Red Mack

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Red Mack
No. 23, 25, 27
AFL draft1961 / Round: 23 / Pick: 179
(by the Buffalo Bills)
NFL draft1961 / Round: 10 / Pick: 131
(by the Pittsburgh Steelers)
Career history
As player
1961–1963Pittsburgh Steelers
1964Philadelphia Eagles
1965Pittsburgh Steelers
1966Atlanta Falcons
1966Green Bay Packers
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

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

  1. ^
    Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Red Mack answered Vince Lombardi's call". Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  3. ^ Byrne, Pete (2016-02-04). "50 years later, South Bend man remembers playing in Super Bowl I". WSBT-TV. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  4. ^ "Red Mack special-teamer on Super Bowl I title team dies at 83". Retrieved April 12, 2021.