30 best college quarterbacks of all-time

Over the course of his career, he completed 63.6 percent of his 494 pass attempts, and threw for 3,799 yards and 18 touchdowns for a school which has never been pass-oriented, and the early 60’s was no different. He also rushed for 635 yards and another 18 touchdowns on the ground.

While at Navy, Staubach won the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Trophy, the UPI College Player of the Year Award, the Maxwell Award and the Walter Camp Memorial Trophy, all in 1963. His number 12 was retired by the Naval Academy, and in 1981, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

He was drafted in the 10th round of the 1964 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, but due to his military commitment was not able to play for the Cowboys until 1969, when he took the field as a 27-year-old rookie.

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Roger Staubach

Quarterback, Navy

Roger Staubach’s name belongs on this list of great quarterbacks for more than simply the numbers he produced. Staubach was a winner, from the first time he got on the football field for the US Naval Academy until the last time he suited up for the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL.

Over the course of his career, he completed 63.6 percent of his 494 pass attempts, and threw for 3,799 yards and 18 touchdowns for a school which has never been pass-oriented, and the early 60’s was no different. He also rushed for 635 yards and another 18 touchdowns on the ground.

While at Navy, Staubach won the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Trophy, the UPI College Player of the Year Award, the Maxwell Award and the Walter Camp Memorial Trophy, all in 1963. His number 12 was retired by the Naval Academy, and in 1981, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

He was drafted in the 10th round of the 1964 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, but due to his military commitment was not able to play for the Cowboys until 1969, when he took the field as a 27-year-old rookie.

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