The History of the Hail Mary and the Play That Keeps It Alive

Fifty years ago, a pair of Cowboys Hall of Famers hooked up for an impossible play in the throes of desperation, but the ...
The Globe

The Hail Mary? 50 years later, Vikings remember Pearson push-off as ‘a play from hell’

On Dec. 28, 1975, the Vikings led the Dallas Cowboys in the final minute of a Divisional Round playoff game. That’s when ...

It’s the 50th anniversary of the Hail Mary game

The Vikings, who had started the season 10-0 before finishing 12-2, hosted the 10-4 Cowboys, who were the wild-card because the Cardinals (yes, the Cardinals) had won the NFC East. The Vikings led ...
Dallas Morning News

50 years later, Cowboys’ historic ‘Hail Mary’ ball rests in the hands of local diehard fan

Cowboys fan Bryon Adams poses with a football that is purported to be the famous “Hail Mary” catch football. Adams owns the football from the 1975 playoff game in Minnesota that featured the famous ...