Mardye McDole
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | May 1, 1959 Pensacola, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | March 28, 2023 (aged 63) | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Murphy (Mobile, Alabama)[1] | ||||||||
| College | Mississippi State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1981: 2nd round, 39th overall pick | ||||||||
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Mardye McDole (May 1, 1959 – March 28, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). McDole was selected by the Vikings in the second round of the 1981 NFL draft out of Mississippi State University.[2] He was a physical education teacher and the varsity wide receiver coach at Murphy High School in Mobile, Alabama.
McDole was the first receiver in Mississippi State Bulldogs history to have had a 1,000-yard season.
McDole died on March 28, 2023, at the age of 63.[3]
References
- ↑ "College recruiters reaping fruits of high school crop". Selma Times-Journal. December 12, 1976.
- ↑ "1981 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Murphy alum, Mississippi State star Mardye McDole passes away at 63". WKRG. March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
Categories:
- 1959 births
- 2023 deaths
- American football wide receivers
- Minnesota Vikings players
- Mississippi State Bulldogs football players
- High school football coaches in Alabama
- Players of American football from Pensacola, Florida
- Players of American football from Mobile, Alabama
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football wide receiver, 1950s birth stubs