Darris McCord
Darris McCord in Detroit Lions uniform
(Photo from The Detroit News) |
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| No. 78 | |
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| Position: | Defensive end, defensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | January 4, 1933 |
| Place of birth: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Date of death: | October 9, 2013 (aged 80) |
| Place of death: | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Cass Tech (Detroit) |
| College: | Tennessee |
| NFL Draft: | 1955 / Round: 3 / Pick: 36 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Player stats at PFR | |
Darris Paul McCord (January 4, 1933 – October 9, 2013) was an American football player. He played college football for the University of Tennessee where he was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team All-American tackle in 1954. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL), principally as a defensive end for the Detroit Lions for 13 years from 1955 to 1967. He was a member of the 1957 Detroit Lions team that won the NFL championship and was selected to play in the Pro Bowl that year. At the time of his retirement, his 168 games with the Lions was a franchise record.
McCord was born in 1933. Some sources state that he was born in Detroit, while others state that he was born in Franklin, Tennessee, and moved to Detroit as a boy when his father sought a factory job. He began his high school education at Cass Tech in Detroit, but graduated in 1950 from Franklin High School in Tennessee. He also attended the Battle Ground Military Academy for one year after graduating from high school.
In 1952, McCord enrolled at the University of Tennessee where he played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers football team under head coaches Robert Neyland in 1952 and Harvey Robinson from 1953 to 1954. He was a member of the 1952 Tennessee team that was ranked #8 in the final AP Poll and played in the 1953 Cotton Bowl Classic. As a senior, he was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team tackle on the 1954 College Football All-America Team. He also played in the 1954 Blue–Gray Football Classic, the 1955 Senior Bowl, and the 1955 Chicago College All-Star Game.
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