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| Position: | Wide receiver Return specialist | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | March 27, 1962 Frankfurt, Germany | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 145 lb (66 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Killeen (Texas) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Baylor | ||||||||||||
| Supplemental draft: | 1984 / round: 2 / Pick: 44 | ||||||||||||
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Gerald Lynn McNeil (born March 27, 1962) is an American former American football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cleveland Browns and Houston Oilers. He also played in the United States Football League (USFL) for two seasons with the Houston Gamblers.
The lightest player in the NFL, McNeil was nicknamed "the Ice Cube" because he was small and difficult for tacklers to grab hold of. It was also a play off Bears defensive tackle William Perry’s nickname, “The Refrigerator”. McNeil was drafted in 1984 and selected to the Pro Bowl in 1987. Known for his explosive returning ability, McNeil scored four touchdowns in his NFL career, including an 84-yard punt return against the Detroit Lions and a 100-yard kickoff return against the Pittsburgh Steelers.[1]