Tim McDonald

Tim McDonald

No. 46
Safety
Personal information
Date of birth: (1965-01-06) January 6, 1965
Place of birth: Fresno, California
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Fresno (CA) Edison
College: Southern California
NFL Draft: 1987 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34
Debuted in 1987 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last played in 1999 for the San Francisco 49ers
Career history
St. Louis / Phoenix Cardinals (1987–1992) San Francisco 49ers (1993–1999)
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1986) 6× Pro Bowl (1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995) 6× All-Pro 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995) Super Bowl champion (XXIX)
Career NFL statistics
Games played 191 Games started 187 Tackles 1,063 Interceptions 40 Fumbles recovered 16
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Timothy McDonald (born January 6, 1965) is a former American college and professional football player who was a strong safety in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. McDonald played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and was honored as an All-American. A second-round pick in the 1987 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Phoenix Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. He is currently the defensive backs coach for the New York Jets.

Early years

McDonald was born in Fresno, California. He played high school football at Edison High School in Fresno.

Named prep All-American, All-California, All-Northern California, all-metro and league MVP at both safety and QB at Edison High School ... Completed 56.9 percent of his passes for 2,739 yards and 30 TDs ... Rushed for 400 yards and six TDs ... Credited with five INTs and 123 tackles on defense.

College career

He attended the University of Southern California (USC), and majored in business administration at what is now the Marshall School of Business. As a three year starter, he accumulated 325 tackles and 11 interceptions. He was a consensus All-American as a senior in 1986, and followed a prominent list of All-American safeties who attended USC, such as Dennis Thurman, Ronnie Lott, Dennis Smith, Joey Browner, Charles Phillips, Artimus Parker, Mike Battle, and Mark Carrier. McDonald is one of only six safeties named on the Walter Camp All-Century Team selected in 1999, celebrating the greatest college football players of the twentieth century. He was also a finalist as a senior for the Jim Thorpe Award and the Defensive Player of the Game in the 1987 East-West Shrine Game.

Professional career

He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the second round (34th pick overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft. He signed as a free agent by the San Francisco 49ers on April 7, 1993 where he helped the 49ers win Super Bowl XXIX, and retired after the 1999 season. During the 1993 season, he donated $2,000 for every 49ers victory to the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Bay Area, netting $22,000 for those organizations. McDonald was voted to the Pro Bowl six times in his career, three times with each team.

Coaching career

McDonald coached youth football leading the Malloch Elementary football team to two undefeated seasons from 2001-2003. McDonald coached for his alma mater Edison High School in Fresno, where he coached his sons, Timothy McDonald, Jr. and Tevin McDonald. McDonald left Edison High in the 2010 football season, but came back for 2011 and putting Edison back at the top. McDonald left Edison High in 2012 and was signed as a secondary coach for Fresno State. After one season at Fresno State Mcdonald was signed as a DB coach for the New York Jets.

Personal life

McDonald and wife Alycia have two sons, Timothy, Jr. (TJ) and Tevin, and one daughter Taryn. TJ is a safety at his father's alma mater, USC, and Tevin signed a letter of intent to play with crosstown rival, UCLA. Tevin has recently been dismissed from UCLA, Jim Mora citing his release as a violation of team rules.

External links

• Tim McDonald Profile at USC Legends