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{{short description|American football player and Navy officer (born 1942)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name          = Roger Staubach
| image         = President Donald J. Trump Presents Medal of Freedom - 45863432812 (cropped).jpg
| image_size    =
| alt           =
| caption       = Staubach in 2018
| number        = 12
| position      = [[Quarterback]]
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1942|2|5}}
| birth_place   = [[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date    =
| death_place   =
| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 3
| weight_lb     = 197
| high_school   = [[Purcell Marian High School|Purcell Marian]] <br> (Cincinnati, Ohio)
| college       = [[New Mexico Military Institute#Athletics|NMMI]] (1960) <br> [[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]] (1961–1964)
| draftyear     = 1964
| draftround    = 10
| draftpick     = 129
| afldraftyear  = 1964
| afldraftround = 16
| afldraftpick  = 122
| pastteams     =
* [[Dallas Cowboys]] ({{NFL Year|1969|1979}})
| highlights    =
* 2× [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl VI|VI]], [[Super Bowl XII|XII]])
* [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player|Super Bowl MVP]] ([[Super Bowl VI|VI]])
* [[Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year|NFL Man of the Year]] (1978)
* Second-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1971 All-Pro Team|1971]])
* 6× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1972 Pro Bowl|1971]], [[1976 Pro Bowl|1975]]–[[1980 Pro Bowl|1979]])
* [[List of NFL season passing touchdowns leaders|NFL passing touchdowns leader]] (1973)
* 4× [[List of NFL season passer rating leaders|NFL passer rating leader]] (1971, 1973, 1978, 1979)
* [[NFL 1970s All-Decade Team]]
* [[NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team]]
* [[Bert Bell Award]] (1971)
* [[Touchdown Club of Columbus#Joe F. Carr Trophy|Joe F. Carr Trophy]] (1976)
* [[George Halas Award]] (1980)
* [[Kansas City Committee of 101 awards#Lamar Hunt Award|Lamar Hunt Award]] (2012)
* [[Dallas Cowboys#Ring of Honor|Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor]]
* [[Heisman Trophy]] (1963)
* [[Maxwell Award]] (1963)
* [[Chic Harley Award]] (1963)
* [[UPI College Football Player of the Year|UPI Player of the Year]] (1963)
* [[Sporting News College Football Player of the Year|''SN'' Player of the Year]] (1963)
* [[Walter Camp Memorial Trophy]] (1963)
* [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|Unanimous All-American]] ([[1963 College Football All-America Team|1963]])
* [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[completion percentage]] leader (1963)
* 2× First-team All-East ([[1963 All-East football team|1963]], [[1964 All-East football team|1964]])
* Second-team All-East ([[1962 All-East football team|1962]])
* [[Navy Midshipmen football#Retired numbers|Navy Midshipmen No. 12]] retired
; Misc.
* [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] (2018)
* [[Theodore Roosevelt Award]] (2000)
| statlabel1    = Passing attempts
| statvalue1    = 2,958
| statlabel2    = Passing completions
| statvalue2    = 1,685
| statlabel3    = Completion percentage
| statvalue3    = 57.0%
| statlabel4    = [[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]
| statvalue4    = 153–109
| statlabel5    = Passing yards
| statvalue5    = 22,700
| statlabel6    = [[Passer rating]]
| statvalue6    = 83.4
| statlabel7    = Rushing yards
| statvalue7    = 2,264
| statlabel8    = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue8    = 20
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| allegiance    = {{USA}}
| branch        = {{Navy|United States}}
| serviceyears  = 1965–1969
| rank          = {{Dodseal|USNO3|25}} [[Lieutenant (United States)|Lieutenant]]
| unit          = [[Navy Supply Corps (United States)|Navy Supply Corps]]
| battles       = [[Vietnam War]]
| awards        =
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| pfr           = StauRo00
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'''Roger Thomas Staubach''' ({{IPAc-en|s|t|ɔː|b|ɑː|k}}, -{{IPAc-en|b|æ|k}}; {{respell|STAW|bahk|}}, -{{respell|back}}; born February 5, 1942), nicknamed "'''Roger the Dodger'''", "'''Captain America'''", and "'''Captain Comeback'''",<ref>{{cite web |last=Weintraub |first=Robert |title=OTL: Game in the Shadows |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/eticket/story?page=texas1964 |access-date=March 13, 2024 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> is an American former professional [[American football|football]] [[quarterback]] who played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for 11 seasons with the [[Dallas Cowboys]]. He attended the [[United States Naval Academy|U.S. Naval Academy]], where he played [[college football]] for the [[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy Midshipmen]] and won the 1963 [[Heisman Trophy]]. After graduation, he served in the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]], including a [[Vietnam War|tour of duty in Vietnam]].

Staubach joined the [[Dallas Cowboys]] in [[1969 Dallas Cowboys season|1969]], becoming the team's second major [[Franchise player|franchise]] quarterback after the retirement of [[Don Meredith]] in 1968. Staubach played with the Cowboys during his entire career. He led the team to the [[Super Bowl]] five times, four as the starting quarterback. He led the Cowboys to victories in [[Super Bowl VI]] and [[Super Bowl XII]]. Staubach was named [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player|Most Valuable Player]] of [[Super Bowl VI]], becoming the first of four players to win both the Heisman Trophy and [[Super Bowl MVP]], along with [[Jim Plunkett]], [[Marcus Allen]], and [[Desmond Howard]]. He was named to the [[Pro Bowl]] six times during his 11-year NFL career. Staubach is one of ten players to both win the Heisman Trophy and be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the only quarterback.<ref name="profootballhof.com">{{cite web |title=Heisman Hall of Famers |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2017/12/news-heisman-hall-of-famers/ |access-date=March 21, 2023}}</ref>

Upon his retirement Staubach founded The Staubach Group, a commercial real estate firm that he later sold to [[Jones Lang LaSalle]] for $613 million in 2008. He then became executive chairman of the Americas region of Jones Lang LaSalle until his retirement in 2018. That same year, he received a [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]].

==Early life==
Staubach was born in [[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]], the only child of Elizabeth ({{nee|Smyth}}) and Robert Staubach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Staubach, Roger |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/sports/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/staubach-roger |website=www.encyclopedia.com |access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref><ref name="smomwd">{{cite news |date=December 20, 1973 |title=Staubach's mom was dying |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oatVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6670%2C5436704 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |page=2C |agency=Associated Press |via=Google News}}</ref> His father was a shoe and leather salesman and his mother worked as a secretary for [[General Motors]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bishop |first=Greg |date=October 8, 2014 |title=Roger Staubach's journey from Cowboys star QB to real estate mogul |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2014/10/08/profiles-roger-staubach-cowboys-quarterback-real-estate-entrepreneur |access-date=August 22, 2024 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-US}}</ref> He is of partial [[German Americans|German descent]], and grew up in [[Silverton, Ohio|Silverton]], a northeastern suburb of Cincinnati.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fox |first=Larry |title=Roger Staubach: Never Defeated |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JojSZh4KJVsC&q=roger+staubach+boys%27+life&pg=PA20 |magazine=Boys' Life |publisher=Boy Scouts of America, Inc. |date=November 1977}}</ref> He was a [[Boy Scouts of America|Boy Scout]] as a youth,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Deindorfer |first=Robert G. |title=Navy's Big Gun in the Backfield |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JBdMc4ZrPesC&q=roger+staubach+boys%27+life&pg=PA15 |magazine=Boys' Life |publisher=Boy Scouts of America, Inc. |date=November 1963}}</ref> attended St. John the Evangelist Catholic School, and graduated from the Catholic high school Purcell High School in Cincinnati (now named [[Purcell Marian High School]]) in 1960.

==U.S. Naval Academy==
To prepare for his naval career, Staubach spent one year at [[New Mexico Military Institute]] in [[Roswell, New Mexico|Roswell]], where he set a school record for passing yards and scored 18 total touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Armetta |first=Bryan |date=June 3, 2020 |title=Eight Hall of Famers Who Attended Junior Colleges |url=https://gmtm.com/articles/ten-hall-of-famers-who-attended-junior-colleges |access-date=April 26, 2025 |website=GMTM}}</ref> Staubach entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1961, and played [[quarterback]] for the [[Navy Midshipmen football|Midshipmen]]. As a third-class midshipman (sophomore) in [[1962 Navy Midshipmen football team|1962]], he got his first opportunity to play, in the first game of the season, against [[1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]].

[[File:1964 Staubach.JPG|thumb|left|180px|Staubach tossing a pass against Maryland during his tenure with Navy]]

A week later, playing against [[Cornell Big Red football|Cornell University]], with the offense failing, coach [[Wayne Hardin]] decided to put Staubach into the game to see if he could improve the team's offense. He led Navy to six touchdowns, throwing for 99 yards and two touchdowns, while running for 88 yards and another score as Navy won 41–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Navy.htm |title=Navy Historical Scores |work=Jhowell.net |access-date=November 28, 2008}}</ref>

A few weeks later, Staubach started again in the famous [[Army–Navy Game|Army–Navy game]]. President [[John F. Kennedy]] attended the game, performing the coin toss. Staubach led the team to a 34–14 upset over Army, throwing for two touchdowns and running for another.

In his second class (junior) season of [[1963 Navy Midshipmen football team|1963]], he led college football in [[completion percentage]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=1963 College Football Leaders |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1963-leaders.html |access-date=November 20, 2025 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> and won the [[Heisman Trophy]], [[Maxwell Award]], and the [[Washington D.C. Touchdown Club#Walter Camp Memorial Trophy|Walter Camp Memorial Trophy]]<ref>{{cite web |title=All NACDA Members Opening Remarks and Keynote Address |url=http://www.nacda.com/convention/proceedings/2002/02keynote.html |publisher=Nacda.com |access-date=December 15, 2013}}</ref> while leading the Midshipmen to a 9–1 regular season record and a final ranking of No. 2 in the nation. He appeared on the cover of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' in October; he would also have been on the cover of ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' magazine's issue of November 29, 1963, but for the [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassination]] of President Kennedy.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kelly |first=John |title=Near the anniversary of JFK's death, the most famous magazine cover that never was |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/near-the-anniversary-of-jfks-death-the-most-famous-magazine-cover-that-never-was/2013/11/20/d341e744-5156-11e3-a7f0-b790929232e1_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 20, 2013 |access-date=November 12, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Patterson |first=Chip |title=Roger Staubach's recalled LIFE Magazine cover |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/roger-staubachs-recalled-life-magazine-cover/ |publisher=CBS Sports |date=November 22, 2013 |access-date=November 12, 2018}}</ref>

On New Year's Day, the Midshipmen lost the national championship to the No. 1 team, the [[1963 Texas Longhorns football team|University of Texas]], in the 1964 [[1964 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl]]. Earlier that season, Staubach led Navy to a 35–14 road victory in its [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries#Navy|annual rivalry]] with [[1963 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]].<ref name="snrnd">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K_0cAAAAIBAJ&pg=4046%2C312055 |newspaper=Tuscaloosa News |location=Alabama |agency=Associated Press |title=Staubach, Navy rip Notre Dame |date=November 3, 1963 |page=14}}</ref> Navy did not beat Notre Dame again until [[2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game|2007]], 43 years later.

During three seasons at Navy, Staubach completed 292 of 463 passes with 18 touchdowns and 19 interceptions, while gaining a school-record 4,253 yards of total offense. Staubach is the last player from a military academy to win the Heisman Trophy. As a senior in [[1964 Navy Midshipmen football team|1964]], he injured his left heel in the opening game victory over [[1964 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]] and missed the next four games,<ref name=ifnwst>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5XdQAAAAIBAJ&pg=7319%2C4471124 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |title=Irish fear Navy with Staubach |date=October 30, 1964 |page=5, part 2}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> and Navy finished the season at 3–6–1.

The Naval Academy retired Staubach's jersey number (12) during his graduation ceremony after his senior season. In 1981, Staubach was enshrined in the [[College Football Hall of Fame]]. In 2007, Staubach was ranked No. 9 on [[ESPN]]'s Top 25 Players In College Football History list.

===Statistics===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="6"| Passing
! colspan="4"| Rushing
|-
! Cmp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! TD !! Int !! Att !! Yds !! TD
|-

|-
|[[1962 Navy Midshipmen football team|1962]]
| 67 || 98 || 68.4 || 966 || 7 || 3 || 85 || 265 || 7 
|-
|[[1963 Navy Midshipmen football team|1963]]
| 107 || 161 || 66.5 || 1,474 || 7 || 6 || 156 || 418 || 8 
|-
|[[1964 Navy Midshipmen football team|1964]]
| 119 || 204 || 58.3 || 1,131 || 4 || 10 || 104 || -1 || 2
|-
|Total
|293
|463
|63.3
|3,571
|18
|19
|345
|682
|17
|-
|}

After his collegiate football career ended, Staubach also concluded his time at the Academy with a standout baseball season in 1962, where he batted .420, served as captain of the [[Navy Midshipmen baseball|baseball team]]<ref>{{cite book |title=The Nineteen Hundred and Sixty Five [[Lucky Bag]] |publisher=[[United States Naval Academy]] |location=Annapolis, MD |page=391}}</ref> in 1965, and played for the school's [[Navy Midshipmen men's basketball|basketball team]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Perez |first=Christine |date=February 28, 2014 |title=My Passion: Roger Staubach |url=https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2014/march/roger-staubach-passion-for-basketball/ |website=www.dmagazine.com |access-date=May 19, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==U.S. Navy officer==
During his junior year at the Naval Academy, Staubach's [[color-blindness]] was detected and he was commissioned directly into the [[Navy Supply Corps (United States)|Supply Corps]], which did not necessitate being able to tell the difference between red ([[Port and starboard|port]]) and green ([[starboard]]) lights or to discern the color differences in electrical circuitry.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.si.com/vault/1978/09/04/822924/a-do-gooder-whos-doing-good-roger-staubach--mr-straight-arrow-the-galahad-of-the-gridiron--gets-ready-to-mount-his-white-horse-and-ride-hell-out-of-1978 | magazine=Sports Illustrated | title=A Do-gooder Who's Doing Good | date=September 4, 1978 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205222245/https://www.si.com/vault/1978/09/04/822924/a-do-gooder-whos-doing-good-roger-staubach--mr-straight-arrow-the-galahad-of-the-gridiron--gets-ready-to-mount-his-white-horse-and-ride-hell-out-of-1978 |archive-date=2014-12-05}}</ref>

After graduating from the Naval Academy in June 1965,<ref name=ntpgtost>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SQ5XAAAAIBAJ&pg=3722%2C2581437 |newspaper=Reading Eagle |location=Pennsylvania |agency=Associated Press |title=Navy's top prizes go to Staubach |date=June 6, 1965 |page=54}}</ref> Staubach could have requested an assignment in the United States, but he chose to volunteer for a one-year tour of duty in [[South Vietnam]]. He served as a Supply Corps officer for the Navy at the [[Chu Lai Base Area]] until 1967. Staubach supervised 41 enlisted men.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stripes.com/news/staubach-misses-football-feels-he-d-click-as-pro-1.50133 |title=Staubach misses football, feels he'd click as pro |last=Mahon |first=Ray |date=October 16, 1966 |work=Stars and Stripes | access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref>

Staubach returned from South Vietnam in September 1967,<ref name=spcicwo>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rdsbAAAAIBAJ&pg=6619%2C2094999 |newspaper=The Dispatch |location=Lexington, NC |agency=UPI |last=Richman |first=Milton |title=Staubach pleases coach in Cowboys' workouts |date=July 27, 1968 |page=9}}</ref> and spent the rest of his naval career in the United States. He played football on various service teams to prepare for his future career in the [[National Football League]]. During his tour at the [[Naval Air Station Pensacola]] in Florida, he quarterbacked the [[Pensacola Navy Goshawks]], a team consisting of fellow U.S. Navy officers, and played games against college football teams. He had access to the Dallas Cowboys playbook, and the Goshawks defeated many of the college teams they played against.   Among his opponents was [[Youngstown State University]] which included future actor [[Ed O'Neill]] who played defensive line.

==Professional career==
Staubach was a tenth-round "future" selection in the [[1964 NFL draft]] by the [[1964 Dallas Cowboys season|Cowboys]]. The [[National Football League|NFL]] allowed the Cowboys to draft him one year before his college eligibility was over because he was four years out of high school, although due to his four-year military commitment, he would not play professionally until [[1969 Dallas Cowboys season|1969]] as a 27-year-old rookie.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19651207&id=p04yAAAAIBAJ&pg=5749,760269 | title=Navy's Roger Staubach Signs Dallas Contract But Must Wait 4 Years | access-date=February 19, 2016}}</ref> He was also drafted by the [[1964 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] in the 16th round (122nd choice overall) of the [[1964 American Football League draft]], also with a future selection.<ref name="PFR">{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1964_AFL.htm|title=1964 AFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref>

While still in the Navy during [[1968 Dallas Cowboys season|1968]], he went to the Cowboys' rookie camp, using most of his annual military [[Leave (military)|leave]].<ref name=spcicwo/> During [[1969 Dallas Cowboys season|1969]], Staubach resigned his naval commission just in time to join the Cowboys training camp. The Cowboys won their first [[NFC Championship Game|NFC title]] in [[1970 Dallas Cowboys season|1970]] with [[Craig Morton]] starting at quarterback, but lost to the [[1970 Baltimore Colts season|Baltimore Colts]] in [[Super Bowl V]], losing by three points on a last-second field goal.

In [[1971 Dallas Cowboys season|1971]], Morton began the season as the starter, but after a loss to the [[1971 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]], Staubach assumed the role. However, in a game against the [[1971 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] during the seventh week of the season, coach [[Tom Landry]] alternated Staubach and Morton on each play, sending in the quarterbacks with the play call from the sideline. Dallas gained almost 500 yards of offense but committed seven turnovers that resulted in a 23–19 loss to a mediocre Bears squad that dropped the Cowboys to 4–3 for the season, two games behind the [[1971 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] in the [[NFC East]] race.

Staubach assumed the full-time quarterbacking duties in week eight with a victory over the [[1971 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season|St. Louis Cardinals]] and led the Cowboys to 10 consecutive victories, including their first Super Bowl victory, 24–3 over the [[1971 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]] in [[Super Bowl VI]] in January 1972. He was named the game's [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]], completing 12 out of 19 passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for 18 yards. After the season, he negotiated his own contract, a three-year deal at about [[United States dollar|$]]75,000 per year.<ref name=sdcpact72>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iZFYAAAAIBAJ&pg=5618%2C524684 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Pact signed by Staubach |date=March 16, 1972 |page=39}}</ref>

In [[1972 Dallas Cowboys season|1972]], Staubach missed most of the season with a [[separated shoulder]] after a collision in a August preseason game. Even when he was ready to play in late season, Landry went with Morton, who ultimately led Dallas to a 11–3 record where Staubach threw just twenty passes the whole season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/08/14/archives/staubach-hurt-is-operated-on-cowboys-star-back-suffers-shoulder.html |title=Staubach Hurt, is Operated on |work=The New York Times |date=August 14, 1972}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/74674/in-1972-roger-staubach-faced-what-tony-romo-is-facing |title=In 1972, Roger Staubach faced what Tony Romo is facing |date=November 17, 2016}}</ref> However, he would relieve Morton in a divisional playoff game against the [[1972 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] that saw him go 12-for-20 for 174 yards and throw two touchdown passes in the last 90 seconds to turn a 15-point 4th quarter deficit into a 30–28 victory to send Dallas back to the NFC Championship Game. With that performance, he won back his regular job and did not relinquish it again during his career.

[[File:Staubach cowboys qb.jpg|thumb|right|Staubach with the Cowboys in 1976]]

Staubach led the Cowboys to a second Super Bowl win in the [[1977 Dallas Cowboys season|1977]] season. He threw for 183 yards, a touchdown, and no interceptions in Dallas' 27–10 victory in Super Bowl XII over the [[1977 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]], led by his former teammate Morton. Staubach also led the Cowboys to appearances in [[Super Bowl X]] and [[Super Bowl XIII]], where they lost to the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] both times, by 4 points each game.

Staubach's offensive teammates included standout receivers "Bullet" [[Bob Hayes]], [[Lance Alworth]], [[Drew Pearson (American football)|Drew Pearson]], and [[Golden Richards]], tight ends [[Mike Ditka]], [[Billy Joe Dupree]], and [[Jackie Smith]], tackle [[Rayfield Wright]], and running backs [[Robert Newhouse]], [[Calvin Hill]], and [[Tony Dorsett]]. Dorsett, Hayes, Pearson, and Wright are in the Hall of Fame, as are Alworth, Ditka, and Smith (although those three were all with the Cowboys only at the end of their careers).

During his final NFL season in [[1979 Dallas Cowboys season|1979]], Staubach had career highs in completions (267), passing yards (3,586), and touchdown passes (27), with just 11 interceptions. He retired at the conclusion of the season in order to protect his long-term health, declining the Cowboys' offer for two more seasons. He suffered 20 [[concussion]]s in his playing career, including six in which he said he was "knocked out". After suffering two concussions in 1979, a doctor at Cornell told Staubach that while his brain tests were fine at the moment, another concussion could have life-altering consequences.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Lindsay H. |date=August 29, 2013 |title=Despite 20 concussions, Roger Staubach stayed out of lawsuit |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2013/08/29/roger-staubach-concussion-nfl/2730207/ |access-date=May 22, 2025 |work=USA Today}}</ref> He chose to retire and was replaced as the Cowboys starting quarterback by [[Danny White]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1123687/index.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030021756/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1123687/index.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 30, 2011 | work=CNN | title=The Great White Hope | date=August 18, 1980}}</ref>

Overall, Staubach finished his 11 NFL seasons with 1,685 completions for 22,700 yards, 153 touchdowns, and 109 interceptions. He also gained 2,264 rushing yards and scored 21 touchdowns on 410 carries. For regular-season games, he had a .750 winning percentage. Staubach recorded the highest passer rating in the NFL in four seasons (1971, 1973, 1978, 1979) and led the league with 23 touchdown passes in 1973. He was an All-NFC choice five times and selected to play in six Pro Bowls (1971, 1975–1979).<ref name="PFR"/>

==Legacy and accolades==
Staubach retired from football in March 1980 with the highest career passer rating in NFL history at the time, 83.4,<ref>{{cite web |title=Roger Staubach |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/roger-staubach/ |website=Pro Football Hall of Fame |access-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> and was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. In 1999, he was ranked No. 29 on ''The Sporting News'' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, the second-ranked Cowboy behind [[Bob Lilly]].

Staubach was one of the most famous NFL players of the 1970s. Known as "Roger The Dodger" for his scrambling abilities, "Captain America" as quarterback of [[America's Team]], and also as "Captain Comeback" for his fourth-quarter game-winning heroics, Staubach had a penchant for leading scoring drives which gave the Cowboys improbable victories. He led the Cowboys to 23 game-winning drives (15 comebacks) during the fourth quarter, with 17 of those in the final two minutes or in overtime.<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/comeback.cgi?player=StauRo00 "Roger Staubach's Career 4th quarter comebacks and game-winning drives"], Pro-Football-Reference.com</ref>

In the television show ''[[King of the Hill]]'', Staubach's name has been used for the elementary school in the fictional town of [[Arlen, Texas]].

Staubach's most famous moment was the "[[Hail Mary pass]]" in the [[1975–76 NFL playoffs|1975 playoff]] game against the [[1975 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]]. With seconds on the clock and the Cowboys trailing 14–10, Staubach threw a 50-yard pass to wide receiver [[Drew Pearson (American football)|Drew Pearson]], who caught the pass and strode into the end zone for a 17–14 victory.<ref name="cbmply">{{Cite news |date=December 29, 1975 |title=Cowboys work miracle play |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=24cqAAAAIBAJ&pg=7125%2C5432861 |work=Victoria Advocate |location=Texas |page=1B|via=Google News |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> After the game, Staubach said he threw the ball and said a "[[Hail Mary]]". Since then, any last-second pass to the end zone in a desperate attempt to score a game-winning or tying touchdown is referred to as a [[Hail Mary pass|"Hail Mary" pass]].

[[File:Roger-Staubach-Dec-1-2007-ArmyNavy-Game.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Staubach in December 2007]]
In 1976, Staubach received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#sports}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Our History Photo: 1976 Guests of honor: Dallas quarterback Roger Staubach, TV stars Donny and Marie Osmond, and General Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr., USAF. |publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]] |url=https://achievement.org/our-history/}}</ref>

Staubach was named The Walter Camp "Man of the Year" in 1983,<ref>[http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/awards/P100/ Awards – Walter Camp Football Foundation] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609021344/http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/awards/P100/ |date=June 9, 2008}}</ref> and was awarded the Davey O'Brien Legends Award in 2001.<ref>[http://www.daveyobrien.org/adminnm/templates/awards.asp?articleid=20&zoneid=3 The Davey O'Brien Award – National Quarterback Award] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004222654/http://www.daveyobrien.org/adminnm/templates/awards.asp?articleid=20&zoneid=3 |date=October 4, 2011}}</ref>

On January 25, 2007, Staubach was named chairman of the North Texas [[Super Bowl XLV]] Bid Committee,<ref name="dalbiz">{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Dave |title=Staubach to lead Dallas Super Bowl bid |work=Dallas Business Journal |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2007/01/22/daily38.html |date=January 25, 2007 |access-date=February 21, 2007}}</ref> whose goal was to have the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]] host the Super Bowl in 2011. On May 23, 2007, the NFL chose Dallas as the host city of [[Super Bowl XLV]].

[[File:President Donald J. Trump Presents Medal of Freedom to Roger Staubach - 45863434232.jpg|thumb|right|[[President Trump]] presents the Medal of Freedom to Staubach in 2018]]
In 2010, Staubach was named the No. 1 Dallas Cowboy of all time according to a poll conducted by the ''Dallas Morning News''.

In November 2018, [[Donald Trump]] awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] to Staubach and former Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle [[Alan Page]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 10, 2018 |title=Babe Ruth, Roger Staubach, Alan Page to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/25232862/babe-ruth-roger-staubach-alan-page-receive-presidential-medal-freedom |access-date=November 16, 2018 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

On Friday, August 18, 2023, Staubach's alma mater, [[Purcell Marian High School]] in Cincinnati, Ohio, opened its new athletic complex, named Staubach Stadium in honor of Staubach.<ref>Cincinnati WLWT News, 11:00 p.m. broadcast on August 18, 2023</ref>

==NFL career statistics==
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! colspan="2"| Legend
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| style="background:#f4c842; width:3em;"|
| [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award|Super Bowl MVP]]
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| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the [[Super Bowl]]
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| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| style="width:3em;"| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

===Regular season===
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|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="3"| Games
! colspan="9"| Passing
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="2"| Sacked
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|Fum|Fumbles}}
|-
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} !! {{abbr|Record|Record as a starter}} !! {{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}} !! {{abbr|Att|Passes attempted}} !! {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest pass completion}} !! {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Int|Interceptions thrown}} !! {{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}} !! {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Sck|Times sacked}} !! {{abbr|SckY|Yards lost due to sacks}}
|-
! [[1969 NFL season|1969]] !! [[1969 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 6 || 1 || 1–0 || 23 || 47 || 48.9 || 421 || '''9.0''' || 75 || 1 || 2 || 69.5 || 15 || 60 || 4.0 || 19 || 1 || 12 || 106 || 2
|-
! [[1970 NFL season|1970]] !! [[1970 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 8 || 3 || 2–1 || 44 || 82 || 53.7 || 542 || 6.6 || 43 || 2 || 8 || 42.9 || 27 || 221 || 8.2 || 25 || 0 || 19 || 130 || 4
|-
! [[1971 NFL season|1971]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1971 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 13 || 10 || 10–0 || 126 || 211 || 59.7 || 1,882 || 8.9 || 85 || 15 || 4 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''104.8''' || 41 || '''343''' || '''8.4''' || 31 || 2 || 23 || 175 || 6
|-
! [[1972 NFL season|1972]] !! [[1972 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 4 || 0 || — || 9 || 20 || 45.0 || 98 || 4.9 || 21 || 0 || 2 || 20.4 || 6 || 45 || 7.5 || 20 || 0 || 8 || 59 || 1
|-
! [[1973 NFL season|1973]] !! [[1973 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 14 || 14 || 10–4 || 179 || 286 || '''62.6''' || 2,428 || 8.5 || 53 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 23 || 15 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 94.6 || 46 || 250 || 5.4 || 18 || 3 || 43 || 269 || 5
|-
! [[1974 NFL season|1974]] !! [[1974 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 14 || 14 || 8–6 || 190 || 360 || 52.8 || 2,552 || 7.1 || 58 || 11 || 15 || 68.4 || 47 || 320 || 6.8 || 29 || 3 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''45''' || '''309''' || 7
|-
! [[1975 NFL season|1975]] !! [[1975 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 13 || 13 || 9–4 || 198 || 348 || 56.9 || 2,666 || 7.7 || 62 || 17 || '''16''' || 78.5 || '''55''' || 316 || 5.7 || 17 || '''4''' || 36 || 213 || 5
|-
! [[1976 NFL season|1976]] !! [[1976 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 14 || 14 || 11–3 || 208 || 369 || 56.4 || 2,715 || 7.4 || 53 || 14 || 11 || 79.9 || 43 || 184 || 4.3 || 18 || 3 || 29 || 215 || 4
|-
! [[1977 NFL season|1977]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1977 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 14 || 14 || '''12–2''' || 210 || 361 || 58.2 || 2,720 || 7.3 || 67 || 18 || 9 || 87.0 || 51 || 171 || 3.4 || '''33''' || 3 || 30 || 219 || '''8'''
|-
! [[1978 NFL season|1978]] !! [[1978 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 15 || 15 || 11–4 || 231 || 413 || 55.9 || 3,190 || 7.7 || '''91''' || 25 || '''16''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| 84.9 || 42 || 182 || 4.3 || 23 || 1 || 32 || 219 || 5
|-
! [[1979 NFL season|1979]] !! [[1979 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 16 || 16 || 11–5 || '''267''' || '''461''' || 57.9 || '''3,586''' || 7.8 || 75 || '''27''' || 11 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 92.3 || 37 || 172 || 4.6 || 20 || 0 || 36 || 240 || '''8'''
|-
! colspan="2"|[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StauRo00.htm Career] !! 131 !! 114 !! 85–29 !! 1,685 !! 2,958 !! 57.0 !! 22,700 !! 7.7 !! 91 !! 153 !! 109 !! 83.4 !! 410 !! 2,264 !! 5.5 !! 33 !! 20 !! 313 !! 2,154 !! 55
|}

===Postseason===
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|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="3"| Games
! colspan="9"| Passing
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="2"| Sacked
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|Fum|Fumbles}}
|-
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} !! {{abbr|Record|Record as a starter}} !! {{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}} !! {{abbr|Att|Passes attempted}} !! {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest pass completion}} !! {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Int|Interceptions thrown}} !! {{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}} !! {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Sck|Times sacked}} !! {{abbr|SckY|Yards lost due to sacks}}
|-
! [[1969–70 NFL playoffs|1969]] !! [[1969 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 1 || 0 || — || 4 || 5 || '''80.0''' || 44 || '''8.8''' || 22 || 1 || 0 || '''142.9''' || 3 || 22 || 7.3 || 12 || '''0''' || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1970–71 NFL playoffs|1970]] !! [[1970 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 1 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || '''0''' || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1971–72 NFL playoffs|1971]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1971 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 3 || 3 || '''3–0''' || 31 || 51 || 60.8 || 321 || 6.3 || 30 || 3 || 0 || 98.6 || 15 || 75 || 5.0 || 12 || '''0''' || 10 || 64 || 1
|-
! [[1972–73 NFL playoffs|1972]] !! [[1972 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 2 || 1 || 0–1 || 21 || 40 || 52.5 || 272 || 6.8 || 27 || 2 || 0 || 90.8 || 8 || 82 || '''10.3''' || '''29''' || '''0''' || 7 || 56 || 1
|-
! [[1973–74 NFL playoffs|1973]] !! [[1973 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 2 || 2 || 1–1 || 18 || 37 || 48.6 || 269 || 7.3 || '''83''' || 2 || '''6''' || 51.4 || 9 || 60 || 6.7 || 12 || '''0''' || 10 || '''70''' || 1
|-
! [[1975–76 NFL playoffs|1975]] !! [[1975 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 3 || 3 || 2–1 || '''48''' || '''79''' || 60.8 || '''670''' || 8.5 || 50 || '''7''' || 4 || 96.5 || '''19''' || '''100''' || 5.3 || 15 || '''0''' || '''12''' || 63 || '''5'''
|-
! [[1976–77 NFL playoffs|1976]] !! [[1976 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 1 || 1 || 0–1 || 15 || 37 || 40.5 || 150 || 4.1 || 22 || 0 || 3 || 19.0 || 2 || 8 || 4.0 || 9 || '''0''' || 4 || 24 || 0
|-
! [[1977–78 NFL playoffs|1977]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1977 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 3 || 3 || '''3–0''' || 37 || 61 || 60.7 || 482 || 7.9 || 45 || 3 || 2 || 88.3 || 11 || 35 || 3.2 || 11 || '''0''' || 9 || 44 || 1
|-
! [[1978–79 NFL playoffs|1978]] !! [[1978 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 3 || 3 || 2–1 || 37 || 72 || 51.4 || 459 || 6.4 || 39 || 5 || 3 || 77.3 || 8 || 47 || 5.9 || 18 || '''0''' || 8 || 69 || 1
|-
! [[1979–80 NFL playoffs|1979]] !! [[1979 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 1 || 1 || 0–1 || 12 || 28 || 42.9 || 124 || 4.4 || 29 || 1 || 1 || 53.3 || 1 || 3 || 3.0 || 3 || '''0''' || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"|[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StauRo00/gamelog/post/ Career] !! 20 !! 17 !! 11–6 !! 223 !! 410 !! 54.4 !! 2,791 !! 6.8 !! 83 !! 24 !! 19 !! 76.0 !! 76 !! 432 !! 5.7 !! 29 !! 0 !! 61 !! 390 !! 10
|}

===Super Bowl===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|SB|Super Bowl}}
! rowspan="2"| Team
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|Opp.|Opponent}}
! colspan="8"| Passing
! rowspan="2"| Result
|-
! {{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}} !! {{abbr|Att|Passes attempted}} !! {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} !! {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Int|Interceptions thrown}} !! {{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}}
|-
! [[1971–72 NFL playoffs|1971]] !! style="background:#f4c842;"|[[Super Bowl VI|VI]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1971 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]] !! [[1971 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 12 || 19 || 63.2 || 119 || 6.3 || 2 || 0 || '''115.9''' || '''W''' 24−3
|-
! [[1975–76 NFL playoffs|1975]] !! [[Super Bowl X|X]] !![[1975 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]] !! [[1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]]
| 15 || 24 || 62.5 || 204 || '''8.5''' || 2 || '''3''' || 77.8 || L 21−17
|-
! [[1977–78 NFL playoffs|1977]] !! [[Super Bowl XII|XII]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1977 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]] !! [[1977 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]
|'''17''' || 25 || '''68.0''' || 183 || 7.3 || 1 || 0 || 102.6 || '''W''' 27−10
|-
! [[1978–79 NFL playoffs|1978]] !! [[Super Bowl XIII|XIII]] !! [[1978 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]] !! [[1978 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]]
|'''17''' || '''30''' || 56.7 || '''228''' || 7.6 || '''3''' || 1 || 100.4 || L 35−31
|-
! colspan="4"|[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StauRo00/super-bowl/ Career] !! 61 !! 98 !! 62.2 !! 734 !! 7.5 !! 8 !! 4 !! 95.4 !! W−L 2−2
|}

==Personal life==

===Family life===
Staubach married his wife Marianne on September 4, 1965. Together they had five children. He and Marianne reside in [[Dallas]], Texas. As of 2017, they had 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 8, 2016 |title=Football Hall of Famer Roger Staubach Selected as 2016 Dick Enberg Award Recipient |url=https://academicallamerica.com/news/2016/3/8/AAA_03082016enbergaward_staubach.aspx?path=academic_all_america |website=www.academiccallamerica.com |access-date=September 23, 2024}}</ref>

===Real estate===
In 1977, he started a commercial real estate business, The Staubach Company, in partnership with Robert Holloway Jr., an associate of Henry S. Miller.<ref name="Bancroft">{{cite news |last=Bancroft |first=Bill |title=A Texas Power Play |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/11/magazine/a-texas-power-play.html?pagewanted=print |work=The New York Times |date=June 11, 1989}}</ref> He had prepared by working in the off-seasons from 1970 until 1977 for the [[Henry S. Miller Company]]. Staubach began working with real estate because "I couldn't have retired at my age and just played golf. First of all, they didn't pay quarterbacks what they do today. And I was 37 with three kids. I kept thinking about [what would happen] if some linebacker takes off my head and I can't play anymore." He said "Henry Miller Jr. was a lot like [legendary Cowboys coach Tom] [[Tom Landry|Landry]]. They both had similar haircuts ... they both had phenomenal integrity, great work ethic, and they could transfer their strengths to other people."<ref name="dmagazine.com">{{cite web |date=June 24, 2013 |title=Breakfast With: Roger Staubach |url=https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2013/july-august/breakfast-with-roger-staubach-of-jones-lang-lasalle/ |access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref>

The Staubach Company has been his primary endeavor since retirement from football. The company first developed several office buildings; Holloway managed construction while Staubach found tenants. In 1982, Staubach bought out Holloway and shifted the company's emphasis from commercial development to representing corporate clients seeking to lease or buy space. This proved fortuitous, for a boom in Dallas office construction followed by a recession in the Texas oil industry left the city with excess office space, so companies representing tenants wielded greater influence. The company has worked with major businesses including AT&T, McDonald's Corporation, Hospital Corporation of America and K Mart Corporation. The company was also involved with residential development, with ownership stakes in 27 apartments and other real estate projects in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Some of these were in partnership with Cowboys teammate [[Bob Breunig]] through S.B.C. Development Corporation, then a subsidiary of the Staubach Company. Others were collaborations with local developers and investors, including [[Ross Perot]].<ref name="Bancroft"/> He served as its chairman and CEO until June 20, 2007, when he announced he would resign as CEO of the multibillion-dollar real estate company he started 30 years earlier.

On July 11, 2008, The Staubach Company was sold to [[Jones Lang LaSalle]] for $613 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aF_hGppuRtjk&refer=home |title=Jones Lang LaSalle to Buy Staubach for $613 million |work=Bloomberg.com |date=June 16, 2008|access-date=November 28, 2008}}</ref> Staubach and his children's trust would gross more than $100 million from the sale by 2013. The sale provided an initial payment of $9.27 per Staubach share with additional payments due during the ensuing five years for a total of approximately $29/share. Staubach took half of his first payment in Jones Lang LaSalle stock which was then trading at approximately $59.50/share. Staubach served as executive chairman of the Americas region of Jones Lang LaSalle until his retirement in 2018.<ref name="dmagazine.com"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Hall |first=Cheryl |date=October 14, 2018 |title=The gameplan for Roger Staubach? Teaming up with Cowboys pal Robert Shaw and family clock management |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2018/10/14/the-gameplan-for-roger-staubach-teaming-up-with-cowboys-pal-robert-shaw-and-family-clock-management/ |access-date=February 12, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Other work===
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During the 1970s and early 1980s, he was a spokesperson for the men's clothing retailer [[Anderson-Little]], appearing in both print and television advertisements. Later, he did television advertisements for [[Rolaids]] as well.

Staubach served as the president of the [[philanthropic organization]] [[No Greater Love (charity)|No Greater Love]] in 1981.<ref>{{cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Colman |author-link=Colman McCarthy |date=December 20, 1981 |title=No Greater Love has no greater friend at Yuletime than Dave Butz |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/163878299/ |newspaper=[[Arizona Daily Star]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-access=limited |volume=140 |issue=354 |page=C3 |access-date=May 28, 2024}} Syndicated from ''[[The Washington Post]]''.</ref>

During the early 1980s, Staubach worked briefly as a [[color commentator]] for [[NFL on CBS|CBS Sports]]' NFL telecasts. On November 9, 1980, during a close game between the [[New York Giants]] and the [[Dallas Cowboys]], Staubach broadcast a nostalgic comment by exclaiming he would like to be "right down there in the middle of it". The Cowboys [[1980 Dallas Cowboys season|lost 38–35]].

Staubach jointly owned [[Hall of Fame Racing]], a [[NASCAR]] [[Nextel Cup Series]] team, with fellow former Cowboy and hall-of-famer [[Troy Aikman]], which began racing for the [[2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2006 season]].

In 2009, Staubach was honored with the "Lombardi Award of Excellence" from the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation. The award was created to honor coach [[Vince Lombardi|Lombardi]]'s legacy, and is awarded annually to an individual who exemplifies the "spirit" of the coach.

On December 27, 2011, Staubach wrote the foreword for a book titled ''The Power in a Link'',<ref>{{cite book|title=The Power in a Link: Open Doors, Close Deals, and Change the Way You Do Business Using LinkedIn |date=December 27, 2011|isbn=978-1118134672 |last=Gowel |first=Dave |publisher=John Wiley & Sons}}</ref> published by [[John Wiley & Sons]], authored by [[United States Military Academy]] graduate, David Gowel.

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