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Ranking NFL players who were Heisman winners and Super Bowl MVPs

By Dani Bostick

Dec 6, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) celebrates after touchdown during the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Panthers won 41-38. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 6, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) celebrates after touchdown during the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Panthers won 41-38. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 22, 2013; Orlando, FL, USA; Former professional football player Roger Staubach watches the game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Orlando Magic during the first quarter at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Douglas Jones-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 22, 2013; Orlando, FL, USA; Former professional football player Roger Staubach watches the game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Orlando Magic during the first quarter at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Douglas Jones-USA TODAY Sports /

  1. Roger Staubach, Quarterback, Navy

Roger Staubach turns 74 two days before Super Bowl 50. A Heisman winner out of the Naval academy, Staubach became an NFL legend. Like Marcus Allen, Staubach’s Super Bowl MVP honors were only a small part of his NFL successes. He was a six-time Pro Bowler, two-time Super Bowl champion, five-time NFC champion, NFL MVP, member of the NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, and a Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee in 1985.

Staubach was a late-round pick in the 1964 draft, but only only started playing with the Cowboys in 1969 after serving in Vietnam and honoring his four-year commitment to the U.S. Navy. He retired from football after the 1979 season.

Staubach played in the league before free agency made loyalty and longevity rare and when passes like this were considered complete:

Jim Staubach was named MVP for his effort in Super Bowl VI on January 16, 1972, back when Ella Fitzgerald and Carol Channing were alive and spry enough to provide halftime entertainment. The Cowboys, favored by six, routed the Miami Dolphins 24-3, providing a fitting end to a season that saw Staubach throw for 15 touchdowns and just four interceptions. He also ran for 343 yards that season, a statistic that should dispel the myth that dual-threat quarterbacks are a 21st-century invention.

Along with Jim Plunkett, and now Cam Newton, Staubach is just one of three Heisman quarterbacks to start in the Super Bowl.

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