President Kennedy was set to do the coin toss for the Army-Navy game the following year, but tragedy struck the Friday before the game, and the president was assassinated in Dallas. Present at the Army-Navy game in 1962, Kennedy did the coin toss and visited the Navy locker room after the game to meet Staubach and the other players. He soon became the star of the Navy’s football team, breaking Navy records and winning the Heisman Trophy his junior year.ĭuring Staubach’s time in college, former president and former Navy Lieutenant John F. I don’t think we would be talking right now if I had stayed as a wide receiver,” Staubach said.Īfter playing quarterback in high school, Staubach was recruited by the Naval Academy. Through being a quarterback, I found my place and I really enjoyed being a leader and having a big role in the offense. “Our coach in high school thought that the other guys listened to me and that I had a good arm from playing baseball.
Without that coach’s influence, Staubach’s life may have gone in a completely different direction. Two weeks after his family’s exciting trip, Staubach took time to fill in the details of his exemplary life.Īs a high schooler in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the early sixties, Staubach played baseball and football, but he did not play his signature position until his senior year when his coach decided to take a chance on him.
On November 16 th, Staubach’s wife Marianne, their five children, and 15 grandchildren, including three current Ursuline students, accompanied Staubach to the White House to watch President Trump award the Hall of Fame quarterback with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. It really represents my business life, my athletic life, and also my military life,” Staubach said. I have the medal hanging here in my office right next to the Heisman trophy. What I learned from sports had a lot to do with the Presidential Medal-it taught me the hard work, the perseverance, the teamwork that is just as important in business as it is in football. It’s a combination of my life as far as my hard work and the people that supported me during the different parts of my life. It encompassed his time serving in the Navy, his successful football career, and the real estate firm he built. Staubach is no stranger to receiving prestigious awards like his Heisman trophy and Super Bowl VI Most Valuable Player Award, but most of these have come from football achievements. He can now add Presidential Medal of Freedom Winner to the list. That description fits only one man: Roger Staubach.
Dallas Cowboys Legend, successful businessman, former Ursuline father, and current Ursuline grandfather.
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