1 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: It was just very big, you know, for me going 2 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: from East Illinois too. You know the Dallas Cowboys. That's 3 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: the familiar voice of Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, who was 4 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,760 Speaker 1: raised in Burlington, Wisconsin in the nineteen eighties by two loving, 5 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: kind parents who had simple philosophies about love and life, 6 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: work hard, and lean on your faith. My father was 7 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: a man who had an eighth grade education in Mexico 8 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: and came to the United States and became a business owner, 9 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: became a pilot, became a radio announcer on an eighth 10 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 1: grade in Mexican education. That voice that sounds a lot 11 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: like Tony's is Romero Romo, his father, and Romero's talking 12 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: about his dad, Romero Senior, who came to the US 13 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: with his wife Philichita as immigrants and immediately appreciated all 14 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,319 Speaker 1: the United States had to offer. You can have success here, 15 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: Romero Senior would say, if you don't get a job 16 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: or an education, it's only because you didn't want one. 17 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: I've been lucky enough to meet Romero Romo, Tony's dad 18 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: and his mom Joan, and they are as lovely a 19 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:09,960 Speaker 1: couple as you will find. And Romero filled me in 20 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: on his only son, Tony. He was born at Balboa 21 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,960 Speaker 1: Hospital in San Diego. Six months later I was gone, 22 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, and Joan, my wife, God Blesser, 23 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: held the fort down until I got back, you know. 24 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: Antonio Romero Romo Tony was born in Navy brat. His 25 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 1: father was stationed at the San Diego US Naval Base, 26 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: where he learned to be a medic. As he told 27 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: me the best way to help his fellow serviceman. Two 28 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: years later, the Romos were back in Wisconsin and Joan 29 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: was doing a job that worked out just great for Tony. 30 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: Eighty two were back in Wisconsin. She had a job. 31 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: She was a concession manager at a local golf course 32 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: which was about six blocks away from our house. And 33 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 1: in the mornings, Tony would get up at six am 34 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: right with Joan and go to that golf course and 35 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: play quick nine before the bus would pick him up 36 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: out in front of the golf course and taking to school. 37 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: Even at five or six years old, Tony was a go, 38 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: go go kid, and let's be honest, getting in a 39 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: quick nine before school started was a pretty great way 40 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: to start your day. And now you have some understanding 41 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: about this issue. He has still with golf Joe, and 42 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: I wanted to make sure that he was busy all 43 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: the time because he was. He had a lot of energy. 44 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: My wife quite frequently tells us, you know, if he 45 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: was the firstborn, there may have been no more children 46 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: after him. But he was the last one, and he 47 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: kept his He kept us on our toes, and so 48 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: we made sure that he was busy, he had a 49 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: ball in his hand or something to do at all 50 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: times in order to stay out of trouble. You know, 51 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: when you're a kid, you're just for me. It was 52 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: just I just wanted to play sports and you know, 53 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: trying not to get in trouble or Dad's yelling at 54 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: me every night to do things the right way. So 55 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: Tony has two older sisters, Joscelyn and Danielle. He was 56 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: the final child and he was a handful. We've heard 57 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: that hard work was the norm for the Romo family 58 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: through the decades. How did young Tony fair when it 59 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: came to working. I had, you know, I had some 60 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: jobs that I did, you know, and he'd come and 61 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: help me. Little roofing job, little insulating job, little drywall work, 62 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: rip it up flooring. Being in Brollington Wisconsin. You didn't 63 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:31,919 Speaker 1: need a lot. I mean, I was the kid. I 64 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: didn't even know that we had money, or didn't. I 65 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: think many of us growing up in the seventies and 66 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: the eighties felt that way. A ball and a bat 67 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: and a hoop and a buddy, you were good to go. 68 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: But I don't think I got an answer as to 69 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: Tony's willingness or talent at helping Romero be a carpenter. 70 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: And my wife and I looked at us and I said, 71 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: I hope he becomes a professional at something, because in 72 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: this line of work he's gonna start to death. Ah, 73 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: the go go kid was not all that enamored with 74 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: flooring and roofing. Finally, something we know he's not good at. 75 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: Let's just say in construction. He wasn't the most motivated 76 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: person in the world. Okay, we'll leave it at that. Now. 77 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: We all know that he shined as the quarterback in Dallas, 78 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: but it didn't start out that way. He was a golfer, 79 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 1: a tennis dude, and a gifted basketball player, right, Didn't 80 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 1: those things come way ahead of football for him? Romero, Yes, 81 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: he was a better basketball player than a football player. Now, 82 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: most definitely he was a better at her basketball player 83 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: because he had spent more time during his life playing basketball. 84 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 1: Football really wasn't a part of his life until high school, 85 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 1: being that only male well golf and basketball you can 86 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 1: do by yourself. But football was also there, as he 87 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: is often the case, with the best athlete in a 88 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: small town, at a small school, the coaches for all 89 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: sports will find you. And the best basketball player certainly 90 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: can fit in with a football team. And what position 91 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: would he play? My quarterback, of course, and it came 92 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:58,119 Speaker 1: easily to Tony, who shared with me that several times 93 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: in high school he almost quit football because it hurt 94 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 1: too much every time he got sacked. 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So we had we had, we 144 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 1: had to sit down a little power out, and I 145 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: told him, I said, you know, in my opinion, you're 146 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: gonna get a scholarship in football, but you're not gonna 147 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: get a scholarship in basketball. You're gonna have to if 148 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: you want a scholarship in basketball, you're gonna have to 149 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: walk on somewhere. At six foot three, it's just tall. 150 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: Tony dominated the basketball court in high school. He played big, 151 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: He scored, he rebounded, and he just dominated. But he 152 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: wasn't a point guard. He was a score a small 153 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: forward type, and in his height he'd be a very 154 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: small small forward in a big college program. Nope. If 155 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: being a star in his chosen sport was to continue 156 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: in the college level, it would have to be in football. 157 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: He had a pretty good arm. Yeah, and then his 158 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:43,080 Speaker 1: ability to see what was going on was uncanny, and 159 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 1: to make to be able to process information as quickly 160 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:49,719 Speaker 1: as he as he did was that was just a 161 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: guy giving talent, you know, I mean, that's just not 162 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 1: too many people have that, you know what I mean. 163 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: The very first time I saw him live was out 164 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 1: of basketball. He's great at anticipation, see things, and you 165 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 1: could just you could see him, and it was so apparent. 166 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:07,479 Speaker 1: On the basketball court, the guy would break to the basketball, 167 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: the balls already out of Tony's hands in you get 168 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: the guy, yeah for an easy lap. That new voice 169 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: is the man who got Tony to Eastern Illinois to 170 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: play football. Roy Whitkey was an assistant coach and a 171 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: scout that worked for head coach Bob Spoo, and he 172 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: had gotten some tips that he needed to go see 173 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:26,320 Speaker 1: this kid Romo in Burlington. His dad, Romero told us 174 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: Tony had the ability to see what was in front 175 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: of him and react to it faster than anyone else. 176 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 1: It worked on the basketball court, but it would really 177 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: make you special as a quarterback on the football field. 178 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: So Eastern Illinois was interested in Tony the basketball player 179 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 1: to potentially play football for them. But here's something I 180 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 1: didn't know. Other big time college football programs showed interest 181 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: in Tony. One of the things that I regret not doing. 182 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 1: We had an invite to it to a Notre Dame 183 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:57,439 Speaker 1: football camp and Tony had prom and you know, we 184 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 1: just okay, so I'm good, prom Excuse me a possible 185 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: shot at impressing Notre Dame football coach Bob Davey. You 186 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:08,199 Speaker 1: could have worn the Golden Dome and you had prom 187 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: she must have been really pretty. What else, Romarrow Army 188 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 1: came to the house. They wanted him to play tight end, 189 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: which I mean we had to stop and think about 190 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 1: that for five minutes, because I mean, Army is you 191 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,320 Speaker 1: know your set, you know once once you get out 192 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: of there, you know all the day long. But he 193 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: didn't want to be a tight end. So as parents, 194 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 1: I bet that one was stuff to let go because 195 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 1: you know your son will have a career for a life. 196 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: When he finished his quarterbacking, the Cadets of Army and 197 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 1: then East Illinois came in with Roy and with coach 198 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 1: Spoo and their pro style system. We brought Tony in 199 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: his parents down for a visit and we just went 200 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 1: down there and it kind of just felt like home. 201 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:53,960 Speaker 1: I remember talking to coach School after dinner and he 202 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 1: wasn't sold on Tony. We ended up offering Tony room 203 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:01,559 Speaker 1: and born, which was a lou just a little bit 204 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 1: under half full scholarship. We'll give you a three eight scholarship. 205 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 1: One of the smartest things we ever did, and Roy 206 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:11,559 Speaker 1: was very honest with us when he was at the house. 207 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 1: He said, we have this other kid that we actually 208 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 1: want him to be our starter going forward, but we're 209 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: going to bring you in anyway. Now it's starting to 210 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: make more sense why Tony wasn't afraid of the depth 211 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 1: chart of quarterbacks in Dallas when he chose to come here. 212 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:30,560 Speaker 1: He had seen the scenario before at Eastern Illinois with 213 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: the Panthers. Welcome to the team, kid, you're not the guy. 214 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 1: And then there was a problem when he first gets 215 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 1: to Eastern Illinois his first year because he doesn't really 216 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: know how to work at his craft of becoming a 217 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: big time college quarterback. You rewind you go back to 218 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: Burlington High School. He was the best golfer, best basketball player, 219 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:02,440 Speaker 1: best football It probably would have been the best baseball player. 220 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:05,440 Speaker 1: He was the best at all of it. I don't 221 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 1: think he really understood how to prepare and how to 222 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 1: compete because he never really had to because we wanted 223 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 1: to ring the tight end. There's that tight end thing again, 224 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:18,760 Speaker 1: and now the head coach is doubting him completely as 225 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 1: a quarterback. And I'm not sure exactly when the light 226 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:27,840 Speaker 1: went on after the first year being down there, Tody 227 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 1: came home and worked during the summer. You know, he 228 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: did all his chores and stuff and had a job 229 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:36,680 Speaker 1: and did that. And then when time came to report 230 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 1: back for training camp for from college, coach Spoop came 231 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:43,440 Speaker 1: up to him and said, you know, we really need 232 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:45,960 Speaker 1: a tight end. Would you consider playing tight end for 233 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:50,080 Speaker 1: us instead of quarterback. He actually told coach Spoos, coach, 234 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:53,960 Speaker 1: give me one more year. If I don't pan out, 235 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 1: then I'll do as you ask and bang that light 236 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 1: that Roy Witki is talking about. It's on now. You 237 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 1: can't be the leader of your team from the tight 238 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 1: end position, and Tony's brain told him he was supposed 239 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: to lead. He had that great vision on the basketball court, 240 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: and the same thing worked on the football field too. 241 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 1: If he's going to be the quarterback, it's time to 242 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: go get his spot. This is all new to him, 243 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 1: so he had to get better at his craft. He 244 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 1: found that getting better at his craft kept him safer. 245 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: That's really what it is. And we had that conversation 246 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: that finally sank into him where Okay, yeah, so I 247 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 1: got to run the offense, and people have to be 248 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 1: where they have to be or I'm going to have 249 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 1: to eat this and I might get hurt. You might 250 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:44,200 Speaker 1: get hurt and you might not play. So back to 251 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: basketball for a minute. One man on the court can 252 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 1: dominate a game. Tony did it in high school and 253 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: look at the NBA. It happens every night. But not 254 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 1: in football. It takes the entire eleven man on offense 255 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 1: to work in ten them for a team to be good. 256 00:13:57,120 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: The light is definitely now on. He put his nose 257 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: to the grindstone there and figured out ways to get better, 258 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:08,559 Speaker 1: and figured out how to read system, how to read defense, 259 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:12,040 Speaker 1: how to do this in the tape room, in the 260 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 1: weight room, you know, throwing balls every day. I mean 261 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 1: it was. It was quite miraculous, the jump he'd made 262 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: from when he was a freshman to now he's a sophomore. 263 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: When he started putting two or two together, then it 264 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 1: was like, oh, now it's magic. From a freshman who's 265 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 1: a non factor to a sophomore who got challenged and 266 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: rose up like a phoenix. By the end of his 267 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 1: sophomore year at Eastern Illinois, Tony led Division two A 268 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: in passing efficiency, yards and touchdowns with twenty seven and 269 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 1: he was the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year, 270 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 1: but the team didn't have a great year. School's out. 271 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 1: Tony does not come home to work. He says, Dad, 272 00:14:57,640 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: I think I'm gonna stay here during the whole summer 273 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna start working on my game so i 274 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: can be ready to drink again and getting back that 275 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: work ethic that was consistent in two generations of Romo 276 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 1: families was now blossoming and a third. Tony now had 277 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 1: the bug to be a great quarterback, and he was 278 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 1: now obsessive with the work, and he knew his motion 279 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 1: and he knew his stabilities better than anyone. Came in 280 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: meetings on a Wednesday and say, Coach, watch me today, 281 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 1: said I think I've got to figure it out. He said. 282 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: I know I'm gonna be able to put a much 283 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: better spiral on the ball and keep it at nice 284 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 1: and tight. So what have you done, said, I've moved 285 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 1: my index figure a quarter inch on the ball. And 286 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 1: I'm thinking, wait a minute, you can tell me that 287 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 1: you know exactly what a quarter of inches with low 288 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:47,520 Speaker 1: vio you would not news he's to a tighter spiral. 289 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: You know, After maybe year two of Tony starting in Dallas. 290 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 1: He and I talked about what he was going to 291 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:54,280 Speaker 1: work on in the off season, and it was just 292 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 1: that intricate. He was going to raise his arm angle 293 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: a degree or two so he could make a certain 294 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 1: throw on a keep pattern better, because he needed that 295 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: in the NFL. So by the end of his career 296 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 1: at Eastern Illinois, Tony Romo had been three time Ohio 297 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 1: Valley Player of the Year and he had won the 298 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 1: Walter Peyton Award for being the best Division two A 299 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: player in the country. Certainly somebody in the NFL was 300 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 1: going to take notice, and they did. Among them were 301 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys. Here's former Cowboy regional scout Jim Hess. 302 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: He was known to Sean Payton what round he won't 303 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 1: him in, and we decided to put him in the 304 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 1: fifth round. So the man who would be calling the 305 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: offensive place with the Dallas Cowboys in two thousand and three, 306 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: Sean Payton knew about Romo, and the scouting director in 307 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: that area, Jim has knew about Romo, but not for 308 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: the reasons you might think. Sean Payton knew about Tony 309 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 1: because Sean Payton also went to Eastern Illinois and Romo 310 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 1: was breaking all of his passing records. Jim Hess knew 311 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 1: about Romo because of a chance meeting at the NFL 312 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 1: Combine that Romo was not officially invited to. 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Stetson hats are still American made with pride. 349 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: Right here in Texas. There's still the unofficial crowd of 350 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 1: all self respecting Cowboys, and Stetson is proud to be 351 00:18:57,200 --> 00:19:00,040 Speaker 1: on the field with America's team. Find a retailer the 352 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: nearest jewit Stetson dot com slash Cowboys. I stopped watching 353 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 1: after the first round. As far as like the Cowboys 354 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 1: got him up on the board in the fifth round. 355 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 1: I'm not sure anybody else in the building see who 356 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 1: he would. Tony did appreciate that his new friend Jim 357 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:19,199 Speaker 1: Hess didn't let the Cowboys give up on it. You know, 358 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:22,639 Speaker 1: the scouts go in and they have to sell Jerry, 359 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: the head coach, the quarterback coach, you know, the coordinator 360 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 1: on a quarterback or somebody like that from a small school. 361 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:32,680 Speaker 1: Because they studied so many guys, they're looking at the 362 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 1: you know, the top level players, and I think Jim 363 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 1: was literally the guy who really wanted to get me 364 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: across to them and be like, I think this kid 365 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: could be really really good, and I mean really good. 366 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: And I don't know that many people really saw that 367 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:51,160 Speaker 1: at the time. Back to my point earlier about Jim 368 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:54,160 Speaker 1: Hess meeting Tony at the NFL combine that he wasn't 369 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:56,920 Speaker 1: invited to. He was just there to be a practice 370 00:19:56,960 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: thrower to the top college wide receivers and tight ends. 371 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 1: It was more kin to a quick part time job 372 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 1: than an NFL tryout. But he chanced conversation the halls 373 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:19,639 Speaker 1: between Tony and Jim Hesse changed everything just got it 374 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:22,680 Speaker 1: at the time in yard dash. When that was over, 375 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 1: you had a lot of time in between. So I'd 376 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:31,639 Speaker 1: wander around on the floor of the stayed him in Anneapolis, 377 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 1: and I got talking to Tony, ask him what he 378 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 1: was doing. You know, so both he wasn't even a 379 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: guy that games as a combine. As a combine guy, 380 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 1: Tony was at the combine doing work period along with 381 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: a couple other guys who could apparently throw a little bit. 382 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 1: There were three up. They threw so much that the 383 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:55,360 Speaker 1: other two quarterbacks and went home. I said, you going 384 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 1: home too, like rest of No, I'm staying. Hey, I'm here. 385 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say the whole thing. They're doing your arm part. No, 386 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:05,159 Speaker 1: I'm fine. I feel real good. But so yeah, you know, 387 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:08,360 Speaker 1: got a kind of a friendship going there with him. 388 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 1: So Tony's diligence at the NFL combine that he was 389 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 1: nothing more than a part time worker at got him 390 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 1: graded into the fifth round of the draft by his 391 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:19,240 Speaker 1: new friend Jim Hess and his fellow a lum Sean Payton. 392 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:23,359 Speaker 1: Only it didn't help because nobody drafted him, including the Cowboys. 393 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:26,439 Speaker 1: We didn't get him drafted. I made a call after 394 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:29,439 Speaker 1: every round, fast the third round the Tony, but we 395 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: didn't get him. So Tony Romo has friends in the 396 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: Cowboys organization, but that still didn't get him drafted. However, 397 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:38,880 Speaker 1: NFL teams were calling right after the draft to offer 398 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:41,920 Speaker 1: him a small contract as an undrafted college free agent. 399 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:48,959 Speaker 1: Included on that list were the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys 400 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 1: were offering me ten. Denver were taught only two. I 401 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: think the Broncos were on fifteen or twenty. Really there's 402 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:59,440 Speaker 1: three teams. The Cardinals had offered me the most money. Oh, 403 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 1: they were thirty. I want to say, you know something crazy, 404 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:05,919 Speaker 1: that's not even real money. It's like I'm set for 405 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 1: life if I take this. If you're on that list 406 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: of players who teams considered in the draft but didn't take. 407 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 1: Then after the draft, things happened quickly especially for quarterbacks 408 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:19,199 Speaker 1: that have that little something. So Dallas, Arizona, and Denver 409 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 1: all have offers on the table in front of Tony, 410 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 1: and he came for Dallas with less money. And I 411 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:27,479 Speaker 1: think it's probably would cause it Sean them from the 412 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:30,719 Speaker 1: same college. And I'm sure Sean had talked to him 413 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:32,199 Speaker 1: a lot on the phone, and I know I had 414 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:33,920 Speaker 1: talked to him a lot on the phone. I didn't 415 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:35,439 Speaker 1: care about the money. I mean, it's like it's a 416 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 1: lot of money to you as a college student when 417 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:41,640 Speaker 1: you're getting twenty five thirty forty thousand dollars. Arizona's there, 418 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 1: Denver's there, and the Cowboys are there. I end up 419 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:47,679 Speaker 1: choosing the Cowboys when I'm talking to Mike Shanahan, Bill Parcels, 420 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,919 Speaker 1: it's real now. Money's on the table and Tony's on 421 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 1: the phone getting the full court press from Mike shanahany 422 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 1: in Denver and the big tuna here in Dallas. But 423 00:22:56,640 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 1: Jim Hess said he thought Sean Payton swayed your decision. 424 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:02,520 Speaker 1: What made you decide on Dallas, Tony, It was a 425 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: big decision in your life, decision in a lot of ways, 426 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:11,120 Speaker 1: where you're gonna go. And I remember just feeling, yeah, 427 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: like the right play was Dallas. It had to have been. 428 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:17,959 Speaker 1: When Tony surveyed what he deemed to be the competition 429 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:20,359 Speaker 1: on the roster of the Cowboys, he felt like he 430 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:22,600 Speaker 1: had the best chance to end up playing quarterback here 431 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:26,959 Speaker 1: in Dallas, right Quincy and Chad Hutchinson. He's a baseball player. 432 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:30,119 Speaker 1: That happens. Bam, I choose Dallas. I get on a 433 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 1: plane a week later, I land, I get on this 434 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:39,440 Speaker 1: shuttle bus to go to the whatever play suites, and 435 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:44,120 Speaker 1: Jason Witton gets on this bus on the exact same 436 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: time because we're coming in for a rookie mini camp 437 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 1: that weekend, and he kind of sits literally sits down 438 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:53,960 Speaker 1: right next to me, and he's so big and everything. 439 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: You're like, this guy obviously plays football or something. A 440 00:23:57,160 --> 00:24:00,400 Speaker 1: bus with thirty seats and big Jason Witten sit down 441 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: right next to Tony. Back to that part where Tony 442 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:05,679 Speaker 1: didn't watch the draft after round one was over because 443 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:08,640 Speaker 1: he's got no idea who this man is that sat 444 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: next to him on an empty bus and he's he said, there, 445 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 1: he's like sitting down and he's like hey, He's like hey, 446 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:26,560 Speaker 1: I'm like, uh, play football. I'm assuming you play football, right, 447 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:30,159 Speaker 1: you know we're on that shuttle bus and you know, 448 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:33,639 Speaker 1: we were the only two on the bus. He's like yeah, 449 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 1: he's like, uh yeah, I play football. I'm like, uh, well, 450 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:43,160 Speaker 1: position and he's like tight end. I asked him, he said, 451 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:44,880 Speaker 1: you here for the camp for the Cowboys camp. Yeah, 452 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 1: I'm undrafting quarterback out of Eastern Illinois. And I said, 453 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:51,199 Speaker 1: what about you? You get drafted then with Dallas and 454 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:53,560 Speaker 1: he's like yeah, and I'm like, yeah, I'm coming. I'm 455 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: a free agent, so coming down the same thing. He's 456 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:59,880 Speaker 1: like oh. And that's when I asked him what color 457 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,160 Speaker 1: or so, what college? What position? And he's like, tight 458 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 1: end Tennessee now Witt And if you asked him, he'd 459 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:06,639 Speaker 1: tell you the story. He's leaking at that time. He's like, 460 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: I was a third round pick. He probably should have 461 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 1: known who it was, but I was just kid, not 462 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:13,440 Speaker 1: know who I am. You know, I played football at Tennessee. 463 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:16,000 Speaker 1: And he's like he's thinking in his brain, He's like, 464 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 1: I'm the third round pick of the Dallas college. How 465 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 1: the hell do you not know who I am? You 466 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:21,680 Speaker 1: know kind of thing. He's like, I played every week 467 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 1: on CBS, you're not watching these games everything, which I didn't. 468 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 1: But he's sitting there thinking that. He's like, you're nobody. 469 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:33,640 Speaker 1: You know, you can't I can't believe you're here. But yeah, 470 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:36,880 Speaker 1: and that's obviously what everybody thinks at the time. It's 471 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 1: so cool. Immediately you see the personality differences between these two. 472 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:43,440 Speaker 1: Romo is a cowboy and he jes met his Hall 473 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: of Fame tight end to be and he had no 474 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: idea who he was, but a friendship and an old 475 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 1: time quarterback tight end connection is about to blossom. Next up, 476 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:02,120 Speaker 1: Part two of the Tony Romo story will be called 477 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 1: Romo to Witten Touchdown and it will be right here 478 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 1: for you very soon on a Cowboy Life the podcast