The quarterback position of the Dallas Cowboys has always been a position that has drawn a lot of attention. That was true when the team began in the 1960s and it is true now. Let’s take a look at the quarterbacks of the Dallas Cowboys.

In The Beginning – The 1960s

The expansion 1960 Dallas Cowboys had brought in Eddie LeBaron, a seven year veteran from the Washington Redskins, as a way of adding some experience to their young team. Also on the roster at the birth of the Cowboys was “Dandy” Don Meredith and Don Heinrich who each started just one game during that first year. LeBaron was still the starting quarterback for the 1961, but by 1962 Meredith had taken over as the primary starting quarterback and LeBaron had made the transition to the backup role. When 1964 rolled around, it was Meredith’s team with LeBaron no longer being on the roster.

The new backup quarterback was John Roach who had come over following a few years as a backup in Green Bay. In 1965, Meredith remained the starting quarterback, but two other quarterbacks started games that season, Craig Morton and Jerry Rhome. This combination remained until 1968 when Morton became the one and only primary backup to Meredith. By the end of the decade though Meredith had left the team, becoming a broadcaster with Monday Night Football a year later, and Morton had assumed the role of starter. There was a new second string quarterback on the Cowboys roster though and his name was Roger Staubach.

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