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1975 Roger Staubach Jersey Worn in the Famed "Hail Mary" Game
The Cowboys had finished the 1975 season with a 10-4 record with thirteen rookies on the squad. They entered the divisional playoff a heavy underdog to the Vikings. With less than two minutes left in a punt-filled defensive struggle, the Cowboys were trailing 14-10 with the ball on their own 9 yard line. Staubach connected on five passes with Drew Pearson, including a clutch 22-yarder on fourth down to keep the drive alive where he made the catch and stepped out of bounds on the 50. Staubach lined up in the shotgun formation. Pearson took off toward cornerback Nate Wright, faked to the inside and then raced for the sideline. Staubach hurled the pass, Wright was running alongside as the slightly underthrown ball came down toward them. There was contact and then Wright was on the ground. The ball came down at the five-yard line in Pearson's hands, he juggled it and trapped it between his right elbow and hip. The referee signaled touchdown. Staubach said later, "I never had a more eerie sensation on a football field than during the aftermath of our touchdown. The crowd was so shocked there wasn't a sound from the stands. It was as though all of a sudden we were playing in an empty stadium. The silance, as they say, was deafening." Later in the locker room he called it a Hail Mary pass -- thrown up as a prayer -- and the name stuck. Offered here is the very jersey the Hall of Fame quarterback was wearing as he shocked the heavily-favored Minnesota Vikings, and the world, as he made the impossible possible. It was grabbed from the Cowboy bench by an N.F.L. sid-edline attendant and stadium worker after Staubach had to change into a security jacket to safely exit the stadium and escape the wrath of violent Vikings fans. The white cotton jersey shows the struggle of that day in marks of impact and a professionally restored tear amidst the number on the chest. Number "12" on chest, back and both sleeves, with "Staubach" spanning shoulders. Tail tagging is from "Southland Athletic Mfg. Co." with "Size 46 L" flag tag. Letter of authenticity is from the man who was there that amazing day when dreams were fulfilled and broken in an instant at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota. Also included is a letter of authenticity from uniform
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