 At Ursuline High School , according to Charles Thompson , Moosally played American football . A defensive tackle , he was selected as a second @-@ string member of the all @-@ city squad . Moosally also lifted weights , ran track , and played summer baseball . He graduated high school in 1962 and was recruited by Penn State and the University of Pittsburgh to play football . He instead decided to attend the United States Naval Academy after speaking with the academy 's football coach , Bill Elias . Moosally played defensive tackle on the academy 's football team . In 1964 he and the team played in the Cotton Bowl Classic . One of Moosally 's teammates in the game was Heisman Trophy winner Roger Staubach . In 1965 Moosally was awarded the Annapolis Touchdown Club 's Silver Helmet trophy as the team 's Most Valuable Player and was selected to play in the Blue @-@ Gray Football Classic . 
