Roger Staubach - Off The Field

Off The Field

Roger has been married since 1965 to his sweetheart from grade school, Marianne. They have a son, four daughters, and 13 grandchildren.

In 1977, he capitalized on his football fame and started a commercial real estate business. He had prepared for this by working in the off-seasons from 1970 until 1977 for Henry S. Miller Company. The Staubach Company has been his primary endeavor since retirement from football, and where he served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until June 20, 2007, when he announced he would step down as CEO of the now multi-billion dollar real estate company he started 30 years earlier. The firm has over 70 offices and is part of a worldwide partnership with the British commercial real estate firm DTZ.

During the 1970s and early 1980s he was a spokesperson for the men's clothing retailer Anderson Little, appearing in both their print and TV ads.

In the early 1980s, Staubach worked for a short time as a color commentator for CBS Sports' NFL telecasts.

Staubach was named The Walter Camp "Man of the Year" in 1983, and was awarded the Davey O'Brien Legends Award in 2001.

In 1996 the U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation awarded Staubach its Lone Sailor Award for his naval service.

Staubach jointly owned Hall of Fame Racing, a NASCAR Nextel Cup team, with fellow former Cowboy and hall-of-famer Troy Aikman, which began racing for the 2006 season but is now a minority owner.

On January 25, 2007, Staubach was named chairman of the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Bid Committee, whose goal was to have the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex host the Super Bowl in 2011. On May 23, 2007 the NFL chose Dallas as the host city of Super Bowl XLV.

On September 25, 2007 a fundraising email was sent out from the Presidential campaign of Senator John McCain (R-AZ) with a letter from Roger Staubach asking recipients to make a contribution before the Federal Election Commission 3rd quarter reporting date of September 30, 2007.

On July 11, 2008, The Staubach Company was sold to Jones Lang LaSalle for $613 million. Staubach and his children's trust will gross over $100 million from the sale by 2013. The sale provided an initial payment of $9.27 per Staubach share with additional payments due over the following five years for a total of approximately $29/share. Staubach took half of his first payment in Jones Lang LaSalle stock which was then trading at approximately $59.50/share.

On December 27, 2011, Staubach wrote the foreword for a book titled The Power in a Link, published by John Wiley & Sons, authored by United States Military Academy graduate, David Gowel.