We’re counting down to the season opener (Day 55) with some Cowboys history
We’re counting down the days until the Dallas Cowboys battle the Philadelphia Eagles in the season opener of the 2025 NFL season. To pass the time and mark the days, we running through 100 Days of Cowboys. So sit back and enjoy some Cowboys history while we countdown to football.
Today – number 55.
Craig Morton
Born: February 5, 1943. Flint, Michigan
Position: Quarterback
Dallas Cowboys: 1965-1973
Awards: Super Bowl champion- VI
Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images
Craig Morton played quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1965 to 1974, after being drafted fifth overall out of the University of California. Serving as both a backup and starter during his time in Dallas, Morton was known for his strong arm and poise under pressure. He led the Cowboys to Super Bowl V as the starting quarterback and was part of a long-standing quarterback controversy with Roger Staubach, which defined much of his tenure. Though eventually replaced by Staubach, Morton played a key role in the team’s rise to prominence during the late 1960s and early ’70s.
✭ QB Craig Morton and his receivers getting ready for the 1970 NFC playoffs.
Left to right
#88 Reggie Rucker, #24 Dennis Homan, #22 Bob Hayes, #87 Mike Ditka, #84 Pettis Norman. #70sCowboys #CowboysNation #DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/jFgoHCiJjW— Dallas Cowboys Old School (@CowboysOld) January 12, 2023
Best known for:
Morton was best known for being the starting quarterback in Super Bowl V and for his decade-long role in the famous quarterback rivalry with Roger Staubach that shaped the early success of the Cowboys franchise.
December 20, 1970#Cowboys #Oilers meet for the first time.
Bob Hayes (6-187-4) catches 4 consecutive touchdowns
Craig Morton 13-17-349-5-1
Reggie Rucker scores his 1st TD (52 yards)
Charlie Waters has 2 interceptions
52-10 #DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/BvdjwJPgfy— Old Time Football (@Ol_TimeFootball) June 4, 2023
Lesser known fact:
Morton is the first quarterback in NFL history to start a Super Bowl for two different teams and to lose a Super Bowl to their former team.
✭ COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF ✭
With 100 days to go until the #Cowboys kickoff the season against the #Eagles, we are counting down with a @BloggingTheBoys Top-100 consensus ranking.We asked staffers to give in their top-100, here is:
DAY 54
Craig Morton#DallasCowboys… pic.twitter.com/lVuS3BE5Ai— Mike Poland (@kenfigkowboy) July 11, 2025