Darris McCord
McCord in Detroit Lions uniform (Photo from The Detroit News) | |||||||||||
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| Positions | Defensive end Defensive tackle Offensive tackle | ||||||||||
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| Born | January 4, 1933 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died | October 9, 2013 (aged 80) Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Franklin (Franklin, Tennessee) Cass Tech (Detroit, Michigan) | ||||||||||
| College | Tennessee | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1955: 3rd round, 36th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Darris Paul McCord (January 4, 1933 – October 9, 2013) was an American professional football player for 13 seasons with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1955 to 1967. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers where he was selected by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) as a first-team All-American tackle in 1954. He played in the NFL principally as a defensive end. He was a member of the 1957 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.