Roger Staubach Oral History

Object number2019.001.0127

Date10/31/2019

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Roger Staubach

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 43 Minutes

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Oral History Collection

DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Roger Staubach. A legendary Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Staubach helped to rehabilitate the post-assassination image of Dallas as part of "America's Team" in the 1970s. He previously had several personal encounters with President Kennedy while attending the U.S. Naval Academy and played in the 1963 Army-Navy game dedicated in memory of the late president. Staubach, who served in the Vietnam War, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, TX on October 31, 2019 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 43 minutes long. The video attached to this record is an excerpt. The entire interview is available in our Reading Room to on-site researchers or by submitting a Rights & Reproductions Request Form.

Curatorial Commentary

Roger Staubach consistently appears on lists ranking the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. In 2009, sports broadcaster Mark Hauser ranked Staubach as #1 on his list of the Top 15 Quarterbacks of All Time. You can learn more about his career and game statistics on his Heisman Winners page: Roger Staubach | Heisman, as well as on the official Dallas Cowboys website: Dallas Cowboys | Official Site of the Dallas Cowboys. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator