Birth Date: | 25 May 1940 |
Birth Place: | Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
Number: | 85, 18, 86 |
Position1: | Wide receiver |
College: | Grambling State |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1962 |
Nfldraftedround: | 11 |
Nfldraftedpick: | 151 |
Playing Years1: | 1964–1967 |
Playing Team1: | Cleveland Browns |
Playing Years2: | 1968–1969 |
Playing Team2: | San Francisco 49ers |
Playing Years3: | 1970–1971 |
Playing Team3: | New York Giants |
Playing Years4: | 1971–1972 |
Playing Team4: | Washington Redskins |
Playing Years5: | 1973 |
Playing Team5: | Houston Oilers |
Career Highlights: | |
Probowls: | 1 |
Nfl: | MCN415284 |
Databasefootball: | MCNEICLI01 |
Clifton Anthony McNeil (born May 25, 1940), aka "the Stick", is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 through 1973. He played college football for the Grambling State Tigers was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the eleventh round in the 1962 NFL draft. He played with the Browns for four seasons before being traded to the San Francisco 49ers in 1968 for a draft pick.
With the 49ers in 1968, he led the NFL in receptions with 71, accounting for 994 yards and seven touchdowns and was selected to the Pro Bowl. After a disappointing 1969 season he went to the New York Giants where he caught 50 passes for 764 yards and four touchdowns before finishing his career with the Washington Redskins and the Houston Oilers.