American football quarterback and coachTemplate:SHORTDESC:American football quarterback and coach
Lamar McHan
refer to caption As a collegian at Arkansas, circa 1953 No. 8, 17, 14, 15 Position: Quarterback Personal information Born: (1932-12-16 ) December 16, 1932Lake Village, Arkansas Died: November 23, 1998(1998-11-23) (aged 65)Jefferson, Louisiana Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 201 lb (91 kg) Career information High school: Lake Village (AR) Lakeside College: Arkansas NFL Draft: 1954 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2Career history
Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts: 1,442 Pass completions: 610 Percentage: 42.3 TD -INT :73-108 Passing yards: 9,449 Passer rating :50.3 Player stats at NFL.com
Clarence Lamar McHan (December 16, 1932 – November 23, 1998) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally for ten seasons as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals , Green Bay Packers , Baltimore Colts , and San Francisco 49ers .[ 1]
Early years [ ] Born and raised in Lake Village, Arkansas , McHan graduated from its Lakeside High School and played college football at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville where he was a single-wing tailback.[ 2] [ 3] 1953 Heisman Trophy balloting and played in the Blue-Gray Game in December and the College All-Star Game in Chicago in August 1954.[ 1]
Playing career [ ] McHan was the second overall selection of the 1954 NFL draft , taken by the Chicago Cardinals . He played with the Cardinals for five seasons, through 1958 ,[ 4] 1956 for insubordination.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
McHan was traded to the Green Bay Packers in May 1959 ,[ 8] Vince Lombardi . In 1959, he was the starting quarterback for the first six games, then had a minor leg injury, and was replaced by future hall of fame quarterback Bart Starr .[ 9] [ 10] 1960 , then was traded to the Baltimore Colts in March 1961 ,[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] Johnny Unitas . He was waived by the Colts in September 1963 and was picked up by San Francisco .[ 13] Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1965 , winning the starting job at training camp, only to be cut after losing his first two starts.[ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Coaching career [ ] After retiring from football, McHan became an assistant coach at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff , and at the University of Texas at Arlington . He finished out his coaching career back in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints from 1974 to 1984 under three different head coaches: John North , Dick Nolan , and Bum Phillips .[ 17] Hank Stram in 1976 and 1977 .)
Death [ ] McHan died at age 65 in Jefferson, Louisiana , a suburb west of New Orleans , of a heart attack in 1998. He is buried at Garden of Memories in Metairie .
References [ ]
↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lamar McHan" . The Day . Associated Press (New London, Connecticut): p. D8. November 27, 1998. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g5ZGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g_gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5599%2C6238956 .↑ "Strong Arkansas back rated as best" . Southeast Missourian . Associated Press (Cape Girardeau): p. 4. November 7, 1953. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MqYtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tdYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4590%2C3744000 .↑ "McHan sparks Arkansas win" . Spencer Sunday Times . Associated Press (Iowa): p. 11. November 29, 1953. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wWsrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rdkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3303%2C4677823 .↑ Lea, Bud (September 4, 1960). "'New' McHan set to plague Cards" . Milwaukee Sentinel : p. S3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uMAVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FBAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7206%2C1377843 . ↑ "Chicago Cardinals fine McHan $3,000 for refusal to drill" . Toledo Blade . Associated Press (Ohio): p. 15. November 21, 1956. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zrZOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wAAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7270%2C1912237 .↑ "Chicago Cards may relent on $3,000 fine if quarterback McHan shows proper spirit" . Milwaukee Journal . press dispatches: p. 7, part 2. November 21, 1956. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fUgaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=syUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1395%2C109221 .↑ "Suspended McHan drills with Cards" . November 22, 1956. p. 42. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9sZRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3GsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6503%2C3670741 .↑ "McHan traded to Packers" . Milwaukee Sentinel . Associated Press: p. 1, part 3. May 23, 1959. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_ekVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nw8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4783%2C1365435 .↑ Johnson, Chuck (December 11, 1959). "Starr's comeback secret of Packers' success" . Milwaukee Journal : p. 15, part 2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l0gaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lCYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1693%2C336939 . ↑ 10.0 10.1 Johnson, Chuck (March 28, 1961). "Lombardi trades McHan to Baltimore for draft pick" . Milwaukee Journal : p. 14, part 2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5zoaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AScEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6540%2C3673198 . ↑ "Packers deal back McHan to Baltimore" . Milwaukee Journal : p. 1, final. March 27, 1961. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5zoaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AScEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4517%2C3456312 .↑ "Packers send McHan to Baltimore Colts" . Pittsburg Post-Gazette . Associated Press: p. 22. March 28, 1961. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JJ5RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7094%2C6784474 .↑ "Brodie out six weeks, arm broken" . Milwaukee Sentinel . UPI: p. 2, part 2. October 2, 1963. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9G9IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qRAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5191%2C241250 .↑ "Argonauts sign McHan" . Montreal Gazette . Canadian Press: p. 33. March 24, 1965. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C8QtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_p4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=7320%2C5210632 .↑ "McHan signs with Toronto" . Milwaukee Journal . Associated Press: p. 14, part 2. March 23, 1065. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gtojAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nCcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2293%2C2699857 .↑ "Argonauts cut Lamar McHan" . Montreal Gazette . Canadian Press: p. 23. August 16, 1965. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZIY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=n58FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6167%2C2780493 .↑ "McHan set" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Associated Press (Washington): p. 21. February 4, 1981. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VltOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R_kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3646%2C714702 .
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