Mark Mullaney

No. 77

Position:

Defensive end

Personal information

Date of birth:

April 30, 1953

Place of birth:

Denver, Colorado

Career information

College:

Colorado State

NFL draft:

1975 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25

Career history

Minnesota Vikings (1975–1987)

Career highlights and awards

notable achievements

Colorado State University Athletic Hall of Fame (Inducted 2006) ^[1]

Career NFL statistics

Games played - started:	151 - 97
Sacks:	45.5
Interceptions:	1
Player stats at NFL.com

Mark Alan Mullaney (born April 30, 1953 in Denver, Colorado) is a former professional American football defensive end in the National Football League. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round (25th overall) of the 1975 NFL Draft. At 6'6", 246 lbs. from Colorado State University, Mullaney played in 12 NFL seasons from 1975 to 1987 for the Vikings and is 9th on the Vikings all-time sack list with 45½ sacks.^[2] Mullaney also had 597 tackles and 13 forced fumbles ^[3] Mullaney also holds a place in NFL history as the first NFL Player to wear a helmet shield visor on his face mask, after suffering an eye injury in 1984. In 1986 Mullaney switched to a dark tinted shield, the first player to wear this as well. Dennis Ryan, the Vikings long time equipment manager, helped Mullaney create the shield(s).

References

1975 NFL draft first-round selections

Steve Bartkowski Randy White Ken Huff Walter Payton Mack Mitchell Robert Brazile Larry Burton Gary Johnson Mike Fanning Jimmy Webb Dennis Harrah Kurt Schumacher Lynn Boden Glenn Cameron Don Hardeman Russ Francis Louis Wright Thomas Henderson Tom Ruud Doug France Tim Gray Mike Williams Darryl Carlton Neal Colzie Mark Mullaney Dave Brown

Minnesota Vikings first-round draft picks

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Minnesota Vikings 1975 NFL draft selections

Mark Mullaney Robert Barber Harold "Champ" Henson Bruce Adams Robert Miller Bubba Broussard Henry Green Joe Hollimon John Passanant Neil Clabo Ike Spencer Autry Beamon Mike Hurd Mike Strickland Ollie Bakken Tom Goedjen Adolph Bellizeare

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