Congratulations, Roger Staubach!!

I woke this morning, checked my Facebook (as I do every morning) and saw that my childhood hero, Roger Staubach, is being honored with the Dick Enberg Award.  The award is given annually by the College Sports Information Directors of America to in individual who embodies what it means to be an Academic All-American.

I was a member of CoSIDA throughout my tenure as a college sports public relations professional and was blessed to work with the group as I completed my doctoral dissertation.  I am so proud of the members for recognizing an American treasure.  Roger Staubach is the reason I became an athlete, which led to a wonderful career as an athletics administrator and to a second career as a professor of sport communication.  His dedication to his country, his excellence on the football field, and his service to his community inspired me then and still does today.

He'll likely never read this, but just in case ... Congratulations, Roger Staubach!!! Thank you for being a true American Hero!!

Roger Staubach Hall of Fame site

Roger Staubach:  A Football Life - Captain America