Roy McKay (American football)

For the baseball player, see Roy McKay. For the Australian rules footballer, see Roy McKay (footballer).
Roy McKay
Position: Tailback/Halfback/Fullback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1920-02-02)February 2, 1920
Place of birth: Mason County, Texas
Date of death: May 29, 1969(1969-05-29) (aged 49)
Place of death: Sutton County, Texas
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Junction
College: Texas
NFL Draft: 1943 / Round: 5 / Pick: 38
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Passing yards: 592
Pass attempts: 103
TDINT: 6–11
Pass completions: 38
Passer rating: 36.6
Player stats at PFR

Roy Dale McKay (February 2, 1920 May 29, 1969) was a player in the National Football League.

Biography

McKay was born on February 2, 1920 in Mason County, Texas.[1]

Career

McKay was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1943 NFL Draft and later played four seasons with the team.

Roy was a member of the 1944 NFL Champion Green Bay Packers.

On October 7, 1945 in an NFL Game against the Detroit Lions at City Stadium in Green Bay Wisconsin. Roy fired 4 Touchdown passes all to Don Hutson in the 2nd Quarter which led to Don Hutson having the all-time NFL scoring record for Most Points (29) in a Quarter.

He played at the collegiate level at the University of Texas at Austin.[2]

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