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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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Born: | Gilmer, Texas, U.S. | October 16, 1934||||||||
Died: | February 26, 2001 Gladewater, Texas, U.S. | (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 (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). 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]