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Drew Pearson (born January 12, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. He was elected for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021.
After Preston Pearson dropped a wide-open pass in the middle of the field with 32 seconds left, Staubach launched a bomb to Drew Pearson, who caught the ball through tight coverage by Wright at the 4-yard line and ran into the end zone for a 50-yard scoring reception that Staubach, in a postgame interview, called a "Hail Mary" pass. That ...
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Roger Staubach and Drew Pearson are always open to new ways of commemorating their famous Hail Mary touchdown that gave the Dallas Cowboys a playoff victory over the Minnesota Vikings in 1975.
Afterward, Staubach told reporters he said a Hail Mary as he threw the ball, and five decades later the term is part of our sports lexicon. But for that play, there were 32 seconds left.
The Immaculate Reception is one of the most famous plays in the history of American gridiron football.It was a walk-off touchdown which occurred in the AFC divisional playoff game of the National Football League (NFL), between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on December 23, 1972.
Roger Staubach, the thrower of the game-winning touchdown pass to wide receiver Drew Pearson during an NFL playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings on December 28, 1975. A Hail Mary pass is a very long forward pass in American football, typically made in desperation, with a very small chance of achieving a completion.
After 33 years of waiting, Dallas Cowboys great Drew Pearson is heading to Canton. On Saturday night, the former standout Cowboys wide receiver finally earned his selection into the Pro Football ...