On Oct. 25, 2006, the day Tony Romo was named the Cowboys' starting quarterback (replacing Drew Bledsoe), The Dallas Morning News was in Romo's hometown of Burlington, Wisconsin. BURLINGTON, Wis. - Two hours after their son was named the Dallas Cowboys' starting quarterback, Ramiro and Joan Romo sat in their living room, overwhelmed by the magnitude of it all.News of Tony Romo's promotion was on TV, radio and the Internet on Wednesday.