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| Born: | January 26, 1937 Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | September 22, 2022 (aged 85) Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 250[1] lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Wheeling (WV) | ||||||||
| College: | Purdue | ||||||||
| Position: | Tackle | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1959 / round: 5 / pick: 51 | ||||||||
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Nicholas Mumley, Jr. (January 26, 1937 – September 22, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a tackle for the New York Titans of the American Football League (AFL).
Mumley was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, and attended Wheeling High School.[1]
He then enrolled at Purdue University where he played college football at the tackle position for the Purdue Boilermakers football team from 1956 to 1957 and 1959.[1][2][3] He was selected by the International News Service as a second-team player on its 1957 College Football All-America Team.[4]
Mumley was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round (51st overall pick) of the 1959 NFL draft.[1] He opted instead to play for the New York Titans (later renamed the Jets) in the new AFL. He appeared in 42 games, 36 as a starter, as a defensive end from 1960 to 1962.[1][5]
Mumley died on September 22, 2022, at the age of 85.[6]