Preston Pearson
Preston James Pearson
Born: January 17, 1945
Freeport, IL USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205
College: Illinois
High School: Freeport (IL)
Career: 1967-1980
Drafted: 1967 in Round 12, #298 overall by the Baltimore Colts
Preston Pearson played from 1967 to 1980 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers. Pearson ran for 3,609 yards in his career on 941 attempts, scoring 13 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 254 passes for 3,095 yards and 17 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 24 | 81 | 3.4 | 10 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 173 | 503 | 2.9 | 30 | 2 |
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 131 | 605 | 4.6 | 29 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 67 | 264 | 3.9 | 21 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 132 | 554 | 4.2 | 47 | 2 |
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 70 | 317 | 4.5 | 53 | 4 |
| 1975 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 133 | 509 | 3.8 | 32 | 2 |
| 1976 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 68 | 233 | 3.4 | 21 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 89 | 341 | 3.8 | 22 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 25 | 104 | 4.2 | 18 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 11 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 941 | 3609 | 3.8 | 53 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 61 | 2 |
| 1969 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 37 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 18 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 20 | 246 | 12.3 | 41 | 2 |
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 79 | 7.2 | 15 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 173 | 15.7 | 36 | 2 |
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 31 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 27 | 351 | 13.0 | 49 | 2 |
| 1976 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 23 | 316 | 13.7 | 30 | 2 |
| 1977 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 46 | 535 | 11.6 | 36 | 4 |
| 1978 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 47 | 526 | 11.2 | 34 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 26 | 333 | 12.8 | 26 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 20 | 213 | 10.6 | 20 | 2 |
| Totals | 254 | 3095 | 12.2 | 61 | 17 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 15 | 527 | 35.1 | 102 | 2 |
| 1969 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 31 | 706 | 22.8 | 51 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 35 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 205 | 29.3 | 77 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 292 | 22.5 | 42 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 308 | 19.2 | 28 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 258 | 21.5 | 29 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 391 | 24.4 | 42 | 0 |
| Totals | 114 | 2801 | 24.6 | 102 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1968 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1970 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1975 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1976 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1977 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 13 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 7 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 10 |
| 1976 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 2 |
| 1977 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 10 |
| 1978 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 0 |
