Bill Text: TX HR687 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating former Dallas Cowboy Drew Pearson on his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2021.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-27 - Reported enrolled [HR687 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR687-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 687 |
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WHEREAS, Former Dallas Cowboys standout Drew Pearson has been | ||
selected for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a | ||
member of the Class of 2021; and | ||
WHEREAS, Heralded for the integral role he played on the | ||
legendary Cowboy teams of the 1970s, Mr. Pearson will be officially | ||
inducted during Enshrinement Week in August; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Newark, New Jersey, Drew Pearson first | ||
gained acclaim at South River High School, where he earned | ||
All-State honors on the gridiron and also excelled in baseball and | ||
basketball; at the University of Tulsa, he became the team's top | ||
pass catcher as a senior and ended his college career with 1,119 | ||
receiving yards and six touchdowns; and | ||
WHEREAS, Though he was undrafted out of college, Mr. Pearson | ||
made the Dallas roster as a free agent in 1973; he burst on the scene | ||
as a rookie, finishing the regular season with 388 yards and two | ||
touchdowns and adding two TD catches in the postseason; quickly | ||
becoming the Cowboys' main pass-catching threat, he posted a | ||
team-high 62 receptions for 1,087 yards in 1974, the first of four | ||
straight seasons that he topped both categories among the Cowboy | ||
receivers; and | ||
WHEREAS, A team captain and clutch performer who enjoyed | ||
great chemistry with quarterback Roger Staubach, Mr. Pearson | ||
recorded his most memorable touchdown in 1975 against Minnesota; | ||
hauling in a 50-yard Hail Mary strike from Mr. Staubach, he lifted | ||
Dallas to victory in the divisional playoff game, and the team went | ||
on to play in Super Bowl X; in 1977, his 870 receiving yards were the | ||
most in the NFL, and he racked up 113 yards in the postseason as the | ||
Cowboys won Super Bowl XII, one of his three Super Bowl appearances; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Pearson spent his entire 11-year NFL career in | ||
Dallas and ranks fourth on the franchise's all-time list in catches | ||
and receiving yards and seventh in receiving touchdowns; he was an | ||
All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection on multiple occasions during his | ||
career and later became a member of the Dallas Cowboys Ring of | ||
Honor; and | ||
WHEREAS, One of the most exciting "big-play" receivers in the | ||
history of the game, Drew Pearson has inspired generations of | ||
football fans across the Lone Star State and beyond, and he is | ||
indeed deserving of this prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Drew Pearson on his induction into | ||
the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2021 and | ||
extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Pearson as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Raymond | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 687 was adopted by the House on April | ||
23, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||