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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | October 16, 1934 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Gilmer, Texas | ||||||||
Date of death: | February 26, 2001 | (aged 66)||||||||
Place of death: | Gladewater, Texas | ||||||||
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College: | East Texas State | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1958 / Round: 24 / Pick: 287 | ||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Receptions: | 94 |
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Receiving yards: | 1352 |
Touchdowns: | 8 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Dee Elbert Mackey (October 16, 1934 – February 26, 2001) was an American football tight end who played professionally for six seasons in the National Football League and the American Football League. He played for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers (1960) and the Baltimore Colts (1961–1962). He played for the AFL's New York Jets (1963–1965).
He played college football at East Texas State and was a 24th round selection (287th overall pick) in the 1958 NFL Draft.
Dee Mackey's son Kyle also played football professionally in the NFL and the Arena Football League.
Dee Mackey died at his home in Gladewater, Texas of a heart attack.