Mack from the 1966 Michiganensian
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Position: | Offensive guard, offensive tackle | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | November 1, 1943 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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College: | Michigan | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1966 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 | ||||||||
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Games played: | 184 |
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Games started: | 162 |
Fumble recoveries: | 5 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Thomas Lee Mack (born November 1, 1943) is a former American football player.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Mack played college football at the end and tackle positions for the University of Michigan from 1963 to 1965. He was a starter on the 1964 Michigan team that won the Big Ten Conference championship and defeated Oregon State in the 1965 Rose Bowl. He was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten player in 1965 and was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 2006.
Mack was selected by the Los Angeles Rams with the second pick in the 1966 NFL Draft and played at the left left guard position for the Rams for 13 seasons from 1966 to 1978. During his NFL career, Mack played in 11 Pro Bowls and appeared in 184 consecutive games, 162 as a starter, over 13 seasons. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999.
Mack was born in 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio, and attended Cleveland Heights High School. He was the son of Ray Mack, a Cleveland native who played Major League Baseball as a second baseman from 1938 to 1947, including eight seasons with the Cleveland Indians. Mack became an Eagle Scout in 1960, and he later became a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.