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Drew Pearson was born on 12 January, 1951 in South River, New Jersey, U.S., is an American football player (born 1951). Discover Drew Pearson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

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Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 12 January, 1951
Birthday 12 January
Birthplace South River, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Drew Pearson Height, Weight & Measurements

At 73 years old, Drew Pearson height is 1.83 m .

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His wife is Marsha Haynes

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1951

Drew Pearson (born January 12, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys.

He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

He was elected for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021.

Pearson was born and raised in South River, New Jersey, and began his football career at South River High School as one of the wide receivers of Joe Theismann.

As a junior, he succeeded Theismann as the starting quarterback.

1969

He also lettered in baseball and basketball, graduating in 1969.

He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Tulsa.

1970

As a sophomore in 1970, he was the backup quarterback behind John Dobbs.

He started four games, making 36 out of 86 completions (41.9%), for 423 passing yards, one touchdown and 5 interceptions.

Pearson was named one of the Top 20 Pro Football All-Time wide receivers, he was also recognized for his achievements by being named to the NFL 1970s All-Decade Team.

Despite this fact, he was the only player from the team to not be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame at the time, including the only one from the offensive first team category.

1971

As a junior in 1971, he was converted into a wide receiver.

He was second on the team with 22 receptions for 429 yards.

He led the team with an average of 19.5 yards per reception and 3 receiving touchdowns.

1972

As a senior in 1972, he led a run-oriented offense with 33 receptions for 690 yards (20.9 yards per reception) and 5 touchdowns.

He finished his college career with 55 receptions for 1,119 yards, 8 touchdowns and a 20.3-yard average per reception.

1973

In 1973, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys and made the team as a third-team wide receiver because of his special teams play.

As a rookie, he replaced Otto Stowe after Stowe suffered a broken ankle in the seventh game of the season against the Philadelphia Eagles, and his backup Mike Montgomery would also fall to injury in the next game.

He appeared in 14 games with 6 starts, making 22 receptions for 388 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He also caught the game-sealing touchdown in a 1973 playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams and the game-winning touchdown pass from reserve quarterback Clint Longley in the 1974 Thanksgiving game against the Washington Redskins.

1974

In 1974, Stowe asked to be traded and Pearson became the full-time starter opposite Golden Richards.

He led the team with 62 receptions and 1,087 yards, while also catching 2 touchdowns.

1975

Pearson was known as "Mr. Clutch" for his numerous clutch catches in game-winning situations, especially the Hail Mary reception from Roger Staubach that sealed the victory over the Vikings in a 1975 playoff game, one of the most infamous plays in NFL history.

1978

He would keep leading the team in receiving until 1978, when Tony Hill took over the number one role at wide receiver.

Pearson helped the Cowboys to three Super Bowl appearances and a victory in Super Bowl XII in 1978.

He also scored a touchdown in Super Bowl X.

1979

In 1979, he and Tony Hill—along with Tony Dorsett—helped the Cowboys become the first team in NFL history to have two 1,000-yards wide receivers and a 1,000-yard running back, when he recorded 55 receptions, 1,026 yards and 8 touchdowns.

Pearson and Hill also became the first wide receiver tandem in Cowboys history to record 1,000-yard receiving seasons in the same year.

1980

In 1980, he surpassed Bob Hayes' club mark in receptions and was selected by the Cowboys as their nominee for NFL Man of the Year.

In addition in the 1980 playoff game at Atlanta, Pearson's clutch receptions helped win that game in a comeback by the Cowboys.

He rose to become one of the NFL's greatest wide receivers, earning career records of 489 receptions and 7,822 receiving yards, along with 189 rushing yards, 155 yards returning kickoffs, and 50 touchdowns (48 receiving and two fumble recoveries).

1981

In the 1981 NFC Championship Game against the San Francisco 49ers, Pearson almost rendered "The Catch" irrelevant when, in the waning moments of the game, he caught a long pass from Danny White that would've gone for a touchdown and won the game for the Cowboys had 49ers cornerback Eric Wright not made a one-handed horse-collar tackle, stopping him just outside field-goal range (White fumbled on the next play, thus preserving victory for the 49ers and putting them in Super Bowl XVI).

1982

In 1982, he delivered a key downfield block during Tony Dorsett's NFL record 99-yard touchdown run.

1983

In 1983, he passed Hayes as the franchise leader in receiving yards.

Pearson figured prominently in a fourth play on that list, throwing the final block to clear Tony Dorsett's path to the end zone on his 99-yard touchdown run in 1983.

1984

On March 22, 1984, at 1:30 a.m. Drew fell asleep while driving, and crashed his car against a parked tractor-trailer.

Drew's brother Carey was killed; Drew himself sustained a career-ending liver injury in the crash.

1985

In 1985, he was inducted into the Tulsa Athletics Hall of Fame.

1994

All three plays were named among the Top 75 plays in NFL history by NFL Films in 1994.

1998

In 1998, he received the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award.