Jim McCusker (American football)
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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Born: | Jamestown, New York, U.S. | May 19, 1936||||||||
Died: | February 13, 2015 Jamestown, New York, U.S. | (aged 78)||||||||
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College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1958 / round: 2 / pick: 14 | ||||||||
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James Brian McCusker (May 19, 1936 – February 13, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panther. He played professionally for the NFL's Chicago Cardinals (1958), Philadelphia Eagles (1959–1962), and Cleveland Browns (1963) and the AFL's New York Jets (1964). After his retirement, he owned a restaurant and bar called "The Pub" in his hometown of Jamestown, New York with his wife, Mary.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "About The Pub". Archived from the original on February 14, 2015.
- ^ Katrina Fuller (February 15, 2015). "Community Members, Family Mourn Loss Of Pub Owner". The Post-Journal. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
Categories:
- 1936 births
- 2015 deaths
- Sportspeople from Jamestown, New York
- Players of American football from New York (state)
- American football defensive tackles
- Pittsburgh Panthers football players
- Chicago Cardinals players
- Cleveland Browns players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- New York Jets players
- American Football League players
- American football defensive lineman, 1930s birth stubs