Mark Mullaney

American football player (born 1953)

American football player

Mark MullaneyNo. 77

Position:| Defensive end
Personal information
Born:|  (1953-04-30) April 30, 1953 (age 69)
Denver, Colorado
Career information
College:| Colorado State
NFL Draft:| 1975 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25
Career history

* Minnesota Vikings (1975–1987)

Career highlights and awards

* Colorado State University Athletic Hall of Fame (2006) [1]

Career NFL statistics
| Games played - started:| 151 - 97

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Sacks:| 45.5
Interceptions:| 1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Mark Alan Mullaney (born April 30, 1953) is a former professional American football defensive end in the National Football League. 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]

1. ^ "CSU Rams - Ram Highlights". Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
2. ^ a b "50 Seasons Of Minnesota Vikings Football". www.vikings.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-23.

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1975 NFL Draft first-round selections

* Steve Bartkowski
* Randy White
* Ken Huff
* Walter Payton
* Mack Mitchell
* Robert Brazile
* Larry Burton
* Gary Johnson
* Mike Fanning
* Jimmy Webb
* Dennis Harrah
* Kurt Schumacher
* Lynn Boden
* Glenn Cameron
* Don Hardeman
* Russ Francis
* Louis Wright
* Thomas Henderson
* Tom Ruud
* Doug France
* Tim Gray
* Mike Williams
* Darryl Carlton
* Neal Colzie
* Mark Mullaney
* Dave Brown

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Minnesota Vikings first-round draft picks

* Mason
* Dunaway
* Eller
* Snow
* Shay
* Jones
* G. Washington
* Page
* Yary
* Ward
* Hayden
* Siemon
* Foreman
* McNeill
* Riley
* Mullaney
* White
* Kramer
* Holloway
* Brown
* Martin
* Nelson
* Browner
* Millard
* Doleman
* Robinson
* Dozier
* McDaniel
* R. Smith
* D. Washington
* Steussie
* Alexander
* Stringer
* Clemons
* Rudd
* Moss
* Culpepper
* Underwood
* Hovan
* Bennett
* McKinnie
* Williams
* Udeze
* Williamson
* James
* Greenway
* Peterson
* Harvin
* Ponder
* Kalil
* H. Smith
* Floyd
* Rhodes
* Patterson
* Barr
* Bridgewater
* Waynes
* Treadwell
* Hughes
* Bradbury
* Jefferson
* Gladney
* Darrisaw
* Cine

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Minnesota Vikings 1975 NFL draft selections

* Mark Mullaney
* Robert Barber
* Harold "Champ" Henson
* Bruce Adams
* Robert Miller
* Bubba Broussard
* Henry Green
* Joe Hollimon
* John Passanant
* Neil Clabo
* Ike Spencer
* Autry Beamon
* Mike Hurd
* Mike Strickland
* Ollie Bakken
* Tom Goedjen
* Adolph Bellizeare

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