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	Scout.com: History: Dallas Hail Mary
		Mention the term "Hail Mary" to any longtime Vikings fan and he'll think of one of two plays.
		As the ball came down, Pearson pushed off of Wright and caught the pass, trapping it against his hip at the 5-yard line.
		"It was just a Hail Mary pass; a very, very lucky play." After some time had passed, the play was part of history, new grudges were set, and the NFL had washed its hands of the embarrassing matter.
	vikings.scout.com /2/11650.html (673 words)

	Hail Mary pass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hail Mary passes are most successful when the defence is in the wrong alignment.
		The famous Doug Flutie Hail Mary pass succeeded primarily because the defence of the University of Miami stood on the to keep the receivers in front of them, and failed to cover a post route being run by.
		The term "Hail Mary pass" was coined by Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach, referring to his desperation (and Catholic beliefs), game-winning touchdown pass in an 1975 NFC semifinal playoff game.
	www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Hail_mary_pass (445 words)

	Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Hail Mary pass"
		The typical Hail Mary is a very long forward pass thrown at or near the end of a half where there is no realistic possibility for any other play to work, though the most famous were thrown at the end of a game.
		Hail Mary passes are most successful when the defense is in the wrong alignment.
		The term "Hail Mary pass" is often incorrectly believed to have been coined by Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach, referring to his desperation (and Catholic beliefs), for his game-winning touchdown pass in a December 28, 1975 NFC semifinal playoff game.
	www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=hail_%4Dary_pass (528 words)

	Hail Mary pass - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Although the Hail Mary has a low percentage chance of completion, it is generally a standard play in every playbook at the professional and college level.
		The first priority is to ensure the defensive backs are in zone coverage, and that they keep the receivers well in front of them until the ball is thrown.
		The famous Doug Flutie Hail Mary pass succeeded primarily because the defence of the University of Miami stood on the goal line to keep the receivers in front of them, and failed to cover a post route being run by Gerard Phelan.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Hail_mary_pass (478 words)

	Belaruss encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, Belaruss politics and officials, Belaruss History. Travel to ...
		In American football, a Hail Mary pass or Hail Mary play is a forward pass made in desperation, with only a very small chance of success.
		The term "Hail Mary pass" is believed to have been coined by Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach, referring to his desperation (and Catholic beliefs), for his game-winning touchdown pass in a December 28, 1975 NFC semifinal playoff game.
		With just 22 seconds left on the clock, BC quarterback Doug Flutie threw a desperation Hail Mary pass which succeeded primarily because Miami\'s secondary stood on the goal line to keep the receivers in front of them, and failed to cover a post route being run by Gerard Phelan.
	www.belarusiworld.com /wiki-Hail_Mary_pass (698 words)

	Doug Flutie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On the last play of the game, Flutie scrambled away from the defense and threw a Hail Mary pass that was caught in the end zone by Gerard Phelan, giving BC a 47-45 win.
		Flutie left school as the NCAA’s all-time passing yardage leader with 10,579 yards and was a consensus All-America as a senior.
		Flutie's 1984 "Hail Mary" pass, and the subsequent rise in applications for admission to Boston College, gave rise to the admissions phenomenon known as the "Flutie Factor." This idea essentially states that a winning sports team can increase the recognition value of a university enough to make it a more elite school.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Doug_Flutie (2067 words)

	Whooya.net - Northeast Wisconsin's Online Entertainment Guide
		The expression Hail Mary pass is one of many political metaphors that come from the world of sports.
		In football, a Hail Mary pass is a pass made in desperation, with only a very small chance of success.
		The typical Hail Mary is a very long pass thrown at the end of a game where there is no possibility for any other play to work.
	www.whooya.net /euphemism.php (852 words)

	hail mary \| Directory of Givmi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hail Mary (from the Latin Ave Maria (Salutatio Angelica), is a traditional Catholic and Orthodox prayer...
		The typical Hail Mary is a very long forward pass thrown at...
		Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
	www.givmi.com /s-hail+mary.html (431 words)

	wikien.info: Hail_Mary_pass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the modern NFL, the Hail Mary will usually only be used at the end of the final play of the first half, when a team is out of field goal range.
		This would not be used at the end of the first half, as the probability of the defense scoring is much higher than on a Hail Mary.
		Hail Mary passes are similar in concept to the use of laterals on a final play, and religious terminology is also seen in many last second desperation plays, such as the fabled Immaculate Reception.
	www.wikien.info /index.php?title=Hail_Mary_pass (858 words)

	"Hail Mary" - Part One
		Since the same word is applied to Mary, the best that can be said about her is that as a result of having been bestowed grace, she also received forgiveness of her transgressions and thus was declared sinless due to her faith in the coming Messiah.
		Mary was bestowed grace due to her faith just as we are.
		Moreover, the stanzas in the second half of the "Hail Mary" are not taken from Scripture.
	www.dtl.org /catholicism/article/hail_mary/part-1.htm (2193 words)

	The Hail Mary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Staubach connected on 5 passes with Drew Pearson, including a clutch 22-yarder on fourth down to keep the drive alive where he made the catch and stepped out of bonds on the 50.
		Staubach hurled the pass, Wright was running alongside as the slightly underthrown ball came down toward them.
		The silance, as they say, was deafening." Later in the locker room he called it a Hail Mary pass -- thrown up as a prayer -- and the name stuck.
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	Doug Fluties Hail Mary Pass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		pass immaculate reception - doug fluties's touchdown toss to gerard phelan against powerful miami was much more than just a hail mary...
		away from the defense and threw a Hail Mary pass that was caught in the end zone by...
		On Chandler's TD pass to Ochoa, he was under HEAVY duress from PSU #92 and 47...
	hailmary.sampmary.com /dougflutieshailmarypass (1162 words)

	NTU Info Centre: Hail Mary pass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Defending against the Hail Mary is straightforward, but many successful Hail Mary passes succeed because the defence is in the wrong alignment.
		In many cases, a last second pass has succeeded because the defence was in man-to-man coverage, and a receiver managed to break coverage.
		One potential origin of the term was coined in 1975—either by Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach or by a commentator—referring to Staubach’s desperation (and Catholic beliefs), game-winning touchdown pass in an 1975 NFC semifinal playoff game.
	www.nowtryus.com /article:Hail_mary_pass (400 words)

	Evolutionary Economics - Bremer's "Hail Mary pass" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		I know nothing about American football but I understand that when a player is about to be tackled and doesn't know what to do with the ball, he flings it away wildly in the hope that one of his own team will catch it.
		This is a "Hail Mary pass" and I'm grateful to Joseph Wilson, the US Ambassador to Iraq (1989-1993) for this useful piece of information.
		A perfect example of a Hail Mary pass was reported on the radio this morning.
	www.evolutionary-economics.org /KSH-Postings-Econ/407.html (620 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Hail Mary
		The second, "and blessed is the fruit of thy womb (Jesus)", is borrowed from the Divinely inspired greeting of St. Elizabeth (Luke 1:42), which attaches itself the more naturally to the first part, because the words "benedicta tu in mulieribus" (I, 28) or "inter mulieres" (I, 42) are common to both salutations.
		But such examples hardly warrant the conclusion that the Hail Mary was at that early period used in the Church as a separate formula of Catholic devotion.
		A popular German religious manual of the fifteenth century ("Der Selen Troïst", 1474) even divides the Hail Mary into four portions, and declares that the first part was composed by the Angel Gabriel, the second by St. Elizabeth, the third, consisting only of the Sacred Name.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/07110b.htm (1829 words)

	Vikings Update: History - Dallas Hail Mary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mention the term "Hail Mary" to any longtime Vikings fan and he'll think of 1 of 2 plays.
		Nevertheless, he seemed to be in position to stop the pass.
		As the ball came down, Pearson pushed off of Wright and caught the pass, trapping it against his hip at the 5-yard line.
	www.vikingupdate.com /history/historyprofiles/hailmarydall.html (499 words)

	The New York Times: This Day In Sports
		MIAMI-Doug Flutie enhanced his legend today with a last-play touchdown pass that soared 64 yards, just out of reach of three defenders at the goal-line and into the hands of Gerard Phelan to give Boston College a 4745 victory over Miami.
		Phelan somehow extracted it out of the evening mist-just as he had countless times in fantasy when the two talked about such a play in their dormitory room.
		Twice this season he had passed for touchdowns with no time left, but that was at halftime.
	www.nytimes.com /packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/11.23.html (635 words)

	The Boston College Chronicle
		Doug Flutie exults after throwing his last-second TD pass to Gerard Phelan that gave BC a 47-45 win over Miami in 1984, one of the most memorable moments in University history.
		On Nov. 23, 1984, Doug Flutie's last-second 48-yard "Hail Mary" touchdown pass to Gerard Phelan gave the football Eagles a thrilling 47-45 victory over the University of Miami and secured its own enduring place in both Boston sports and college football lore.
		The focal point of the entire 1984 season, however, continues to be the famous Flutie pass to Phelan, a spectacular game-winning play that was seen by millions on CBS-TV that day and has been replayed countless times in highlight clips and on the ESPN Classic network.
	www.bc.edu /bc_org/rvp/pubaf/chronicle/v13/n18/miracle.html (1100 words)

	hail mary - Get Wealthy
		Through several years, many Christians discovered that Hail Mary and the Rosary a source of spiritual blessing.
		Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
		Hail Mary is done in the exact same style as the only other late Godard film … Also, Hail Mary seemed to me one of Godard's more visually accomplished …
	www.dynastycreator.com /hail-mary.html (251 words)

	Hail Mary Time in Miami (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It's Hail Mary time for Elian in Miami, but it's a far worse scoreboard for "quarterback" Larry Klayman of Judicial Watch than the one faced by Staubach.
		He and his crack team of assistants at Judicial Watch have to launch four successful Hail Marys in a row.
		Klayman must connect on all four Hail Marys with the referee in judicial robes calling it exactly right on every single play.
	www.newsmax.com /articles/?a=2000/6/26/102907 (457 words)

	► why do they call it the hail mary pass
		The answer to "why do they call it the hail mary pass" is coming soon.
		Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou amongst women.' Why do you call it...
		Mary in the Bible which says: "Hail full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou amongst women." Why do you call...
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	Clarion celebrates 'Hail Mary' victory - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		The Hail Mary pass resurfaced in the district this weekend, with Clarion benefitting from the play one week after Robert Morris similarly was victimized by Monmouth (N.J.).
		On Sept. 18, Robert Morris was beaten by Monmouth, 29-27, on a Hail Mary pass on the game's final play.
		Quarterback Chris Edwards fired four first-quarter touchdown passes for W&J. The Presidents, ranked 14th in NCAA Division III, led 49-7 after one quarter and 69-7 at halftime.
	pittsburghlive.com /x/.../sports/highschool/info/s_255469.html (636 words)

	A Hail Mary pass, Karl Rove
		A Christian Democrat with Fascist sympathies, Gennaro was in despair as the polls indicated that the Communists would sweep into power.
		The workers had heard the Mother of Jesus warning them to vote for the Christian Democrats, lest they jeopardize their eternal salvation.
		Sure, you got a handful of Catholic bishops to suggest that candidate Kerry wasn’t worthy of communion, and you convinced millions of right- wing religionists that God is a Republican.
	www.opednews.com /articles/opedne_james_pa_060218_a_hail_mary_pass_2c_ka.htm (450 words)

	Hail Mary of a Protestant
		Mary is the Mother of Jesus Christ and consequently Mother of God.
		Follow me, let us pray one ‘Hail Mary’ and promise God that, if your son recovers his health, you would seriously study the Catholic doctrine, and should you come to the conclusion that Catholicism is the only true religion, you would embrace it no matter what the sacrifices may be.”
		His sister was somewhat reluctant at the beginning, but as she wished for her son’s recovery, she accepted her brother’s proposal and recited the “Hail Mary” together with him.
	www.truecatholic.org /hailmaryprot.htm (788 words)

	Hail Mary pass - guideofcasinos.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In many cases, the defence will remove its linebackers and a few of its linemen and replace them with extra defensive backs, in order to help compensate when the opposing team brings in extra receivers.
		In 2002 the LSU at Kentucky football game ended in a Hail Mary pass that has since been dubbed the "Bluegrass Miracle."
		This would not be used at the end of the first half, as the probability of the defence scoring is much higher than on a Hail Mary.
	www.guideofcasinos.com /Hail_Mary_pass.html (872 words)

	Desert-Storm.com Community Forums :: View topic - A Hail Mary ?
		I always remember a Hail Mary pass to be an act of desperation.
		I had the same reaction to the Hail Mary reference.
		I was with the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, (we replaced the 1st BDE, 1st Armor Div), and it wasn't a "hail mary" by definition.
	www.desert-storm.com /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=627 (418 words)

	The "Hail Mary" Bankroll Technique - BJ21.com
		In football, as you probably already know, a Hail Mary pass is a go-for-broke pass in the closing moments of the game.
		The Hail Mary bankroll principle is that you bet big for the size of your bankroll.
		Size your bets for the Hail Mary bankroll so that the risk of ruin is reasonably small for duration of the trip only; do not size your bets for survival over the long haul.
	www.bj21.com /bj_reference/pages/9719.html (397 words)

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