Bob McKay

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Bob McKay
No. 78, 66
Position: Tackle
Personal information
Born: (1947-12-27) December 27, 1947 (age 76)
Seminole, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school: Crane (TX)
College: Texas
NFL draft: 1970  / Round: 1 / Pick: 21
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:105
Games started:71
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Robert Charles McKay (born December 27, 1947) is a former National Football League (NFL) offensive lineman who played from 1970 through 1978, with the Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots.

As a college player at the University of Texas, McKay earned consensus All-American honors during the 1969 season, helping Texas win the national championship. [1]

During a 1975 Browns home game against the rival Pittsburgh Steelers, Joe Greene repeatedly kicked McKay in the groin. [2] Greene was soon wrestled to the ground and punched by center Tom DeLeone and tight end Gary Parris, allowing McKay to throw several haymakers on Greene before referees restored order.

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