Brendan McCarthy (American football)
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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Born: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | August 6, 1945||||||||
Died: | August 26, 1997 Garrett County, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 52)||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | DeMatha Catholic (MD) | ||||||||
College: | Boston College | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1968 / round: 4 / pick: 92 | ||||||||
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Brendan Barrett McCarthy (August 6, 1945 – August 26, 1997) was an American professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1968 Common Draft.[1] In August of that year he was traded to the Detroit Lions for undisclosed future draft pick.[2] McCarthy then moved on to the Atlanta Falcons, where he played in 7 games before being released by coach Norm Van Brocklin. McCarthy played 9 games over two seasons with the Denver Broncos before eventually moving on to real estate.
McCarthy died on August 26, 1997, after a heart attack at his vacation home on Deep Creek Lake.[3]
Statistics
[edit]Rushes | 59 |
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Rushing yards | 175 |
Touchdowns | 3 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1968 Green Bay Packers". databaseFootball. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2008.
- ^ "Lions Acquire McCarthy to Fill In for Eddy". The Washington Post. August 17, 1968. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2008.
- ^ Estrada, Louie (August 28, 1997). "Real Estate Executive Brendan McCarthy Dies". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2008.