Roger Staubach
“If athletes want to have a successful post-sports career today, they need to invest the time to transfer their experience from one business to another. That means that they’ve got to give up the golf tournaments and all the things that athletes can do in the off-season. Athlete or not, you still have to work in the trenches and persevere in order to succeed. No matter what you do in life, it’s not going to happen easily, so you can’t quit.”
Biography
A businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and former American professional football player Roger Staubach was the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys during the seventies. He was named the starting quarterback of the Navy football team in 1962, captaining the Midshipmen to two victories in three seasons in the Army-Navy Game.
After service in the United States Navy and a tour of duty in Vietnam, Staubach joined the Dallas Cowboys whom he led to four Super Bowl appearances, with two victories. He was named to the Pro Bowl six times in his ten-year NFL career.
Following his football career, Staubach launched The Staubach Company, a market-leading global real estate advisory firm with 1,200 employees in 58 offices representing 2,200 clients. The company completes more than 5,000 transactions a year with values approaching $20 billion. Staubach serves as chairman and chief executive officer.
Career Highlights
| 1963 | Won the Heisman Trophy during his junior year |
| 1969 | Joined the Dallas Cowboys |
| 1971 | Became the starting quarterback for Dallas cowboys |
| 1973 | Led the league with 23 touchdown passes |
| 1977 | Launched The Staubach Company |
| 1979 | Retired from football as the then highest rated passer of all time |
| 1985 | Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| 2007 | Named chairman of the successful North Texas Super Bowl XLV bid |
