Account: "The History of the Hail Mary Play in Football."

[mdgspencer]

A desperation play in U.S. football became known as a Hail Mary play; a story of prayer.
see ucatholic.com/blog/the-history-of-the-hail-mary-play-in-football/

 

[MaryT777]

Interesting article; I never knew the origin of the Hail Mary play. for Football. Thanks for the link.

Mary.

 

[on_the_hill]

As a Steelers fan, I am required to bring up the Hail Mary’s companion play, the Immaculate Reception.

 

[MaryT777]

As a Steelers fan, I am required to bring up the Hail Mary’s companion play, the Immaculate Reception.

Love it!~ Perfect companion play.

 

[maltmom]

Thank you for the link. I often thought about where it came from.

 

[Beryllos]

The article has links to a couple of nice videos too.