Place of birth: Lenoir, North Carolina Games played: 9 Weight 116 kg | High school: Hudson (NC) Height 1.96 m Position Tackle | |
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Date of birth: (1939-06-20) June 20, 1939 (age 77) NFL Draft: 1961 / Round: 5 / Pick: 65 College Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | ||
Robert Joe McCreary (born June 20, 1939) is a former American football offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League and for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Wake Forest University.
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Early years
McCreary attended Hudson High School. Although he never played football before his freshman season, he developed into an honorable-mention All-state football player as a senior.
He accepted a scholarship from Wake Forest University. After suffering a career threatening knee injury as a freshman, he recovered to become a two-way tackle.
In 2013, he was inducted into the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame. He also was inducted into the Caldwell County Sports Hall of Fame.
San Francisco 49ers
McCreary was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round (65th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft. He was waived on September 4.
Dallas Cowboys
On October 20, 1961, he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys. He appeared in 9 games with 4 starts at right tackle. He was released on September 3, 1962.
Calgary Stampeders (CFL)
In 1962, he was signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.
Personal life
After retiring from professional football, he worked for twenty years in sales in the furniture industry, before starting his own home-furnishing business, McCreary Modern.
In 2008, he received the Gene Hooks Achievement Award from the Wake Forest Varsity Club.
In 2014, he donated a considerable amount of money so Wake Forest University could build an indoor practice facility, that was decided that will be named after him. The scoreboard at BB&T Field, the athletic center weight room and the Plaza in front of Deacon Tower are also named after him.