Later on, Roger Staubach told the medias,” I closed my eyes and said a Hail Mary.” He threw the game-winning touchdown pass to wide receiver Drew Pearson, with only 26 seconds to go in the championship game, and Drew Pearson caught it, made the winning touchdown and made the Dallas Cowboys the winners. Many believe (and incorrectly so) that it was coined by Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach in a Decemplayoff game against the Minnesota Vikings. How did this idiom come to be, and is it an idiom that’s been around for a really long time, taking into account how long ago Jesus’ mom, Mary lived? What they mean is that, with no other viable options in their opinion, someone has gone with a desperate last-ditch effort to resolve a serious problem with only the smallest of chances of success. Unless you’re in the know, you might think these people are religious zealots. Every once in a while, you may hear someone say he or she has thrown a Hail Mary or that someone he or she knows made a Hail Mary pass.
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