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Roger Staubach went by many monikers, but none were more fitting than "Captain Comeback." While he did not create the fourth-quarter comeback, he popularized it by the quantity of two-minute comebacks, many of which were in playoff games. Coming in relief in for Craig Morton at San Francisco in the 1972 Divisional Playoff game, Staubach threw two touchdown passes in the final 90 seconds to secure victory. Then three short years later, Staubach threw the famous "Hail Mary" pass to win the Divisional Playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings. Staubach has achieved every possible award during his football days; Heisman Trophy winner in 1962 at the Naval Academy (the last service academy player to win), two-time Super Bowl Champion, winning the Super Bowl MVP, and inducted into both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame's and the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor. Staubach is one of four players to win the Heisman Trophy and Super Bowl MVP, and his former Head Coach Tom Landry, called Staubach "possibly the best combination of a passer, an athlete and a leader to ever play in the NFL." Staubach was in the midst of his career when he wore this unique durene cold-weather jersey. Both the front and back have Staubach's number "12" in screen-printed white paint, with the numbers "TV style" on tops of both shoulders. In 1970 due to the NFL-AFL merger, the NFL decided to move the shoulder numbers to the outside of the shoulder instead of the top, but the Cowboys moved the number back to the top in 1974. This is verified by various Cowboys football cards from that era showing the numbers back on top of the shoulders. Both arm's have the white-striped sleeves, trimmed in black, and the edge is stitched tight to keep out the cold. On the reverse is the name "STAUBACH" painted in white on a blue name plate. The left front tail has the "Southland Athletic Mfg. Co." tag with the attached flag that has "SIZE 44 L" on one side and the Cowboys exclusive coding/order number on the back. There is evidence of light game use, acceptable for a quarteback. The Cowboys seldom used their blue jerseys, as they were the only team of that era to wear their white jersey at home. Thus the blues were only worn on the road on rare occasions. An amazing rare cold-weather gamer from one of the NFL's greatest quarterback's of all-time. LOA from Lou Lampson, Mile High Card Co.