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Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

The honor is bestowed on individuals deemed to have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the U.S., to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 16: U.S. President Donald Trump presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Hall-of-Fame quarterback Roger Staubach during an East Room ceremony November 16, 2018 in Washington, DC. The award is the the nationÕs highest civilian honor that present to individuals who have made significant contributions to the United States of America. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Dallas Cowboys Hall-of-Fame quarterback Roger Staubach is among the seven recipients who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Friday.

President Donald Trump awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor Friday to a rock and roll legend, a Supreme Court justice and several sports superstars.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom was awarded to seven distinguished individuals: doctor and philanthropist Miriam Adelson; Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah; Pro Football Hall of Famer, philanthropist and Minnesota Supreme Court Judge Alan Page; rock and roll legend Elvis Presley; Baseball Hall of Fame legend Babe Ruth; Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia; and Dallas Cowboys Hall-of-Fame quarterback Roger Staubach.

The honor is bestowed on individuals deemed to have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the U.S., to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.

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