In The Front Row with Mike Vaccaro
In The Front Row with Mike Vaccaro
Join us In The Front Row each week as we go beyond the bio and hear about the journey from amazing sports figures making the headlines. Our guests share their memories of how sports became a part of their lives, how they made a career out of sports and how that career is helping them now.
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In The Front Row Podcast
In the Front Row with Mike Vaccaro is your front row seat to one-on-one conversations with sports figures. Our guests are hall of famers, gold medalists, record holders, trailblazers and more. We share stories from all sports and eras to bring you amazing guests with incredible accounts of the moments that made them the athlete and person they are today.
Drew Pearson: From Undrafted to Cowboys Legend, Tom Landry Mentorship & Finally the Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame Cowboys wide receiver Drew Pearson recounts growing up in South River, New Jersey, playing three sports with Joe Theismann, and replacing him at quarterback despite wanting to be a receiver. He explains choosing Tulsa largely for its baseball program, giving up baseball to focus on football, and switching to wide receiver in college. Pearson describes being shocked to go undrafted in 1973, then signing with the Dallas Cowboys for a $14,500 salary and a small cash signing bonus, and how Tom Landry’s system, mentorship, and emphasis on character, intelligence, and passion shaped his 11-year NFL career, which ended after a car accident. He reflects on winning Super Bowl XII, facing Mel Blount and the Steelers, his viral 2017 NFL Draft moment in Philadelphia, and finally receiving his Hall of Fame call in 2021 after a 38-year wait while advocating for Hall of Famers to have a vote.
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In The Front Row Podcast
In the Front Row with Mike Vaccaro is your front row seat to one-on-one conversations with sports figures. Our guests are hall of famers, gold medalists, record holders, trailblazers and more. We share stories from all sports and eras to bring you amazing guests with incredible accounts of the moments that made them the athlete and person they are today.
Drew Pearson: From Undrafted to Cowboys Legend, Tom Landry Mentorship & Finally the Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame Cowboys wide receiver Drew Pearson recounts growing up in South River, New Jersey, playing three sports with Joe Theismann, and replacing him at quarterback despite wanting to be a receiver. He explains choosing Tulsa largely for its baseball program, giving up baseball to focus on football, and switching to wide receiver in college. Pearson describes being shocked to go undrafted in 1973, then signing with the Dallas Cowboys for a $14,500 salary and a small cash signing bonus, and how Tom Landry’s system, mentorship, and emphasis on character, intelligence, and passion shaped his 11-year NFL career, which ended after a car accident. He reflects on winning Super Bowl XII, facing Mel Blount and the Steelers, his viral 2017 NFL Draft moment in Philadelphia, and finally receiving his Hall of Fame call in 2021 after a 38-year wait while advocating for Hall of Famers to have a vote.
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