ARLINGTON, Texas -- The patriarch of one of America's great sports families, Calvin Hill, was standing outside the Dallas Cowboys locker room shaking his head in wonderment. He was comparing the rookie quarterback Dak Prescott to the 1971 version of Hill's old teammate, Roger Staubach, who won a Super Bowl that season after taking over as Tom Landry's guy.
"Roger was 29," said Hill, a four-time Pro Bowl running back, "and this kid is 23. Roger wasn't ready to play continually in his first year (in 1969). Dak? I'm amazed at this young guy, amazed at his presence in the pocket.