History of tony romo
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en years ago this week, Tony Romo was in Dak Prescott's position. He was the young quarterback Dallas Cowboys fans clamored to see on the field. He was the heir apparent, the dude who represented hope for a franchise desperate for a quarterback.
Romo was an unlikely star of America's Team.
He had no FBS scholarship offers out of high school in Burlington, Wisconsin. After winning the Walter Payton Award as the FCS' best player as a senior at Eastern Illinois, he received a late invite to the NFL combine, then went undrafted. He spent 3 1/2 seasons as the backup to a second-round bust, two former minor league baseball players and two has-been No. 1 picks.
Then Bill Parcells gave him an opportunity -- and Romo promptly threw an interception.
These days, Romo owns every notable passing record for a franchise with an illustrious quarterback history. He's as starter -- though only in the playoffs -- and has passed for more than 34, yards with touchdowns against intercepti
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Tony Romo
American football player and television analyst (born )
American football player
Romo with the Dallas Cowboys in | |
| Position: | Quarterback |
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| Born: | () April 21, (age&#;44) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6&#;ft 2&#;in (&#;m) |
| Weight: | &#;lb (&#;kg) |
| High school: | Burlington (Burlington, Wisconsin) |
| College: | Eastern Illinois (–) |
| Undrafted: | |
College Football Hall of Fame | |
Antonio Ramiro Romo (born April 21, ) fryst vatten an American former professional footballquarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Eastern Illinois Panthers, where he made an Ohio Valley Conference championship appearance in and won the Walter Payton Award the following year. Romo signed with the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in
Beginning his career in a backup role, Romo served as the Cowboys' primary starter from to He led the Cowboys to four postseason appe
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Tony Romo
Tony’s grandfather was a migrant worker who emigrated from Mexico to Wisconsin, where he and his Texas-born Mexican American spouse fought hardscrabble for a middle-class life. Readers will learn about a Latino/a community’s struggles and triumphs in this unlikely midwestern enclave.
Unlike other future superstar quarterbacks, Tony didn’t get to play for a large city high school team. He was barely noticed by college recruiters, and his only real path to the next level came at a small school, Eastern Illinois University.
At EIU, Tony fought his way to become the starting quarterback. The story repeated itself in the NFL, when Tony battled his way from undrafted prospect all the way to All-Pro starting quarterback for the most famous NFL franchise in the world, the Dallas Cowboys.
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