1987 VETERAN SUPERSTARS
Drew Pearson did not make much of a showing in his first Superstars appearance, a 10th place finish scoring just 2 points in the 1981 football preliminary. In the 1987 Veteran Superstars he went up against former finalists Bob Beamon, Ben Davidson, John Havlicek and Lawrence McCutcheon. The difference was that Pearson was several years younger than most of his compeititors. The enabled him to set a Superstars record of 62 1/2 points scored. Bob Beamon could have been a factor in the last three events, but injuries suffered in a car accident less than a month before the competition forced Beamon to withdraw from the track events.
Miami Beach & Key Biscayne, Florida
Air Date: May 17, 1987
Announcers: Don Criqui, Jimmy Cefalo, Ahmad Rashad.
| PLC. NAME, SPORT |
SWIM |
BSKT |
WL |
TEN |
BOWL |
ROW |
BIKE |
HALF |
100 |
OC |
TOTAL |
MONEY |
| 1. Drew Pearson, Football |
- |
10 |
5 1/2 |
- |
10 |
- |
7 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
62 1/2 |
$16,250 |
| 2. Ben Davidson, Football |
7 |
7 |
5 1/2 |
- |
0 |
10 |
10 |
- |
- |
0 |
39 1/2 |
$8,950 |
| 3. John Havlicek, Basketball |
10 |
- |
- |
10 |
7 |
0 |
- |
4 |
2 |
2 |
35 |
$6,000 |
| 4. Lawrence McCutcheon, Football |
- |
4 |
10 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
- |
- |
7 |
4 |
34 |
$3,400 |
| 5. Alexis Arguello, Boxing |
0 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
0 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
21 |
$2,100 |
| 6. Walt Frazier, Basketball |
4 |
- |
- |
4 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
- |
1 |
16 |
$1,600 |
| 7. Jerry Koosman, Baseball |
2 |
0 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
12 1/2 |
$1,250 |
| 8. Bob Beamon, Long Jump |
- |
0 |
2 |
- |
1 |
4 |
0 |
scr |
scr |
scr |
7 |
$700 |
| 9. Jim Kaat, Baseball |
1 |
2 |
- |
1/2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
- |
1 |
- |
6 1/2 |
$650 |
| 10. Joe Torre, Baseball |
- |
1 |
1/2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
6 |
$600 |
INDIVIDUAL EVENT RESULTS
SWIMMING (50 Yards) - final
| 1, John Havlicek |
37.99 |
| 2. Ben Davidson |
38.1e |
| 3. Walt Frazier |
41.3e |
| 4. Jerry Koosman |
42.5e |
| 5. Jim Kaat |
N/A |
| 6. Alexis Arguello |
DNS |
BASKETBALL
| 1. Drew Pearson |
22 |
| 2. Ben Davidson |
15 |
| 3. Lawrence McCutcheon |
12 |
| 4. Jim Kaat |
8 |
| 5. Joe Torre |
7 |
| 6. Bob Beamon |
4 |
| 6. Jerry Koosman |
4 |
WEIGHT LIFTING
| 1. Lawrence McCutcheon |
230 |
| 2. Ben Davidson |
220 |
| 2. Drew Pearson |
220 |
| 4. Bob Beamon |
180 |
| 5. Jerry Koosman |
120 |
| 5. Joe Torre |
120 |
TENNIS
| 1. John Havlicek |
10 |
| 2. Lawrence McCutcheon |
7 |
| 3. Walt Frazier |
4 |
| 4. Alexis Arguello |
2 |
| 5. Jim Kaat |
1/2 |
| 5. Jerry Koosman |
1/2 |
| 7. Joe Torre |
0 |
| McCutcheon def. Torre |
N/A |
| Havlicek def. Koosman |
N/A |
| McCutcheon def. Arguello |
N/A |
| Havlicek def. Frazier |
N/A |
| Havlicek def. McCutcheon |
6-0 |
BOWLING - qualifying
| 1. Drew Pearson |
181 |
| 2. John Havlicek |
166 |
| 3. Lawrence McCutcheon |
163 |
| 4. Joe Torre |
N/A |
| 5. Bob Beamon |
N/A |
BOWLING - step ladder finals
| Torre def. Beamon |
49-32 |
| Torre def. McCutcheon |
25-23 |
| Havlicek def. Torre |
47-35 |
| Pearson def. Havlicek |
49-44 |
ROWING
| 1. Ben Davidson |
38.23 |
35.83 |
| 2. Jerry Koosman |
39.50 |
37.2e |
| 3. Bob Beamon |
38.59 |
40.2e |
| 4. Jim Kaat |
40.6e |
|
| 5. Walt Frazier |
45.1e |
|
| 6. John Havlicek |
45.55 |
|
| 7. Alexis Arguello |
48.9e |
|
| 8. Lawrence McCutcheon |
51.1e |
|
| 9. Joe Torre |
59.60 |
BIKE RACE-heats (Quarter Mile)
| 1. Ben Davidson |
N/A |
| 2. Drew Pearson |
N/A |
| 3. Walt Frazier |
N/A |
| 4. Jerry Koosman |
N/A |
| 5. Alexis Arguello |
N/A |
BIKE RACE-final (Half Mile)
| 1. Ben Davidson |
1:22.00 |
| 2. Drew Pearson |
1:23.5e |
| 3. Walt Frazier |
1:24.2e |
| 4. Jerry Koosman |
1:24.9e |
| 5. Alexis Arguello |
1:29.7e |
HALF MILE RUN
| 1. Drew Pearson |
2:46.8e |
| 2. Alexis Arguello |
2:48.3e |
| 3. John Havlicek |
2:49.4e |
| 4. Walt Frazier |
2:55.9e |
| 5. Joe Torre |
3:12.7e |
100 YARD DASH-final
| 1. Drew Pearson |
11.36 |
| 2. Lawrence McCutcheon |
12.3e |
| 3. Alexis Arguello |
13.1e |
| 4. John Havlicek |
13.8e |
| 5. Jim Kaat |
13.84 |
OBSTACLE COURSE
| 1. Drew Pearson |
36.18 |
HB |
41.18 |
30.6e+HB=35.6e |
| 2. Alexis Arguello |
38.63 |
HB |
43.63 |
32.1e+HB=37.1e |
| 3. Lawrence McCutcheon |
35.1e |
WH+HB |
45.1e |
|
| 4. John Havlicek |
37.42 |
WH+HB |
47.42 |
|
| 5. Walt Frazier |
34.86 |
TR+WH+HB |
49.86 |
|
| 6. Ben Davidson |
40.48 |
WH+HB |
50.48 |
e = estimated time
r = Superstars record
N/A = result not available
dnf - did not finish