Much has been written over the years about the fabled 1963 Navy football team.
That legendary squad, led by the consummate captain in Tom Lynch, certainly ranks as one of the greatest in Navy history and holds a special place in college football folklore.
Navy concluded the 1963 regular season with a 9-1 record and ranked No. 2 nationally by the two wire services (Associated Press, United Press International). The Midshipmen boasted the greatest player in college football that year in quarterback Roger Staubach, a first team All-American and recipient of both the Heisman Trophy and equally prestigious Maxwell Trophy.