Mardye McDole explained

Number:88
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:1 May 1959
Birth Place:Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:198
High School:Murphy (Mobile, AL)[1]
College:Mississippi St.
Draftyear:1981
Draftround:2
Draftpick:39
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:3
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:29
Statlabel3:Return yards
Statvalue3:196
Pfr:McDoMa20

Mardye McDole (May 1, 1959 – March 28, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). McDole was selected by the Vikings in the second round of the 1981 NFL draft out of Mississippi State University. He was a physical education teacher and the varsity wide receiver coach at Murphy High School in Mobile, Alabama.

McDole was the first receiver in Mississippi State Bulldogs history to have had a 1,000-yard season.

McDole died on March 28, 2023, at the age of 63.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: . Dec 12, 1976 . College recruiters reaping fruits of high school crop . Selma Times-Journal.
  2. News: Murphy alum, Mississippi State star Mardye McDole passes away at 63 . 28 March 2023 . WKRG . 28 March 2023.