Preston PearsonPearson, Preston JamesHeight: 6-1 Weight: 190 Born: January 17, 1945 Freeport, IL High School: Freeport (IL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Illinois | Not on Team |
| 1964 | Illinois | Not on Team |
| 1965 | Illinois | Not on Team |
| 1966 | Illinois | Not on Team |
| Draft: 12th round (298th overall) 1967 Baltimore Colts |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1967 BAL NFL | 26 | DB | 7 | 0 |
| 1968 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1968 BAL NFL | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1969 BAL NFL | 26 | FB | 14 | 2 |
| 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1970 PIT NFL | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1971 PIT NFL | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | 26 | RB | 11 | 5 |
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL | 26 | RB | 14 | 13 |
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL | 26 | RB | 9 | 2 |
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1975 DAL NFL | 26 | RB | 14 | 10 |
| 1976 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1976 DAL NFL | 26 | RB | 10 | 2 |
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1977 DAL NFL | 26 | RB | 14 | 10 |
| 1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1978 DAL NFL | 26 | RB | 16 | 1 |
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 26 | RB | 11 | 0 |
| 14 Years (NFL)14 Years NFL | 176 | 73 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 3/14/1967 | 1967 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1967 BAL NFL |
| Signed | 1967 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1967 BAL NFL | |
| Released | 1967 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1967 BAL NFL | |
| Taxi Squad | 1967 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1967 BAL NFL | |
| Activated | 1967 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1967 BAL NFL | |
| Traded | 5/30/1970 | 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1970 PIT NFL |
| Released | 9/15/1975 | 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 9/19/1975 | 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1975 DAL NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/1/1980 | 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL |
| Released | 10/1/1980 | 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 10/3/1980 | 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL |
| Retired | 7/13/1981 | 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1968 BAL NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1970 PIT NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1971 PIT NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1975 DAL NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1976 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1976 DAL NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1977 DAL NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 33 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 198 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1968 BAL NFL | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1969 BAL NFL | 24 | 81 | 3.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1970 PIT NFL | 173 | 503 | 2.9 | 30 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1971 PIT NFL | 131 | 605 | 4.6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | 67 | 264 | 3.9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL | 132 | 554 | 4.2 | 47 | 2 | ||||
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL | 70 | 317 | 4.5 | 53 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1975 DAL NFL | 133 | 509 | 3.8 | 32 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1976 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1976 DAL NFL | 68 | 233 | 3.4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1977 DAL NFL | 89 | 341 | 3.8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1978 DAL NFL | 25 | 104 | 4.2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 941 | 3609 | 3.8 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1968 BAL NFL | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 61t | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1969 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1969 BAL NFL | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1970 PIT NFL | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1971 PIT NFL | 20 | 246 | 12.3 | 41 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | 11 | 79 | 7.2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL | 11 | 173 | 15.7 | 36 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1975 DAL NFL | 27 | 351 | 13.0 | 49 | 2 | |||||||
| 1976 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1976 DAL NFL | 23 | 316 | 13.7 | 30 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1977 DAL NFL | 46 | 535 | 11.6 | 36t | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1978 DAL NFL | 47 | 526 | 11.2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 26 | 333 | 12.8 | 26t | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 20 | 213 | 10.7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 254 | 3095 | 12.2 | 61t | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1969 BAL NFL | 6 | 0 | 37 | 6.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 0 | 40 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1968 BAL NFL | 15 | 527 | 35.1 | 102t | 2 | ||||
| 1969 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1969 BAL NFL | 31 | 706 | 22.8 | 51 | 0 | ||||
| 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1970 PIT NFL | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1971 PIT NFL | 7 | 205 | 29.3 | 77 | 0 | ||||
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | 13 | 292 | 22.5 | 42 | 0 | ||||
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL | 16 | 308 | 19.3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL | 12 | 258 | 21.5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1975 DAL NFL | 16 | 391 | 24.4 | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 114 | 2801 | 24.6 | 102t | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1968 BAL NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1969 BAL NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1970 PIT NFL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1971 PIT NFL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1975 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1976 DAL NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1977 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 26 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
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