Nick Mumley
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| Positions | Offensive tackle, defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | January 26, 1937 Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | September 22, 2022 (aged 85) Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 250[1] lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Wheeling | ||||||||
| College | Purdue (1955–1958) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1959: 5th round, 51st overall pick | ||||||||
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Nicholas Mumley, Jr. (January 26, 1937 – September 22, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a tackle for the New York Titans of the American Football League (AFL).
Mumley was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, and attended Wheeling High School.[1]
He then enrolled at Purdue University where he played college football at the tackle position for the Purdue Boilermakers football team from 1956 to 1957 and 1959.[1][2][3] He was selected by the International News Service as a second-team player on its 1957 College Football All-America Team.[4]
Mumley was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round (51st overall pick) of the 1959 NFL draft.[1] He opted instead to play for the New York Titans (later renamed the Jets) in the new AFL. He appeared in 42 games, 36 as a starter, as a defensive end from 1960 to 1962.[1][5]
Mumley died on September 22, 2022, at the age of 85.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Nick Mumley". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ↑ "Mumley To Undergo Shoulder Surgery". Palladium-Item. April 22, 1958. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Purdue, No. Carolina Supply Husky Tackles In Mumley Blazer". Chicago Tribune. July 12, 1959. p. II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Crow, Forrestal Picked on INS All-America". Reading Eagle. November 24, 1957. p. 38.
- ↑ "Nick Mumley Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Nick Mumley Obituary". Legacy.com. September 24, 2022.