Professional Football Player. For thirteen seasons (1955 to 1967), he played at the defensive tackle and defensive end positions in the National Football League with the Detroit Lions. After his family relocated to Tennessee, he attended Franklin High School and later played collegiate football at the University of Tennessee. While with the Vols, McCord achieved First-Team All-American honors and earned a spot to play in the 1954 Blue-Gray Game. Selected by the Lions during the 3rd-round of the 1955 NFL Draft, he played in 168 regular season games. He experienced a world championship as a member of the 1957 NFL Title-winning Lions' team and individually received Pro-Bowl status that same year. McCord, along with Alex Karras, Roger Brown and Sam Williams formed Detroit's formidable defense nicknamed the "fearsome foursome" during the early 1960s. After retiring from football, McCord (who graduated with a Degree in Engineering) became a successful businessman. He is a member of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. He died from pancreatic cancer.
Professional Football Player. For thirteen seasons (1955 to 1967), he played at the defensive tackle and defensive end positions in the National Football League with the Detroit Lions. After his family relocated to Tennessee, he attended Franklin High School and later played collegiate football at the University of Tennessee. While with the Vols, McCord achieved First-Team All-American honors and earned a spot to play in the 1954 Blue-Gray Game. Selected by the Lions during the 3rd-round of the 1955 NFL Draft, he played in 168 regular season games. He experienced a world championship as a member of the 1957 NFL Title-winning Lions' team and individually received Pro-Bowl status that same year. McCord, along with Alex Karras, Roger Brown and Sam Williams formed Detroit's formidable defense nicknamed the "fearsome foursome" during the early 1960s. After retiring from football, McCord (who graduated with a Degree in Engineering) became a successful businessman. He is a member of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. He died from pancreatic cancer.
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