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THE FIRST ‘’HAIL MARY’’ ON THIS DAY IN 1975

Quarterback ROGER STAUBACH (12) and the now-famous "Hail Mary" game--December 28, 1975 | Cowboys ...


On December 28, 1975, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger
Staubach (above) threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Drew
Pearson in the waning seconds to beat the Minnesota Vikings
in a playoff game, 17-14.

Afterward, Staubach calls the miraculous touchdown a "Hail
Mary," thus cementing the term for a  desperation pass in the
sports lexicon.

"It was a play you hit one in a hundred times if you’re lucky,”
Staubach told reporters after the game in Bloomington,
Minnesota. "I guess it’s a Hail Mary pass. You throw it up and
pray he catches it."

Said Dallas coach Tom Landry: "Our only hope was to throw
and hope for a miracle."

Hail Mary: Dallas Cowboys 1975 Miracle Finish | Taylor Blitz Times

Hail Mary: Dallas Cowboys 1975 Miracle Finish | Taylor Blitz Times

Hail Mary: Vikings still not over it, 40 years later – Twin Cities

Roger Staubach, Drew Pearson hope Vikings' miracle play makes up for 1975 Hail Mary
Wide receiver Drew Pearson catches the ball. 

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