 Macek with the San Diego Chargers c. 1982 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 21, 1954 Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 261 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Manchester Central (Manchester, New Hampshire) | ||||||||
| College: | Boston College | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1976 / round: 2 / pick: 31 | ||||||||
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Donald Matthew Macek (born July 21, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers for fourteen seasons. Macek played college football for the Boston College Eagles.[1] He was drafted by the Chargers in the second round of the 1976 NFL draft. Despite being underrated throughout his career, some have considered him among the top performing NFL centers during the 1980s and the best Charger at that position up to that point in time.[2] In 1991, he was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame [1] and to the Chargers Hall of Fame in 2004.[3]
- ^ a b "Player Bio: Don Macek" Boston College Official Athletic Site". bceagles.cstv.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011.
- ^ Distel, Dan (August 9, 1986). "Don Macek: Charger Is Good, but Not Center of Attention". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ Trotter, Jim (July 28, 2004). "Consistency, success led linemates to Hall". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on January 2, 2007.