Drew Pearson (American football)
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 12, 1951 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | South River, New Jersey | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | South River (NJ) | ||||||||
| College: | Tulsa | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1973 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 489 |
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| Receiving yards: | 7,822 |
| Touchdowns: | 48 |
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Drew Pearson (born January 12, 1951) is a sportscaster and former American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
Pearson was born and raised in South River, New Jersey, and began his football career at South River High School where he succeeded Joe Theismann as quarterback, graduating in 1969.
Pearson attended the University of Tulsa and started four games at quarterback as a sophomore, before being converted to wide receiver prior to the 1971 season. He caught 22 passes for 429 yards and three touchdowns his junior season. As a senior, he led the run-oriented Golden Hurricane with 33 receptions for 690 yards and 3 touchdowns. During his college career he caught 55 passes for 1,119 yards, six touchdowns and had a 20.3 yard average per reception.
Pearson received the university's President's Award as the team's "best spirited and most unselfish" member. In 1985, he was inducted into the Tulsa Athletics Hall of Fame.
In 1973, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys, where 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). 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.
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