JERRY JONES HAS ANNOUNCED HIS NEW INDUCTEES TO THE COWBOYS RING OF HONOR, WHICH INCLUDES:
DREW “MR. CLUTCH” PEARSON, A DALLAS COWBOY RECEIVER, 1973-1983, ENJOYED AN ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER WITH THE COWBOYS. HE WAS SELECTED AS A FREE AGENT IN 1973, AND ROSE TO THE ELITE STATUS AS ONE OF THE GREATEST RECEIVERS THE NFL HAS HAD DURING HIS PLAYING ERA. ALSO REMEMBERED FOR SEVERAL CLUTCH RECEPTIONS, TO INCLUDE, THE MOST MEMORABLE HAIL MARY PASS RECEPTION THAT HAPPENED AGAINST THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS IN THE LAST SECONDS OF THE 1975 NFL PLAYOFF GAME. IT WAS NAMED THE HAIL MARY RECEPTION BECAUSE THE PASSER WAS A PRACTICING CATHOLIC, ROGER STAUBACH. PEARSON WAS ALSO ON THE RECEIVING END OF A GAME WINNING PASS RECEPTION FROM CLINT LONGLEY TO ELEVATE THE COWBOYS TO THE VICTORY OVER THE L.A. RAMS DURING THEIR PLAYOFF CONTEST IN 1973. HE ALSO WON THE GAME ON THANKSGIVING DAY IN 1974 AT THE COWBOYS STADIUM WITH A FABULOUS CATCH THAT REMAINS A KEY TOPIC IN NFL SPORTS CONVERSATIONS. ALL OF THESE AMAZING RECEPTIONS ARE PART OF THE TOP 75 PLAYS NAMED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NFL FILMS HISTORY.
CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:
THE NFL’S 1970’S ALL DECADE TEAM
SUPER BOWL X11 CHAMPIONSHIP, 1978
3X PRO BOWL SELECTIONS
4X ALL NFC WIDE RECEIVER SLECTION
3X ALL-PRO 1ST TEAM SELECTIONS
SECOND TEAM ALL PRO SELECTION
SECOND TEAM ALL PRO NFC SELECTION
RECEIVED THE NFL ALUMNI CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, 2005.
NOTE: THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OCCURRED WHILE COMPETING AGAINST THE NFL’S MOST COMPETITIVE DEFENSIVE SECONDARY’S THAT EVER STEPPED ON THE FIELD.
AN ASTUTE BUSINESS MAN IN HIS OWN RIGHT, HE HAS BEEN THE CEO OF THE DREW PEARSON COMPANIES, A MANUFACTURER OF LICENSED NFL HEAD WEAR SINCE 1985. HE HAS ALSO ENJOYED A CAREER IN SPORTS BROADCASTING FOR CBS AND HBO. HE WAS GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE ” XFL” NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY FOOTBALL FRANCHISE, ” THE HITMEN”. DREW IS CURRENTLY THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE “ALLEN WRANGLERS” , OF THE INDOOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
OTHER INDUCTEES INCLUDE TWO GREAT NFL LEGENDS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, MR, LARRY ALLEN, AND ALSO MR. CHARLES HALEY.
MYBOYSAY NFL SPORTS NATION WOULD LIKE CONGRATULATE ALL THREE FORMER NFL GREATS FOR THEIR SELECTION INTO THE STORIED “COWBOYS RING OF HONOR”.
