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Clifton McNeil
Career information
No. 85, 18, 86
Date of birth	(1940-05-25) May 25, 1940 (age 84)
Place of birth	Mobile, Alabama, United States
Position(s)	Wide receiver
US college	Grambling State
NFL draft	1962 / round: 11 / pick: 151
Career history
As player
1964–1967	Cleveland Browns
1968–1969	San Francisco 49ers
1970–1971	New York Giants
1971–1972	Washington Redskins
1973	Houston Oilers

Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls	1
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Clifton Anthony McNeil (born May 25, 1940 in Mobile, Alabama), aka "The Stick," is a former professional American football player in the National Football League from 1964 through 1973. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the eleventh round in the 1962 NFL Draft out of Grambling State University. He played with the Browns for four seasons before being traded to the San Francisco 49ers in 1968 for a draft pick.

With the 49ers in 1968, he led the NFL in receptions with 71, accounting for 994 yards and seven touchdowns and was selected to the Pro Bowl. After a disappointing 1969 season he went to the New York Giants where he caught 50 passes for 764 yards and four touchdowns before finishing his career with the Washington Redskins and the Houston Oilers.

v t e Cleveland Browns 1964 NFL champions
11 Jim Ninowski 13 Frank Ryan 20 Ross Fichtner 22 Lowell Caylor 23 Larry Benz 24 Bobby Franklin 26 Dave Raimey 27 Walter Roberts 30 Bernie Parrish 32 Jim Brown 35 Galen Fiss 36 Charley Scales 38 Stan Sczurek 42 Paul Warfield 44 Leroy Kelly 48 Ernie Green 49 Walter Beach 50 Vince Costello 52 Mike Lucci 56 John Morrow 62 Dale Memmelaar 60 John Wooten 64 Ed Bettridge 66 Gene Hickerson 67 Sid Williams 69 Jim Kanicki 70 John Brown 72 Mike Bundra 73 Monte Clark 74 Dick Modzelewski 75 Roger Shoals 76 Lou Groza 77 Dick Schafrath 78 Frank Parker 79 Bob Gain 80 Bill Glass 82 Jim Houston 83 Johnny Brewer 84 Paul Wiggin 85 Clifton McNeil 86 Gary Collins 87 Tom Hutchinson
Head coach: Blanton Collier
Assistant coaches: Howard Brinker Fritz Heisler Dub Jones Nick Skorich Ed Ulinski

v t e Cleveland Browns 1962 NFL draft selections
Gary Collins Leroy Jackson Chuck Hinton Sandy Stephens John Furman Stan Sczurek Hank Rivera Sam Tidmore John Havlicek Charley Dickerson Jerry Goerlitz Albert White Ronnie Myers Clifton McNeil Ted Stute Frank Gardner Jim Shorter Tom Goosby Bill Cummings Dennis Biodrowski Herbert Harlan Sonny Bishop John Anabo Paul Flatley

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