CANTON, Ohio –– Dallas Cowboy legend and University of Tulsa star receiver Drew Pearson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2021 Sunday night. Pearson became the fourth former Tulsa student-athlete to receive induction into the Hall of Fame.
The Tulsa alumni that Pearson joins in the Pro Football Hall of Fame are Bob St. Clair, a 1990 inductee, and 1995 inductees Jim Finks and Steve Largent.
Pearson opened his remarks at Sunday's induction ceremony saying "I had the biggest afro in NFL history," referring to his Hall of Fame bust.