![]() ![]() ![]() “I said, ‘I closed my eyes and said a “Hail Mary,”’ instead of saying, ‘I closed my eyes and said a prayer.’ Or I could have said the, ‘Our Father to Glory Be.’ But I said ‘Hail Mary.’” “I was a Catholic kid from Cincinnati, Ohio, and you know, it was a heck of a play,” Staubach said. In that moment, he had no idea what his answer would create. That’s because of what Staubach told reporters after the game when asked what he was thinking on the play. “But in 1975, it was the first time it was ever used in the NFL.” “The Hail Mary has always been a part of my life, and it’s used now for a lot of different ways,” Staubach told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Dallas lost to Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl that season. The winning bidder will get a 55-inch monitor to display the collectible, and will join Staubach and Pearson on the field for a re-enactment of the play that gave the Cowboys a 17-14 victory. 21-22 with a starting bid of $20,000 and estimates that the price tag could reach $80,000. The non-fungible token, or NFT, will be on sale through Dallas-based Heritage Auctions on Aug. Nothing says “new” quite like a digital collectible known by a term that might sound like a foreign language to folks old enough to remember Staubach’s 50-yard heave in the final seconds, and Pearson’s on-the-hip catch after his forever-debated contact with defensive back Nate Wright a few yards from the end zone. (AP Photo/File)ĭALLAS (AP) - 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. It’s part of an emerging product in sports memorabilia called non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. Staubach and Pearson have connected again as part of a project to create a digital collectible of their famous Hail Mary for the Dallas Cowboys against Minnesota in 1975. Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach explained his game-winning throw by saying, “I closed my eyes and said a Hail Mary. 28, 1975, file photo, Dallas Cowboy wide receiver Drew Pearson (88) nears the end zone on a game-winning 50-yard touchdown pass play in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Bloomington, Minn. ![]()
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