When wide receiver Drew Pearson finally got the call in 2021, it swelled to 20 the number of people with busts in the Pro Football Hall of Fame based on their...
Pearson signed with the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 1973 . He was the all-time franchise leader in catches and receiving yards when he suffered a liver injury in a car accident in March 1984 that brought an end to his career. He made the All-Pro team three of his first five years in the league and led the Cowboys in receptions and receiving yards in four consecutive seasons . He was one of six Cowboys named to the NFL’s all-decade team for the ‘70s.On Dec.
28, 1975, Pearson combined with quarterback Roger Staubach to complete the “Hail Mary,” one of the most iconic plays in NFL history. Trailing 14-10 in the closing moments of a divisional playoff game in Minnesota, Pearson was on the receiving end of the 50-yard pass from Staubach that gave the Cowboys a 17-14 victory. It was one of many plays that earned Pearson the nickname “Mr. Clutch.”“I got cuts. I got scars. I owned all of that. Because they are all my mistakes.
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