Ranking the top 10 Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks of all time

6. Craig Morton (1965-1974)

Regular season record: 32-14-1

No. 7 All-Time Cowboys Passing Yardage: 10,279

Craig Morton spent 10 years with the Cowboys after they took him fifth overall in the 1965 NFL Draft out of Cal. Despite being with the team for a full decade, Morton wound up starting just 47 games.

At first, he was playing behind Don Meredith who retired after Morton spent four seasons on the bench. He then got his chance to be the No. 1 quarterback and had early success.

Originally playing ahead of Roger Staubach, Morton led the Cowboys to a 10-2-1 mark as the starter in 1969 and got to the Super Bowl, where they lost to the Baltimore Colts. He followed that up with an 8-3 mark as the starter in 1970. Then in 1971, he had to alternate snaps with Staubach, and eventually, Morton lost his job.

It was controversial at the time since Morton had been winning but when Staubach led them to a Super Bowl win over Miami, no one questioned the move ever again. He stuck around for another couple of seasons but after requesting a trade several times — and being selected by the Houston Texans of the World Football League — Morton was traded to the New York Giants.

He found a career-resurgence in 1977 when he joined the Denver Broncos and led then to a 12-2 record. Morton played until 1982 and retired at 39 years old. He finished by playing six years in Denver and was 41-23 and even made it to the Super Bowl in 1977 — where he and the Broncos lost to Dallas.