Antedating of "Hail Mary pass" (1974)

[Sam Clements]

Not in M-W or OED, unless I missed it.

RHDAS has from 1982.

>From the Gettysburg (PA) Compiler, August 29, 1974:  page 14, col. 7:

     <<Everyone is back from the team that won the National Conference West
before losing at Dallas, 27-16, in the playoffs on what Cowboys' quarterback
Roger Staubach calls "a couple of Hail Mary pass plays."  >>

So did Staubach originate this phrase?

If you aren't from the US, this is a desperation pass, whether football or
basketball.  Probably comes from football.

 Sam Clements