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Deb

07-04-2006, 08:53 PM

Where are they Now? Drew Pearson
Drew Pearson

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Early football years

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Pearson began his football career at South River High School where he succeeded Joe Theismann as quarterback. He attended the University of Tulsa where he caught 33 passes as a flanker for a run-oriented team. There he received the university's President's Award as the team's "best spirited and most unselfish" member. Pearson graduated from Tulsa in 1972.

His NFL career

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In 1973, Pearson was selected as a free agent by the Dallas Cowboys, where he rose to become one of the NFL’s greatest wide receivers, earning career records of 489 receptions and 7,822 receiving yards, along with 189 rushing yards, 155 yards returning kickoffs, and 50 touchdowns(48 receiving and 2 fumble recoveries). Named one of the Top 20 Pro Football All-Time Wide Receivers, he was also recognized for his achievements by being named to the 1970's NFL Hall of Fame's All-Decade Team.

Pearson was named All-Pro 3 times (1974, 1976-77) All-NFC in 1975 and 2nd Team All-NFC in 1978. In addition, Pearson was a Pro Bowler in 1974, 1976 and 1977. Pearson led the National Football Conference (NFC) in pass receptions in 1976 with 58. He served as offensive captain for the Cowboys in 1977, 1978, 1982 and 1983.

Pearson’s success as a Cowboy resulted in three NFC Pro Bowl appearances, three Super Bowl appearances and a victory in Super Bowl XII in 1978. He also scored a touchdown in Super Bowl X.

In 1980, the Cowboys selected Pearson as their nominee for NFL Man of the Year. Pearson is known around the NFL as “Mr. Clutch” for his numerous clutch catches in game-winning situations, especially the "Hail Mary" reception from Roger Staubach that sealed the victory in a 1975 playoff game, one of the most famous plays in NFL history.

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The PRESENT

Since his retirement in 1983, Pearson has worked extensively as a sports broadcaster for such networks as CBS and HBO, and he currently hosts the 98.7 KLUV Dallas Cowboys post-game show.

He is also the CEO of Drew Pearson Companies, a manufacturer of licensed headwear since 1985. You can find Drew's line of caps at Lids and other retail stores.

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Drew Pearson Caps

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If you go to lids.com...there are literally pages and pages of Drew Pearson caps
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silverbear

07-05-2006, 12:32 AM

One of my Cowboys caps in my collection (I have about 60 caps, probably 10 of them Cowboys caps) is a Drew Pearson cap... I've had it for like 15 years now, and it's still in good shape... it's one of my favorites to wear-- many of the caps in the collection have never been worn...

CrazyCowboy

07-05-2006, 06:36 AM

I will NEVER forget the Hail Mary pass

silverbear

07-05-2006, 07:10 AM

I will NEVER forget the Hail Mary pass

Neither will I, if only because I have a clip of it saved on my hard drive, and I re-watch it every few weeks... especially in the offseason...

Big Country

07-05-2006, 08:19 AM

Neither will I, if only because I have a clip of it saved on my hard drive, and I re-watch it every few weeks... especially in the offseason...

that's dedication:laugh1:

MinnesotaCowboy

07-05-2006, 08:44 AM

silverbear

07-05-2006, 09:01 AM

that's dedication:laugh1:

Naw, that's addiction... :eek:

J-DOG

07-05-2006, 01:24 PM

When I was transferred to MN in 1978, the first words uttered to me when they found out I was a diehard Cowboy fan were "that 2^%.@*Pearson pushed our DB and should have been called for pass interference". I just grinned big time! Even when I watch the reruns today I can't see the "push off" they refered to me! But who cares.........it was just another game, right?:rolleyes:
Drew came down to do a local fund raiser for our YMCA and signed autographs and gave a great speech. One of the things he talked about was the "Hail Mary" game of course. Drew comments were that he did a swim move to try and get around Nate Wright the db covering him.
Also a little side-note to that play...if you watch the NFL films version on that play you see what looks like a flag flying thru the air after Pearson's catch. And you see Drew looking back at it and then getting excited and throwing the football into the Metropolitan scoreboard. The reason he was so excited after looking at that flag??? It wasn't a flag at all, it was an orange that somebody from the stands threw onto the field.
Another thing that goes un-noticed in that game was the fourth down sideline catch that he barely got both feet down in bounds to keep that drive alive.
An amazing moment in Cowboys lore.
It was my first memory of the Cowboys and the reason Drew is my favorite player of all-time and the reason I am a die-hard Cowboys fan to this day. :) :starspin

Chief

07-05-2006, 01:53 PM

I don't normally seek autographs, but I do like to occasionally have books or photographs signed.

I met Drew about 10 years ago and I got him to sign a photograph I have of the Hail Mary.

It was just a bizarre-looking play. The ball was underthrown, Drew came back for it, did the swim move over Nate Wright (I think), caught the ball on his hip and sort of sidestepped into the end zone, holding the ball up. He then hurled it into the stands and was mobbed by teammates, led by Robert Newhouse. One of the keys to that play was Roger "looking off" the Hall of Fame safety, Paul Krause. Roger looked and pumped to his left, then threw to the right side where Drew was jockeying for position with Wright. You can see Krause showing up a second late in a lot of the photos.

CoCo

07-05-2006, 01:56 PM

Another thing that goes un-noticed in that game was the fourth down sideline catch that he barely got both feet down in bounds to keep that drive alive.
An amazing moment in Cowboys lore.
It was my first memory of the Cowboys and the reason Drew is my favorite player of all-time and the reason I am a die-hard Cowboys fan to this day. :) :starspin

Yup, I remember that 4th down play very well.

And don't forget the whiskey flask thrown on the Hail Mary play that hit the ref in the head.

Chief

07-05-2006, 02:05 PM

Yup, I remember that 4th down play very well.

And don't forget the whiskey flask thrown on the Hail Mary play that hit the ref in the head.

Also, Fran Tarkenton's father had a heart attack during the game.

J-DOG

07-05-2006, 06:28 PM

Yup, I remember that 4th down play very well.

And don't forget the whiskey flask thrown on the Hail Mary play that hit the ref in the head.
Exactly.
During Drew's fund raiser he mentioned that a security guard at the event was at the "Hail Mary" game and still was mad at him for pushing off to catch that ball. Drew just smiled and said "Its over. We won the game. Let it go man."
Also Chief mentioned that Roger pump faked the saftey off of Drew.
That's correct.
Drew said in his speech that Roger asked him before the drive started what they did in the "Thanksgiving day miracle" game to win that one. If you recall Roger was knocked out with a concussion and Clint Longley hit Drew with a late td to pull that one out of the fire.
Roger and Drew's favorite route was the deep post and during the Redskins game Clint and Drew had good success with it but on the winning td Clint pumped the post(Drew's suggestion) and threw the fly pattern. The safety bit up and Drew flew by him to catch the winning score.
In the Vikings pass defense Paul Krause(Hall of Famer) was playing really deep but watching for the favorite deep post. Roger did pump Krause out of position for about 3 steps and that was all Drew needed to do with his one on one damage with Wright.
Roger and Drew were a great duo together. Drew a former qb at Tulsa knew coverages and was very wise on what would work and what wouldn't.
Another great play from those two was the td Drew caught in his rookie year against the Rams in the playoff's. It was an 83 yard td in which Roger drilled a skinny post between the cb and safety. Drew commented that he felt Roger never got his due on how hard he threw the football. He said of that play that "He threw it so hard and so perfectly that when it hit me between the 8 and 8 that it just stuck there and I couldn't help but catch it."
Drew said that he was expecting Bob Hayes to get the double team on that play but when he came off the line he saw the coverage and didn't think Roger would throw it. But he did and when Drew went up for the catch he caught it with his body expecting to get nailed by the safety but the safety went for the int. and collided with the corner trailing the play. Drew took off down the field and scored the game clinching td. Drew said he remembers his teammates running down to the end zone to mob him and thinking "Not bad for an undrafted FA wr from Tulsa".
I had goosebumps listening to his speech.
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