Mardye McDole

American football player (1959–2023)

American football player

Mardye McDole

No. 88

Position:

Wide receiver

Personal information

Born:

(1959-05-01)May 1, 1959
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.

Died:

March 28, 2023(2023-03-28) (aged 63)

Height:

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight:

198 lb (90 kg)

Career information

High school:

Murphy (Mobile, AL)^[1]

College:

Mississippi St.

NFL draft:

1981 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39

Career history

Minnesota Vikings (1981–1983)

Career highlights and awards

2× First-team All-SEC (1978, 1980)
Second-team All-SEC (1979)

Career NFL statistics

Receptions:	3
Receiving yards:	29
Return yards:	196

Player stats at PFR

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]

References

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