
In ’63 the Navy quarterback led the Midshipmen to a 9-1 record and a No. 2 national ranking. “It is when Staubach gets into trouble that he is at his very best,” Sports Illustrated wrote. “Never easy to pull down, he throws with tacklers tearing off pieces of his jersey or clawing at his legs.” After fulfilling his five-year naval service commitment, Staubach won two Super Bowls for America’s most popular team, the Dallas Cowboys. Today he’s the CEO of a Dallas-based real estate company. — Sean Gregory