Jim Mutscheller
American football player (1930-2015)
Jim 'Bucky' Mutscheller (March 31, 1930 – April 10, 2015) was an American football player. He played tight end for nine seasons for the Baltimore Colts. He was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.
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| Position: | Tight end | ||
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| Born: | March 31, 1930 Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania | ||
| Died: | April 10, 2015 (aged 85) Towson, Maryland | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Beaver Falls (PA) | ||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1952 / Round: 12 / Pick: 134 | ||
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Mutscheller played football, basketball, and baseball at Beaver Falls High School, and three seasons of varsity football at Notre Dame under coach Frank Leahy from 1949 to 1951, including on the 1949 national championship team.
Mutscheller played both defensive end and offense for the Fighting Irish, and served as team captain his senior year.
Mutscheller died of kidney failure in Towson, Maryland, aged 85.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Baltimore Colts tight end player Jim Mutscheller dies". Balitmore Sun.com. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
Other websites
change- Klingaman, Mike. "Catching Up With...Former Colt Jim Mutscheller," The Toy Department (The Baltimore Sun sports blog), Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Archived April 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Gallery of Jim Mutscheller football cards