Another Word on Use of ‘Hail Mary’ Pass
Thanks to Larry Parker for writing to you about the origin of the term “Hail Mary” pass in football, which was started by Roger Staubach.
“You would not designate a pass as a “Sacred Torah” or a “Quickie Muhammad,” so why do you allow the patent insult to the Holy Virgin Mary?
M.A. FERNANDEZ, Los Angeles
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