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Mac Cara

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Mac Cara
No. 10
Position:End
Personal information
Born:(1914-11-11)November 11, 1914
Reggio di Calabria, Italy
Died:April 16, 1993(1993-04-16) (aged 78)
Jefferson, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
College:North Carolina State
NFL draft:1937 / round: 10 / pick: 96
(by the Washington Redskins)
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:6
Receiving yards:54
Average:9.0

Dominic "Mac" Anthony Cara (November 11, 1914 – April 16, 1993) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played college football at North Carolina State University and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1937 NFL draft.[1][2] He graduated and played high school football at Bellaire, Ohio for Bellaire High School

After his NFL career ended, Cara became an assistant football coach at his alma mater of Bellaire High School, then became the head coach at Steubenville Catholic Central High School for eight seasons where he had two unbeaten teams.[3]<ref> He later served as an assistant coach in college coaching wide receivers and tight ends at Georgetown University (1948), Mississippi State University (1949–1953), and University of Florida (1954–1959). He is a member of the Bellaire High School Hall of Fame.

References

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  1. ^ "Mac Cara Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "head coach".
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