Dee Mackey
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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Born: | Gilmer, Texas | October 16, 1934||||||
Died: | February 26, 2001 Gladewater, Texas | (aged 66)||||||
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College: | East Texas State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1958 / Round: 24 / Pick: 287 | ||||||
AFL draft: | 1960 / Round: 2 Pick: First Selections (by the Boston Patriots) | ||||||
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Dee Elbert Mackey[1] (October 16, 1934 – February 26, 2001) was an American football tight end who played professionally for six seasons in the National Football League and the American Football League. He played for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers (1960)[2] and the Baltimore Colts (1961–1962).[3] He played for the AFL's New York Jets (1963–1965).[4]
He played college football at East Texas State and was a 24th round selection (287th overall pick) in the 1958 NFL Draft.[5]
Personal
Dee Mackey's son Kyle also played football professionally in the NFL[6] and the Arena Football League.[7] Mackey's granddaughter, Molly Mackey, played NCAA Division I softball at the University of Louisiana at Monroe from 2014–2015.[8]
Dee Mackey died at his home in Gladewater, Texas of a heart attack.[9]
External links
References
- ^ "Dee Mackey". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ "San Francisco 49ers All-Time Roster". sf49ers.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
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- ^ "Kyle Mackey". nfl.com. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ "Kyle Mackey". arenafan.com. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ "Molly Mackey Bio - ULM Warhawks Athletics". ULMWarhawks.com. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ^ "The Pride". April 2001. Archived from the original on 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
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- 1934 births
- 2001 deaths
- People from Gilmer, Texas
- American football tight ends
- Tyler Apaches football players
- Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football players
- Texas A&M–Commerce Lions men's basketball players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Baltimore Colts players
- New York Jets players
- American Football League players
- People from Gladewater, Texas
- American football tight end, pre-1950 birth stubs