and not becoming a full-time starter until he was 29 years old. IMO, if Staubach came into the league as a 22 year old rookie, the Cowboys would have had at least 1 more Lombardi Trophy and Roger would have been in the discussion as THE greatest QB in NFL history.
He would of been at very top if they could of beat the Steelers at least one out of 2.
If he didn't serve 4 years in the Navy, he would have been just another NFL quarterback. His service made him who he is. A loyal person. A trusted individual. A leader....and a million other positive adjectives.
He was also a hell of a Basketball player. He'll be 80 8 days before the Superb Owl.
@@someperson8151 lol just another QB ?? This man retired as best Qb in history AT that time. With or without his service in the navy.
I agree 10000%. Very accurate post.
Great coach great quarter back
U damm right partner
Yes, one of the great QB/HC partnerships of all time.
Roger Staubach and Tom Seaver were my two childhood heroes. the 1980 USA Hockey Team will always be my biggest sports heroes.
Roger was my childhood sports idol,,,, and still is today!
Captain America - Cowboys Nation
Captain Comeback
Landry was under rated and a visionary.
the true goat
Now them was the Cowboy's the 70's a team together. Not this bullshit today.
My All Time favorite athlete.....what a class act...
Thank you Roger, thank you coach for all the great memories! God bless you both
Don Meredith was my very first sports hero, and I still love my memories of him this very day......but IMO,
Rodger The Dodger
was, and STILL is.....
the greatest pro QB in history.🏈
As a kid Roger Staubach was my MJ
I can only imagine Staubach's numbers if he played in the modern game, where the QB has so many rules designed to protect them. He retired only because the Drs said that if he was concussed again, that he may never recover from it. Meaning, that he might have become a permanent mental vegetable. He had no choice in the matter, if he wanted a chance to be a husband, a father, and successful outside of football.
Roy Horn
I definitely agree with you Roy.🏈
@royhorn2782, Similar to Aikman's situation?
Roger is the greatest!
My dad the late Salvatore Blumette took me to see the Dallas Cowboys against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philly when I was about 10 years old. I was so impressed by Coach Landry team and the play of their QB back then Danny Don Meredith with the great wide receiver Bob Hayes. It truly inspired me to become a football coach when I grew up. And now I been doing for the past 25 years as a college, high school and Junior High football Coach. And not quite ready to retire yet!
Jimmy & Troy are a great Coach-QB tandem, but Landry & Rodger are nirvana
Roger got two rings. Made me a little kid football fan when they stomped Miami and got that 2nd dominating Denver.
To a lot of other teams and fans of other teams Roger was the heartbreaker.
If the Cowboys had picked up Warren Moon, they would have had more Super Bowls than anyone else by far!
It would have been perfect timing as Roger was retiring the following year.
It is an amazing fact to understand that in the same year Earl Campbell was drafted, Warren Moon went UNDRAFTED!
Oh, yeah, that makes sense. Didn’t Moon end up playing in Canada for a good 8 years or so?
@@written12 - He was in the Canadian Football League for 6 years and then played for the Houston Oilers for 10 seasons. Just think if the Houston Oilers had drafted him the same year they drafted Earl Campbel !!!!!
@@StellarFella
I respect your admiration for Warren Moon. Obviously he was a good passer, he was a decent field--general, and he apparently was/is a good man, but as a runner/athlete he was
very slow. Personally I would rather have Danny White than a whole team of Warren Moons.🏈
ROGER - who won two Super Bowl rings - was over 35 now and LANDRY wanted Danny White to replace him . Danny was never as good as ROGER.
As good as he was... at 35 things go downhill pretty fast. Danny White was no Roger but was likely better than Roger would have been at that point. The Cowboys were still real good for the first half of the 80's with Danny White.
Tan Maxwell 45
I'm with ya' Tan. Roger was the greatest....ever.
But give Danny White some credit. He was a great QB and a great athlete. And he was obviously a great field general. Replacing Roger Staubach was the toughest assignment in NFL history.🏈
Landry isn't given enough recognition to what he brought to the NFL and which is still being used today. Staubach for me was the best Cowboy QB. Aikman 2nd. Danny White 3rd for atleast bringing us to 3 NFC championship games in a row.
Happy Thanksgiving to all, I see mine being ruined already!
LEGEND..ty Captain Comeback 💙
Staubach perfect name for the top Dallas Cowboy..
Nothing but respect for both of them
The glory days
I saw an interview with Charlie Waters #41 cowboy safety and corner and He said Tom Landry would go "NO Roger No" When Roger ran the ball and then stsrt going from No Roger No to GO ROGER GO. LOL
Waters is my all-time fave Cowboy.
@@elizabethhenthorn8570 Great NFL player. 1 of the best Corners in the GAME
Muhammad Ali and Roger Staubach are forever linked in sports history. Because of his legal battle with the U.S. government, Ali was illegally kept from boxing during his best 3 1/2 years. After that period of time away from the sport, he resumed his performance with a roar. Roger Staubach was never able to perform as a professional football player at the outset because his first four years of eligibility were spent serving in the U.S. Navy. He started in the league in 1969 as a 27 year old rookie and didn't get the job as starting quarterback until he was 29 1/2. He won his first Super Bowl a few weeks shy of being 30. He sat on the bench in utter frustration during the Super Bowl of the previous year when Dallas lost in the last seconds, 16 to 13.
0:32 "Oh okay" 😂
Greatest QB ever !
Captain America is one of the greatest dual-threat QB's ever.
At one time Rodger was the league leader in passing yards, and the leader in rushing yards for the cowboys.
At :52, Tom never seemed to have that speedy or quick slot receivers like an Edelman.
Bum Bright would"t fund rebuilding the team. Instead, he slandered Landry's mental health.
Bum didn't have the resources the Cowboys had with Clint Murchison.
I would have also loved Roger Staubach to be the 2nd owner but I don't remember him trying to.
Not saying he didn't I just didn't know about it.
Tom was right. Do your assigned task. Do not try to make a play you have not been told to do. Obey instructions. Tom was a Christian.
Thank God he didn’t. It was bad enough that the team lost in Super Bowl because Coach Landry had Morton as the QB instead of Staubach, but had that happened, I don’t think the Cowboys would have ever won a Super Bowl.
TOTAL CLASS ACT! However Dandy Don was too!
Totally agree Anthony
I use to call him coach laundry.
Stamped with the imprimatur of class! Don’t find them like this anymore
The " Landry Cowboys "!
Class
I know Craig Morton lost the starting job to Roger Staubach and He was in a battle though with Craig,Tom new Roger was great though,I wouldn't just get rid of a Qb unless I new he wasn't a Championship type Qb,or even fit the team,But it's tough being a head coach, college coaches dont last long much,But Jimmy Johnson sure did.
If you care to understand the "Tom/Rog" issue..study the wars that they both survived.. Quite divergent..and weighty..psychological fodder there..
Name your top 5 QBs ever:
So refreshing. Rich let's the guests talk. Unlike Dem dan patrick. He makes it about him.
When dallas Cowboys played with honor and respect before
Jerry jones circus of fools and idiotic coaches!!
Your so right
@@mikedavis8124 jerry jones fired coach TOM over a Press release.... No parade to honor his contributions.......
@@johnboydTx yes jerry jones is a douche I did see a clip of jerry being interviewed he was asked if you had one thing to change in your life what would it be reply to change the way I fired tom landry
Boyd, you seem to have forgotten the three SBs in four years. And you might want to research how the previous owner factored into Landry's firing.
@@chipgaasche4933 All those involved should have handled it better than they did!!!
Tonto ... Amen
The silent square bareilly nail because curve distinctly coach against a funny dinosaur. afraid, chivalrous machine
Tom Brady is a drop at quarterback, because that’s all he can do. When he runs, he’s slower than molasses.
The original Captain America, Roger Staubach still has some Cowboy and NFL Records, and he spent the first 4 years of his career FULFILLING HIS NAVY COMMITTMENT - just think of the records he would have if he went straight from college to the pros.