Tony Romo
Undrafted in 2003, he became the Cowboys' record-setting passer.
Tony Romo is a former NFL quarterback who spent all 13 of his professional seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. After a college career at Eastern Illinois, where he won the 2002 Walter Payton Award and was three times OVC Player of the Year, he joined Dallas in 2003 as an undrafted free agent.
Quick Facts
- Number
- 9
- Position
- Quarterback
- Born
- 21 April 1980
- Birthplace
- San Diego, California, U.S.
- High school
- Burlington (Burlington, Wisconsin)
- College
- Eastern Illinois (1999–2002)
- Former teams
- Dallas Cowboys (2003, 2016)
Lore & Background
Romo was born in San Diego in 1980 while his father was stationed at the naval base there, and grew up in Burlington, Wisconsin. At Burlington High School he started at quarterback from his junior year and was also a standout basketball player, leaving as the varsity's all-time leading scorer with 1,080 points.
Did You Know?
- Romo holds the Cowboys record for games with at least 300 passing yards.
- From 2006 to 2013 his fourth-quarter passer rating was the best of any NFL quarterback.
- He entered the College Football Hall of Fame in 2021.
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