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Mark Mullaney
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 30, 1953 Denver, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | George Washington (Denver, CO) | ||||||||
| College: | Colorado State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1975 / round: 1 / pick: 25 | ||||||||
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Mark Alan Mullaney (born April 30, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round (25th overall) of the 1975 NFL draft. Mullaney attended Colorado State where he played on both offensive line and defensive line. He played in 12 NFL seasons from 1975 to 1987 for the Vikings and is 9th on the Vikings all-time sack list with 45½ sacks.[2] Mullaney also had 597 tackles and 13 forced fumbles [2] Mullaney also holds a place in NFL history as the first NFL Player to wear a helmet shield visor on his face mask, after suffering an eye injury in 1984. In 1986 Mullaney switched to a dark tinted shield, the first player to wear this as well. Dennis Ryan, the Vikings long time equipment manager, helped Mullaney create the shield(s).
References
[edit]- ^ "CSU Rams - Ram Highlights". Archived from the original on December 2, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
- ^ a b "50 Seasons Of Minnesota Vikings Football". www.vikings.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2010.
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