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The same goes for Drew Pearson a star receiver for the Cowboys in the 1970s and also a member of the All-Decade team It slowly became the term for anybody that was kind of in trouble and you had a hope Staubach said years later Now the Hail Mary is used for politics for business and for football Especially football where every for desperation pass by a losing team at the end of a game is described the same way Hail Mary I get asked almost every day about the Hail Mary Pearson said In some way shape or form people ask me about that To this day when I sign autographs I write
Hail Mary always or Hail Mary to you Hail Mary wishes things like that So what prompted the phrase The Cowboys were visiting the Minnesota Vikings on December 28 1975 for a playoff game Dallas was a wild-card team with a 10 4 record The Vikings meanwhile were a powerhouse They had won the NFC Central with a 12 2 record which was tied for best in the league took The frigid Metropolitan Stadium where the wind chill was only 17 degrees Fahrenheit The Cowboys took a 10 7 lead early in the fourth quarter But then Minnesota went in front 14 10 and things started to look bleak for Dallas game place at
Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall a member of the Purple People Eaters tackles Staubach
Facing second-and-10 with less than 30 seconds remaining in the game Staubach dropped back to pass against the Purple People Eaters That was the nickname for the tough Vikings defense which had allowed an average of only 13 points per game during the regular season Along with a fierce pass rush the Vikings also had a future Hall of Fame safety in Paul Krause Staubach knew he had to keep Krause from double-covering Pearson I pumped and looked Krause off Staubach explained He really should have helped Instead covered Cowboys receiver Golden Richards while Pearson Krause
