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Date of birth | (1940-05-25) May 25, 1940 (age 84) |
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Place of birth | Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Wide receiver |
US college | Grambling State |
NFL draft | 1962 / Round: 11 / Pick: 151 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1964–1967 | Cleveland Browns |
1968–1969 | San Francisco 49ers |
1970–1971 | New York Giants |
1971–1972 | Washington Redskins |
1973 | Houston Oilers |
Career highlights and awards | |
Pro Bowls | 1 |
Career stats | |
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Clifton Anthony McNeil (born May 25, 1940), aka "the Stick", is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 through 1973. He played college football for the Grambling State Tigers was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the eleventh round in the 1962 NFL Draft. He played with the Browns for four seasons before being traded to the San Francisco 49ers in 1968 for a draft pick.
With the "49ers in 1968," he led the NFL in receptions with 71, accounting for 994 yards and seven touchdowns and was selected to the Pro Bowl. After a disappointing 1969 season he went to the New York Giants where he caught 50 passes for 764 yards and four touchdowns before finishing his career with the Washington Redskins and the Houston Oilers.
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- 1940 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Mobile, Alabama
- American football wide receivers
- Cleveland Browns players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- New York Giants players
- Washington Redskins players
- Houston Oilers players
- Western Conference Pro Bowl players
- Grambling State Tigers football players
- American football wide receiver, 1940s birth stubs