You throw it up and pray he catches it.” 8 The Staubach-to-Pearson connection popularized the idea of a Hail Mary event - a desperate attempt that possesses an infinitesimal likelihood of success. 6 “It was a play you hit one in a hundred times if you’re lucky,” Staubach told reporters afterward. 5 After dropping back to pass in the brisk Minnesota air, legendary Dallas quarterback Roger Staubach heaved the football in the general direction of a darting Drew Pearson, who somehow managed to corral the pass between his elbow and hip to secure an improbable - even miraculous - winning touchdown. 4 Dallas needed a quick touchdown to save its season, but the line of scrimmage stood only at midfield - fifty long yards away from the Vikings’ end zone. On December 28, 1975, the Dallas Cowboys trailed the Minnesota Vikings, 14–10, on the road, in the waning seconds of a playoff game. Anonymous spectator at a public school basketball game after a seventh-grade player declined to participate in a coach-led team prayer, late 1980s 3 Introduction Hy isn’t she praying? Isn’t she a Christian? Leo Pfeffer, Counsel for the American Jewish Congress, 1963 2
in the area of religion in the public schools. . . . he controversy . . . will begin to disappear as a major national issue.
It is not too optimistic to suggest that may well be the last major battle.
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