Jacque MacKinnon

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Jacque MacKinnon
Born	(1938-11-10)November 10, 1938 Dover, New Jersey
Died	March 6, 1975(1975-03-06) (aged 36)
Position(s)	Fullback, Tight end
College	Colgate
Career highlights
Honors	AFL All-Star (1966, 1968) American Football League Champion, 1963 San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame
Teams
AFL San Diego Chargers (1961-1969) NFL Oakland Raiders (1970)

Jacque Harold MacKinnon (November 10, 1938 – March 6, 1975) was an American college and professional Football receiver. A tight end, he played collegiately for Colgate University, and professionally for the American Football League's San Diego Chargers from 1961 through 1969. He also played one year for the National Football League's Oakland Raiders. He was on the Chargers' 1963 AFL Championship team in their victory over the Boston Patriots. He was an AFL All-Star in 1966 and 1968. As the last player selected in the 1961 NFL Draft, he was designated Mr. Irrelevant, however, he is the only such player ever to be eventually selected as an All-Star.

MacKinnon was out of football when he died in 1975. He had jumped over a tall fence, not knowing about the construction site on the other side. MacKinnon fell some 30 feet and died of injuries caused by the fall.^[1]

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↑ "Ex-Pro MacKinnon Dead After Falling". The Milwaukee Sentinel. March 7, 1975. Retrieved 2011-08-20.

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Preceded by Bill Gorman	Mr. Irrelevant 1961	Succeeded by Mike Snodgrass

v t e Philadelphia Eagles 1961 NFL Draft selections

Art Baker Bo Strange Don Oakes Jim Wright Dan Ficca Ben Balme Irv Cross Jim Beaver Wayne Fontes Luther Hayes L. E. Hicks Billy Majors Don Jonas Willie Fleming Bobby Richards G. W. Clapp Larry Lavery Nick Maravich Dick Wilson Jacque MacKinnon

Draft years: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 (AAFC) 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

San Diego Chargers 1963 AFL Champions

Head Coach Sid Gillman

Coaches: Walt Hackett; Joe Madro; Chuck Noll; Bones Taylor

Persondata
Name	Mackinnon, Jacque
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	November 10, 1938
Place of birth	Dover, New Jersey
Date of death	March 6, 1975
Place of death

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Jacque MacKinnon

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