#HAIL MARY FOOTBALL FUNNY PRO#
Even as a pro athlete, you're still going to be young when you leave the sport, so you definitely should get your college degree. Staubach: The most important thing is to prepare for the rest of your life.
#HAIL MARY FOOTBALL FUNNY PROFESSIONAL#
Fischer: As a successful professional football player and businessman, what advice would you give to the Division 2 or Division 3 college athlete-a starting athlete, but someone who knows he's not going to make football his career? And the National Football League (NFL) recognized that was the first time it was ever said. An Associated Press writer really jumped on it and wrote some stories: "Hail Mary Pass Wins Game." It used to be an "alley-oop" or a "bomb." It kind of took off slowly, but it took off. Would they call it the Our Father pass now? It took off. Staubach: It would be interesting if I had closed my eyes and said an Our Father. Fischer: Do you think people would still be talking about a "Glory Be" pass? I was a Catholic kid from Cincinnati, and I could have said, 'Our Father, Glory Be, Apostle's Creed or something, but Hail Mary came to my mind right away.ĭr. After the game asked me, "What were you thinking?" I said I just closed my eyes and said a Hail Mary. Drew Pearson made this great catch and went in to score the winning touchdown. Staubach: In 1975 we had a big play to beat the Vikings. Fischer: You're credited with coining the term "Hail Mary." How did that come about? And Spider was the fastest guy on the Giants.ĭr. By the time they crossed the goal line, Bob was 5 yards ahead of Spider Lockhart. We were on about our 5-yard line and he caught it at the 50-yard line, and Spider Lockhart was right on him. I threw a touchdown pass to him against the New York Giants. I think he'd still be the fastest player in the league today. I was in the college all-star game with Bob Hayes and I learned right away that I had to get rid of the ball quicker than normal or else he'd outrun it. Fischer: What's it like being a quarterback, sitting back in the pocket, knowing you're throwing to the world's fastest human ? What follows is an edited transcript of that interview.ĭr. Staubach discussed leadership, trust, and teamwork, and his various careers in football, real estate, and the U.S. Roger Staubach sits down for a personal interview with AAOS NowĪs the Presidential Guest Speaker at the 2016 AAOS Annual Meeting, Roger T.
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