Who is the best signal caller ever to grace an American Football field?
They are the ones players, coaches and fans look to in a time of crisis in an NFL game – the quarterback.
They are also given much of the praise when the team is on top and the first one to be signaled out if their team is on the slide, that is why some of the best ever to play American Football has been are quarterbacks.
From the current generation of greats through to the pioneers who paved the way, fanatix will look at the top 10 best ever quarterbacks to play the game.
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10. Roger Staubach
Career highlights
College
Heisman Trophy (1963)
Maxwell Award (1963)
UPI College Player of the Year (1963)
Navy Midshipmen #12 retired
College Football Hall of Fame inductee (1981)
NFL
6× Pro Bowl selection (1971, 1975, 1976,1977, 1978, 1979)
2× AP All-NFC (1971, 1976)
2× Super Bowl champion (VI, XII)
5× NFC Champion (1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978)
1971 NFL MVP (MX)
1971 NFC Player of the Year (SN)
Super Bowl MVP (VI)
NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor
Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee (1985)
Rated #46 NFL Player of all-time by NFL.com
Roger Staubach became a legend after he gave up the first four years o his career to attend the Naval Academy, from there he led the Dallas Cowboys to nine-straight winning seasons and two Super Bowl victories.
He also became the first man to win the Heisman Trophy and Super Bowl MVP award and also coined the phrase the “Hail Mary” for his massive pass in 1975 against the Vikings.
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