Nick Mumley Explained

Nick Mumley
Position:Tackle
Birth Date:26 January 1937
Birth Place:Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lbs:250
High School:Wheeling (WV)
College:Purdue
Draftyear:1959
Draftround:5
Draftpick:51
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Games
Statvalue1:42
Statlabel2:Touchdowns
Statvalue2:1
Statlabel3:Interceptions
Statvalue3:1
Pfr:M/MumlNi20

Nicholas Mumley, Jr. (January 26, 1937 – September 22, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a tackle for the New York Titans of the American Football League (AFL).

Mumley was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, and attended Wheeling High School.[1]

He then enrolled at Purdue University where he played college football at the tackle position for the Purdue Boilermakers football team from 1956 to 1957 and 1959.[1] [2] [3] He was selected by the International News Service as a second-team player on its 1957 College Football All-America Team.[4]

Mumley was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round (51st overall pick) of the 1959 NFL draft.[1] He opted instead to play for the New York Titans (later renamed the Jets) in the new AFL. He appeared in 42 games, 36 as a starter, as a defensive end from 1960 to 1962.[1] [5]

Mumley died on September 22, 2022, at the age of 85.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nick Mumley. Pro Football Archives. June 22, 2022. November 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231110091559/https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/muml00200.html. dead.
  2. News: Mumley To Undergo Shoulder Surgery. Palladium-Item. April 22, 1958. 9. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Purdue, No. Carolina Supply Husky Tackles In Mumley Blazer. Chicago Tribune. July 12, 1959. II-7. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Crow, Forrestal Picked on INS All-America. Reading Eagle. November 24, 1957. 38.
  5. Web site: Nick Mumley NFL & AFL. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. February 16, 2015.
  6. Web site: Nick Mumley Obituary. Legacy.com. September 24, 2022.