Red Mack
No. 23, 25, 27 | |
Hampton (Allison Park, Pennsylvania) | |
AFL draft | 1961 / Round: 23 / Pick: 179 (by the Buffalo Bills) |
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NFL draft | 1961 / Round: 10 / Pick: 131 (by the Pittsburgh Steelers) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1961–1963 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
1964 | Philadelphia Eagles |
1965 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
1966 | Atlanta Falcons |
1966 | Green Bay Packers |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career stats | |
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William Richard "Red" Mack (June 19, 1937 – April 8, 2021)Pittsburgh, where he was a star at football. He would go on to play college football at the University of Notre Dame.[1]
Mack was
1961 American Football League Draft. He joined the Green Bay Packers in 1966[1] but was dropped from the team in 1967.[2]
Mack's best NFL season came in 1963, when he caught 25 passes for 618 yards as a Steeler.
After football, Mack worked for Bendix Corporation for 35 years, living in South Bend, Indiana, a mile from Notre Dame Stadium.[3]
Health and death
Mack had two knee replacements and two hip replacements, a shoulder replaced.[4]
He died at his home in South Bend, Indiana, on April 8, 2021.[5]
References
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- ^ "Red Mack answered Vince Lombardi's call". Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ Byrne, Pete (2016-02-04). "50 years later, South Bend man remembers playing in Super Bowl I". WSBT-TV. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ "Red Mack special-teamer on Super Bowl I title team dies at 83". Retrieved April 12, 2021.