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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width: 25em; line-height: 1.2em;"><caption class="infobox-title fn" style="line-height: initial; font-size: 125%;">John Mackey</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_mackey_press_photo_1972.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="refer to caption" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/John_mackey_press_photo_1972.jpg/200px-John_mackey_press_photo_1972.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="354" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/John_mackey_press_photo_1972.jpg/300px-John_mackey_press_photo_1972.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/John_mackey_press_photo_1972.jpg/400px-John_mackey_press_photo_1972.jpg 2x" data-file-width="722" data-file-height="1279" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Mackey in a press photo of 1972</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">No. 88, 89</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Position:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">Tight end</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1941-09-24</span>)</span>September 24, 1941<br /><a href="/wiki/Roosevelt,_New_York" title="Roosevelt, New York">Roosevelt, New York</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Died:</th><td class="infobox-data">July 6, 2011<span style="display:none">(2011-07-06)</span> (aged 69)<br /><a href="/wiki/Baltimore,_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore, Maryland">Baltimore, Maryland</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">224 lb (102 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hempstead_High_School_(New_York)" title="Hempstead High School (New York)">Hempstead High School</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">NY</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_football" title="Syracuse Orange football">Syracuse</a> (1960–1962)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_draft" title="1963 NFL draft">1963</a> / round: 2 / pick: 19</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">AFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1963_American_Football_League_draft" title="1963 American Football League draft">1963</a> / round: 5 / pick: 35</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Baltimore_Colts" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Baltimore Colts">Baltimore Colts</a> (<a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_season" title="1963 NFL season">1963</a>–<a href="/wiki/1971_NFL_season" title="1971 NFL season">1971</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers" title="San Diego Chargers">San Diego Chargers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1972_NFL_season" title="1972 NFL season">1972</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career highlights and awards <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> champion (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_V" title="Super Bowl V">V</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_champion" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL champion">NFL champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/1968_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1968 NFL Championship Game">1968</a>)</li> <li>3× First-team <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> (<a href="/wiki/1966_All-Pro_Team" title="1966 All-Pro Team">1966</a>–<a href="/wiki/1968_All-Pro_Team" title="1968 All-Pro Team">1968</a>)</li> <li>5× <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> (<a href="/wiki/1964_Pro_Bowl" title="1964 Pro Bowl">1963</a>, <a href="/wiki/1966_Pro_Bowl" title="1966 Pro Bowl">1965</a>–<a href="/wiki/1969_Pro_Bowl" title="1969 Pro Bowl">1968</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_1960s_All-Decade_Team" title="NFL 1960s All-Decade Team">NFL 1960s All-Decade Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_50th_Anniversary_All-Time_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League 50th Anniversary All-Time Team">NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_100th_Anniversary_All-Time_Team" title="NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team">NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens_Ring_of_Honor" title="Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor">Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor</a></li> <li>First-team All-Eastern (<a href="/wiki/1962_All-Eastern_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="1962 All-Eastern football team">1962</a>)</li> <li>Second-team All-Eastern (<a href="/wiki/1961_All-Eastern_football_team" title="1961 All-Eastern football team">1961</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_football#Retired_numbers" title="Syracuse Orange football">Syracuse Orange No. 88</a> retired</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career NFL statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Reception_(gridiron_football)" title="Reception (gridiron football)">Receptions</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">331</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Reception_(gridiron_football)" title="Reception (gridiron football)">Receiving yards</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">5,236</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">Receiving touchdowns</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">38</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MackJo00.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="pane notheme mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #ffbb00;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballhof.com/players/john-mackey">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>John Mackey</b> (September 24, 1941 – July 6, 2011) was an American professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> player who was a <a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">tight end</a> for the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Baltimore_Colts" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Baltimore Colts">Baltimore Colts</a> and the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers" title="San Diego Chargers">San Diego Chargers</a>. He was born in <a href="/wiki/Roosevelt,_New_York" title="Roosevelt, New York">Roosevelt, New York</a><sup id="cite_ref-CBSNY07_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBSNY07-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and attended <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_University" title="Syracuse University">Syracuse University</a>. He was the first president of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Players_Association" title="National Football League Players Association">National Football League Players Association</a> (NFLPA) following the <a href="/wiki/AFL-NFL_merger" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL-NFL merger">AFL-NFL merger</a>, serving from 1970 to 1973. Mackey was also a major reason the <a href="/wiki/NFLPA" class="mw-redirect" title="NFLPA">NFLPA</a> created the "88 Plan", which financially supports ex-players who required <a href="/wiki/Assisted_living" title="Assisted living">living assistance</a> in later years. </p><p>A five-time <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowler</a>, Mackey was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> in 1992, the second pure tight end elected and is widely regarded as one of the greatest tight ends ever.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Mackey_(American_football)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mackey played three seasons at <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_University" title="Syracuse University">Syracuse University</a> (1960–1962), alternating between the running back, tight end, and wide receiver position. His first two seasons were on the same team as <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Davis" title="Ernie Davis">Ernie Davis</a>, the 1961 <a href="/wiki/Heisman_Trophy" title="Heisman Trophy">Heisman Trophy</a> winner. Mackey caught a total of 27 passes for 481 yards and 5 touchdowns, while also rushing for 259 yards and 4 more scores.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a Junior, he set a school record with 321 receiving yards, and caught 4 passes in Syracuse's 15–14 win over the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Miami" title="University of Miami">University of Miami</a> in the 1961 Liberty Bowl.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Mackey's three seasons, Syracuse had a 20–10 record and won the Liberty Bowl each year.<sup id="cite_ref-syracuse.com_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-syracuse.com-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to playing football at Syracuse he was also a member of the <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_men%27s_basketball" title="Syracuse Orange men's basketball">basketball</a> & <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse">lacrosse</a> teams.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Mackey_(American_football)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mackey was drafted by the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Baltimore_Colts" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Baltimore Colts">Baltimore Colts</a> with the 19th pick in the second round of the <a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_draft" title="1963 NFL draft">1963 NFL draft</a>. As a rookie, he averaged over 20 yards per catch, scored seven touchdowns, and earned a trip to the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a>. He also returned 9 kickoffs for 271 yards, an average of 30 yards per return.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He went on to play a total of 10 NFL seasons as <a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">tight end</a>, and became known for his size and speed.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPNObit_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNObit-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mackey played his first nine seasons with the Colts. After losing his starting role to <a href="/wiki/Tom_Mitchell_(American_football)" title="Tom Mitchell (American football)">Tom Mitchell</a> entering the <a href="/wiki/1972_NFL_season" title="1972 NFL season">1972 regular season</a>, he requested to be traded. Colts general manager <a href="/wiki/Joe_Thomas_(American_football_executive)" title="Joe Thomas (American football executive)">Joe Thomas</a> placed him on the team's retired list instead, prompting Mackey to demand being put on <a href="/wiki/Waivers_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Waivers (American football)">waivers</a>. He was not claimed by any team in an attempt by franchise owners to blackball him for having been the president of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Players_Association" title="National Football League Players Association">National Football League Players Association (NFLPA)</a>. He eventually signed with the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers" title="San Diego Chargers">San Diego Chargers</a> on September 18, 1972, after being contacted by the team's defensive backs coach <a href="/wiki/Willie_Wood" title="Willie Wood">Willie Wood</a> hours after clearing waivers.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He retired as an active player at the end of the 1972 season.<sup id="cite_ref-Friedman11_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Friedman11-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although a knee injury forced him into early retirement, Mackey only missed one game in his whole career.<sup id="cite_ref-ProHall_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ProHall-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During his 10 seasons in the NFL, Mackey scored 38 touchdowns and caught 331 passes for 5,236 yards. He also rushed 19 times for 127 yards. His career yards per catch average of 15.8 is currently the second-highest total among all Hall of Fame tight ends, trailing only <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Smith" title="Jackie Smith">Jackie Smith</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Super_Bowl_V">Super Bowl V</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Mackey_(American_football)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Super Bowl V"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mackey played in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_V" title="Super Bowl V">Super Bowl V</a> on January 17, 1971. He was involved in a famous game-changing play where he caught a record-setting 75-yard touchdown pass from quarterback <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Johnny Unitas</a> after the ball was deflected twice, once by fellow Colts player <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Hinton_(American_football)" title="Eddie Hinton (American football)">Eddie Hinton</a> and once by opposing <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a> defenseman <a href="/wiki/Mel_Renfro" title="Mel Renfro">Mel Renfro</a>. Baltimore won the game 16–13, following a 32-yard field goal by <a href="/wiki/Jim_O%27Brien_(American_football)" title="Jim O'Brien (American football)">Jim O'Brien</a> with five seconds left.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPNObit_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNObit-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ProHall_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ProHall-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Klatell09_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Klatell09-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Honors">Honors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Mackey_(American_football)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During his playing career, Mackey played in five <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowls</a>, including in his rookie season. He was also named All-NFL three times.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPNObit_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNObit-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1992, Mackey was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a>, becoming only the second pure tight end to be awarded this honor.<sup id="cite_ref-ProHall_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ProHall-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019, he was one of five tight ends included in the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1969, Mackey was selected as the to the <a href="/wiki/NFL_50th_Anniversary_All-Time_Team" title="NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team">NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mackey has been included in several lists of great NFL players. In 1999, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News" title="The Sporting News">The Sporting News</a></i> ranked Mackey at 48 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Football Players."<sup id="cite_ref-Freeman99_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Freeman99-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also placed at number 42 on the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a>'s list of the "Top 100 Football Players" in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-Friedman11_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Friedman11-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ChiTrib_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChiTrib-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2021, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Athletic" title="The Athletic">The Athletic</a></i> listed him as the 81st greatest player ever.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2001, the <a href="/wiki/John_Mackey_Award" title="John Mackey Award">John Mackey Award</a> was established by the Nassau County Sports Commission. The award is given yearly to the top college tight end.<sup id="cite_ref-NCSC_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCSC-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 15, 2007, Mackey's alma mater, <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_University" title="Syracuse University">Syracuse University</a>, retired number 88 in his honor.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPNObit_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNObit-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 27, 2017, Mackey was installed, posthumously, into the Nassau County High School Athletic Hall of Fame as an athlete. His widow, Sylvia, accepted the honor on his behalf. This was the third class of the Hall of fame, which is housed in the renovated Nassau County Veterans' Memorial Coliseum. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NFL_career_statistics">NFL career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Mackey_(American_football)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: NFL career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Team </th> <th colspan="2">Games </th> <th colspan="5">Receiving </th> <th colspan="5">Rushing </th> <th rowspan="2">Fum </th></tr> <tr> <th>GP</th> <th>GS</th> <th>Rec</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>Lng</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Att</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>Lng</th> <th>TD </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_season" title="1963 NFL season">1963</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1963_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1963 Baltimore Colts season">BAL</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>35</td> <td>726</td> <td>20.7</td> <td>61</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1964_NFL_season" title="1964 NFL season">1964</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1964_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1964 Baltimore Colts season">BAL</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>22</td> <td>406</td> <td>18.5</td> <td>62</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>-1</td> <td>-1.0</td> <td>-1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1965_NFL_season" title="1965 NFL season">1965</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1965_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1965 Baltimore Colts season">BAL</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>40</td> <td>814</td> <td>20.4</td> <td>68</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> <td>7.0</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1966_NFL_season" title="1966 NFL season">1966</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1966_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1966 Baltimore Colts season">BAL</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>50</td> <td>829</td> <td>16.6</td> <td>89</td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td>-6</td> <td>-6.0</td> <td>-6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1967_NFL_season" title="1967 NFL season">1967</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1967_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1967 Baltimore Colts season">BAL</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>55</td> <td>686</td> <td>12.5</td> <td>34</td> <td>3</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1968_NFL_season" title="1968 NFL season">1968</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1968_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1968 Baltimore Colts season">BAL</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>45</td> <td>644</td> <td>14.3</td> <td>45</td> <td>5</td> <td>10</td> <td>103</td> <td>10.3</td> <td>33</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1969_NFL_season" title="1969 NFL season">1969</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1969_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1969 Baltimore Colts season">BAL</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>34</td> <td>443</td> <td>13.0</td> <td>52</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1970_NFL_season" title="1970 NFL season">1970</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1970_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1970 Baltimore Colts season">BAL</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>11</td> <td>28</td> <td>435</td> <td>15.5</td> <td>54</td> <td>3</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1971_NFL_season" title="1971 NFL season">1971</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1971_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1971 Baltimore Colts season">BAL</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>5</td> <td>11</td> <td>143</td> <td>13.0</td> <td>28</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>18</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1972_NFL_season" title="1972 NFL season">1972</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1972_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1972 San Diego Chargers season">SD</a> </th> <td>13</td> <td>4</td> <td>11</td> <td>110</td> <td>10.0</td> <td>21</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Career<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>139</th> <th>118</th> <th>331</th> <th>5,236</th> <th>15.8</th> <th>89</th> <th>38</th> <th>19</th> <th>127</th> <th>6.7</th> <th>33</th> <th>0</th> <th>11 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-playing_career">Post-playing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Mackey_(American_football)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Post-playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NFL_Players_Association_presidency">NFL Players Association presidency</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Mackey_(American_football)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: NFL Players Association presidency"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1970, Mackey became the first president of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Players_Association" title="National Football League Players Association">National Football League Players Association</a> following the merger of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> and the <a href="/wiki/American_Football_League" title="American Football League">American Football League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Levine06_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Levine06-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the NFL and AFL each had a candidate for president in mind, Mackey emerged as the leader both sides could agree on.<sup id="cite_ref-Bell12_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bell12-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mackey held the position of president until September 1973.<sup id="cite_ref-Schenectady73_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schenectady73-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his first year as president, Mackey organized a strike following a lockout by owners,<sup id="cite_ref-ESPNObit_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNObit-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with NFL players seeking additional pension contributions and insurance benefits, as well as higher pre- and post-season pay. The strike resulted in increased fringe benefits for NFL players totalling more than $12 million.<sup id="cite_ref-Ebony70_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ebony70-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to former teammate <a href="/wiki/Ordell_Braase" title="Ordell Braase">Ordell Braase</a>, Mackey "had a vision for that job, which was more than just putting in time and keeping the natives calm. You don't get anything unless you really rattle the cage."<sup id="cite_ref-ESPNObit_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNObit-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1972, Mackey became the lead plaintiff in a court action which led to the overturning of the so-called "Rozelle Rule," which limited a player's ability to act as a <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a>. In 1976, the Rozelle Rule was ruled to violate antitrust laws in <i>Mackey v. NFL</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Novick75_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Novick75-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MackeyvNFL_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MackeyvNFL-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Conrad10_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Conrad10-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-career_health_problems">Post-career health problems</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Mackey_(American_football)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Post-career health problems"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several years after retiring from the NFL, Mackey began experiencing symptoms of dementia. In one incident at an airport checkpoint,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (November 2022)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> Mackey refused to remove his Super Bowl and Hall of Fame rings at the metal detector. When a guard insisted he take them off, Mackey bolted through the checkpoint. It took four guards to subdue him. "I'm just so thankful they didn't shoot him because they had no idea about his mental condition," His wife Sylvia said after the incident. "They easily could have mistaken him for being a bomb-toting terrorist."<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-syracuse.com_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-syracuse.com-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mackey's condition worsened, and his family was forced to put him into a full-time assisted living facility.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (November 2022)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gibeaut11_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gibeaut11-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although Mackey received a small pension, it was not sufficient to cover the costs of his care, leading his wife Sylvia to reach out to NFL commissioner <a href="/wiki/Paul_Tagliabue" title="Paul Tagliabue">Paul Tagliabue</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPNObit_10-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNObit-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gibeaut11_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gibeaut11-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Once made aware of the problem, Tagliabue and <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Players_Association" title="National Football League Players Association">NFLPA</a> executive director Gene Upshaw responded with the "88 plan" in February 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-Teitelbaum10_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Teitelbaum10-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Keating07_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Keating07-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Schwarz07_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schwarz07-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Named for Mackey's jersey number, the plan provides $88,000 per year for nursing home care and up to $50,000 annually for adult day care for former NFL players, including Mackey, having dementia or Alzheimer's.<sup id="cite_ref-Klatell09_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Klatell09-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mackey died July 6, 2011, at the age of 69.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPNObit_10-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNObit-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was revealed by a study by <a href="/wiki/Boston_University" title="Boston University">Boston University</a> on his brain that he had <a href="/wiki/Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy" title="Chronic traumatic encephalopathy">chronic traumatic encephalopathy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is one of at least 345 <a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_players_with_chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy" title="List of NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy">NFL players to be diagnosed after death</a> with this disease, which is caused by repeated hits to the head.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Death_and_legacy">Death and legacy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Mackey_(American_football)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Death and legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>John Mackey died July 6, 2011. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Mackey_(American_football)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 2,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Collective+Force+of+Head+Hits%2C+Not+Just+the+Number+of+Them%2C+Increases+Odds+of+C.T.E.+The+largest+study+of+chronic+traumatic+encephalopathy+to+date+found+that+the+cumulative+force+of+head+hits+absorbed+by+players+in+their+careers+is+the+best+predictor+of+future+brain+disease.&rft.date=2023-06-20&rft.au=Ken+Belson+and+Benjamin+Mueller&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2023%2F06%2F20%2Fsports%2Ffootball%2Fcte-study-concussions-brain-tackle.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Mackey+%28American+football%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Mackey_(American_football)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Ron Cassie, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191123015428/https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/sports/can-baltimore-football-survive-its-concussion-crisis/">"Head in the Game: Brain Diseases Have Shortened the Lives of Many of the City's Beloved Former Baltimore Colts. Can Football Survive CTE?"</a> <i>Baltimore Magazine,</i> Sept. 2019.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Mackey_(American_football)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.profootballhof.com/players/138">John Mackey</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output 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Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paddy_Driscoll" title="Paddy Driscoll">Driscoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">Elway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Favre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Fouts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benny_Friedman" title="Benny Friedman">Friedman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otto_Graham" title="Otto Graham">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Griese" title="Bob Griese">Griese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Herber" title="Arnie Herber">Herber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Jurgensen" title="Sonny Jurgensen">Jurgensen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Kelly" title="Jim Kelly">J. Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Layne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Luckman" title="Sid Luckman">Luckman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Moon" title="Warren Moon">Moon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Namath" title="Joe Namath">Namath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ace_Parker" title="Ace Parker">A. Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Stabler" title="Ken Stabler">Stabler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bart_Starr" title="Bart Starr">Starr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Staubach" title="Roger Staubach">Staubach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fran_Tarkenton" title="Fran Tarkenton">Tarkenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y._A._Tittle" title="Y. A. 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Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarke_Hinkle" title="Clarke Hinkle">Hinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hornung" title="Paul Hornung">Hornung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgerrin_James" title="Edgerrin James">James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Johnson" title="John Henry Johnson">J. H. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leroy_Kelly" title="Leroy Kelly">L. Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Lambeau" title="Curly Lambeau">Lambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuffy_Leemans" title="Tuffy Leemans">Leemans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_Little" title="Floyd Little">F. Little</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Martin" title="Curtis Martin">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ollie_Matson" title="Ollie Matson">Matson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_McAfee" title="George McAfee">McAfee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_McElhenny" title="Hugh McElhenny">McElhenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_%22Blood%22_McNally" title="Johnny "Blood" McNally">J. 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Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Strong" title="Ken Strong">Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Taylor_(fullback)" title="Jim Taylor (fullback)">Ji. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurman_Thomas" title="Thurman Thomas">T. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Thorpe" title="Jim Thorpe">Thorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">Tomlinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Trippi" title="Charley Trippi">Trippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Van_Buren" title="Steve Van Buren">Van Buren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doak_Walker" title="Doak Walker">Walker</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wide receivers /<br />ends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Alworth" title="Lance Alworth">Alworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Badgro" title="Red Badgro">Badgro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Berry" title="Raymond Berry">Berry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Biletnikoff" title="Fred Biletnikoff">Biletnikoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Branch" title="Cliff Branch">Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Brown_(American_football)" title="Tim Brown (American football)">T. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Bruce" title="Isaac Bruce">Bruce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Carmichael" title="Harold Carmichael">Carmichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cris_Carter" title="Cris Carter">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Chamberlin" title="Guy Chamberlin">Chamberlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Fears" title="Tom Fears">Fears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Flaherty" title="Ray Flaherty">Flaherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Harrison" title="Marvin Harrison">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hayes" title="Bob Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hewitt_(American_football)" title="Bill Hewitt (American football)">Hewitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elroy_Hirsch" title="Elroy Hirsch">Hirsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Hutson" title="Don Hutson">Hutson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Irvin" title="Michael Irvin">Irvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">A. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">C. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Joiner" title="Charlie Joiner">Joiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Largent" title="Steve Largent">Largent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dante_Lavelli" title="Dante Lavelli">Lavelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Lofton" title="James Lofton">Lofton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Maynard" title="Don Maynard">Maynard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_McDonald_(American_football)" title="Tommy McDonald (American football)">McDonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Millner" title="Wayne Millner">Millner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Mitchell" title="Bobby Mitchell">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Monk" title="Art Monk">Monk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Moss" title="Randy Moss">Moss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrell_Owens" title="Terrell Owens">Owens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Pearson_(American_football)" title="Drew Pearson (American football)">Pearson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Pihos" title="Pete Pihos">Pihos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Reed" title="Andre Reed">A. Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Rice</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sterling_Sharpe" title="Sterling Sharpe">St. Sharpe</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mac_Speedie" title="Mac Speedie">Speedie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">Stallworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Swann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Taylor" title="Charley Taylor">C. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Warfield" title="Paul Warfield">Warfield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tight ends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Casper" title="Dave Casper">Casper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Ditka</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Gates" title="Antonio Gates">Gates</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gonzalez" title="Tony Gonzalez">Gonzalez</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Mackey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Newsome" title="Ozzie Newsome">Newsome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sanders" title="Charlie Sanders">C. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shannon_Sharpe" title="Shannon Sharpe">Sh. Sharpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Smith" title="Jackie Smith">J. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow" title="Kellen Winslow">Winslow</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Offensive<br />linemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Allen" title="Larry Allen">L. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Boselli" title="Tony Boselli">Boselli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Brown_(offensive_lineman)" title="Bob Brown (offensive lineman)">B. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosey_Brown" title="Rosey Brown">R. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Covert" title="Jim Covert">Covert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Creekmur" title="Lou Creekmur">Creekmur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dermontti_Dawson" title="Dermontti Dawson">D. Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_DeLamielleure" title="Joe DeLamielleure">DeLamielleure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Dierdorf" title="Dan Dierdorf">Dierdorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Faneca" title="Alan Faneca">Faneca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gatski" title="Frank Gatski">Gatski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forrest_Gregg" title="Forrest Gregg">Gregg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russ_Grimm" title="Russ Grimm">Grimm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hannah_(American_football)" title="John Hannah (American football)">Hannah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Hickerson" title="Gene Hickerson">Hickerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston_Hill" title="Winston Hill">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Hutchinson_(American_football)" title="Steve Hutchinson (American football)">Hutchinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Jones_(American_football)" title="Stan Jones (American football)">S. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Jones_(American_football)" title="Walter Jones (American football)">W. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Kramer" title="Jerry Kramer">Kramer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Langer" title="Jim Langer">Langer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Little" title="Larry Little">L. Little</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Mack" title="Tom Mack">Mack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Matthews_(American_football)" title="Bruce Matthews (American football)">Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mawae" title="Kevin Mawae">Mawae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_McCormack_(American_football)" title="Mike McCormack (American football)">McCormack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randall_McDaniel" title="Randall McDaniel">McDaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Mix" title="Ron Mix">Mix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Munchak" title="Mike Munchak">Munchak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mu%C3%B1oz" title="Anthony Muñoz">Muñoz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Ogden" title="Jonathan Ogden">Ogden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Otto" title="Jim Otto">Otto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Pace" title="Orlando Pace">Pace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Parker_(American_football)" title="Jim Parker (American football)">J. Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ringo" title="Jim Ringo">Ringo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Roaf" title="Willie Roaf">Roaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Shaw" title="Billy Shaw">Shaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Shell" title="Art Shell">A. Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Shields" title="Will Shields">Shields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Slater" title="Jackie Slater">J. Slater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_St._Clair" title="Bob St. Clair">St. Clair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Stanfel" title="Dick Stanfel">Stanfel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Stephenson" title="Dwight Stephenson">Stephenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Thomas_(offensive_tackle)" title="Joe Thomas (offensive tackle)">J. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Tingelhoff" title="Mick Tingelhoff">Tingelhoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Upshaw" title="Gene Upshaw">Upshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rayfield_Wright" title="Rayfield Wright">Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Yary" title="Ron Yary">Yary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Zimmerman" title="Gary Zimmerman">Zimmerman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pre-modern era<br />two-way players</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Turk_Edwards" title="Turk Edwards">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fortmann" title="Dan Fortmann">Fortmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Healey" title="Ed Healey">Healey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Hein" title="Mel Hein">Hein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Henry" title="Pete Henry">Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cal_Hubbard" title="Cal Hubbard">Hubbard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Kiesling" title="Walt Kiesling">Kiesling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruiser_Kinard" title="Bruiser Kinard">Kinard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Link_Lyman" title="Link Lyman">Lyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Michalske" title="Mike Michalske">Michalske</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Musso" title="George Musso">Musso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Owen_(American_football)" title="Steve Owen (American football)">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Slater" title="Duke Slater">D. Slater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Stydahar" title="Joe Stydahar">Stydahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Trafton" title="George Trafton">Trafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulldog_Turner" title="Bulldog Turner">Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Wojciechowicz" title="Alex Wojciechowicz">Wojciechowicz</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defensive<br />linemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Jared_Allen" title="Jared Allen">J. Allen</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Atkins" title="Doug Atkins">Atkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elvin_Bethea" title="Elvin Bethea">Bethea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Buchanan" title="Buck Buchanan">Buchanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curley_Culp" title="Curley Culp">Culp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Davis_(defensive_end)" title="Willie Davis (defensive end)">W. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Dean" title="Fred Dean">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Dent" title="Richard Dent">Dent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Doleman" title="Chris Doleman">Doleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Donovan" title="Art Donovan">Donovan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Eller" title="Carl Eller">Eller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Ford" title="Len Ford">Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Freeney" title="Dwight Freeney">Freeney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">J. Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Haley" title="Charles Haley">Haley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Hampton" title="Dan Hampton">Hampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Humphrey" title="Claude Humphrey">Humphrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deacon_Jones" title="Deacon Jones">D. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Jordan" title="Henry Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Karras" title="Alex Karras">Karras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cortez_Kennedy" title="Cortez Kennedy">Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Klecko" title="Joe Klecko">Klecko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lilly" title="Bob Lilly">Lilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howie_Long" title="Howie Long">Long</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gino_Marchetti" title="Gino Marchetti">Marchetti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_McMichael" title="Steve McMichael">McMichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Nomellini" title="Leo Nomellini">Nomellini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Olsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Page" title="Alan Page">Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Peppers" title="Julius Peppers">Peppers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Randle" title="John Randle">Randle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Robustelli" title="Andy Robustelli">Robustelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Sapp" title="Warren Sapp">Sapp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Roy_Selmon" title="Lee Roy Selmon">Selmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Seymour" title="Richard Seymour">Seymour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Smith" title="Bruce Smith">B. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sprinkle" title="Ed Sprinkle">Sprinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">Stautner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Strahan" title="Michael Strahan">Strahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jason Taylor (American football)">Ja. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Weinmeister" title="Arnie Weinmeister">Weinmeister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_White_(American_football)" title="Randy White (American football)">Ra. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">Re. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Willis" title="Bill Willis">B. Willis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryant_Young" title="Bryant Young">B. Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Youngblood" title="Jack Youngblood">Youngblood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Linebackers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Bednarik" title="Chuck Bednarik">Bednarik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bell" title="Bobby Bell">Bo. Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Brazile" title="Robert Brazile">Brazile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Brooks" title="Derrick Brooks">Brooks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Buoniconti" title="Nick Buoniconti">Buoniconti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus" title="Dick Butkus">Butkus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Carson" title="Harry Carson">Carson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Connor_(American_football)" title="George Connor (American football)">Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_George_(linebacker)" title="Bill George (linebacker)">George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Gradishar" title="Randy Gradishar">Gradishar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Greene" title="Kevin Greene">K. Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Ham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hanburger" title="Chris Hanburger">Hanburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Hendricks" title="Ted Hendricks">Hendricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Howley" title="Chuck Howley">Howley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Huff" title="Sam Huff">Huff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Jackson" title="Rickey Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Lanier" title="Willie Lanier">Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Lewis" title="Ray Lewis">Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mills" title="Sam Mills">Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Nitschke" title="Ray Nitschke">Nitschke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Richter" title="Les Richter">Richter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Robinson_(American_football)" title="Dave Robinson (American football)">D. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Schmidt_(American_football)" title="Joe Schmidt (American football)">Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junior_Seau" title="Junior Seau">Seau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Singletary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Thomas" title="Derrick Thomas">D. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zach_Thomas" title="Zach Thomas">Z. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Tippett" title="Andre Tippett">Tippett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Urlacher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeMarcus_Ware" title="DeMarcus Ware">Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Wilcox" title="Dave Wilcox">Wilcox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Willis" title="Patrick Willis">P. Willis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defensive backs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Adderley" title="Herb Adderley">Adderley</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eric_Allen" title="Eric Allen">E. Allen</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Atwater" title="Steve Atwater">Atwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champ_Bailey" title="Champ Bailey">Bailey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronde_Barber" title="Ronde Barber">Barber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lem_Barney" title="Lem Barney">Barney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Blount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Brown_(American_football)" title="Willie Brown (American football)">W. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jack Butler (American football)">J. Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LeRoy_Butler" title="LeRoy Butler">L. Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Christiansen" title="Jack Christiansen">Christiansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Dawkins" title="Brian Dawkins">Dawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Dillon" title="Bobby Dillon">Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Easley" title="Kenny Easley">Easley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Green" title="Darrell Green">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Harris" title="Cliff Harris">C. Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Haynes_(cornerback)" title="Mike Haynes (cornerback)">Haynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Houston" title="Ken Houston">Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(cornerback)" title="Jimmy Johnson (cornerback)">J. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Krause" title="Paul Krause">Krause</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Night_Train_Lane" title="Night Train Lane">Lane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yale_Lary" title="Yale Lary">Lary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ty_Law" title="Ty Law">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_LeBeau" title="Dick LeBeau">LeBeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Lott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lynch_(American_football)" title="John Lynch (American football)">Lynch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Polamalu" title="Troy Polamalu">Polamalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">E. Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Renfro" title="Mel Renfro">Renfro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrelle_Revis" title="Darrelle Revis">Revis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Riley" title="Ken Riley">Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Robinson_(safety)" title="Johnny Robinson (safety)">J. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">D. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">D. Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Thomas" title="Emmitt Thomas">E. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emlen_Tunnell" title="Emlen Tunnell">Tunnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Wehrli" title="Roger Wehrli">Wehrli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aeneas_Williams" title="Aeneas Williams">Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Larry Wilson (American football)">L. Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Wood" title="Willie Wood">Wood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Woodson" title="Charles Woodson">C. Woodson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">R. Woodson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Special teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Morten_Andersen" title="Morten Andersen">Andersen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Groza" title="Lou Groza">Groza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Guy" title="Ray Guy">Guy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devin_Hester" title="Devin Hester">Hester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Stenerud" title="Jan Stenerud">Stenerud</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Coaches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Allen_(American_football_coach)" title="George Allen (American football coach)">G. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown" title="Paul Brown">P. 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