College Colgate Education Colgate University Died March 6, 1975 | Role American football player Name Jacque MacKinnon Positions Fullback, Tight end | |
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Born November 10, 1938
Dover, New Jersey ( 1938-11-10 ) Honors AFL All-Star (1966, 1968)
American Football League Champion, 1963
San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame | ||
Jacque MacKinnon: Football Fullback and Tight End
Jacque Harold MacKinnon (November 10, 1938 – March 6, 1975) was an American football player. A tight end, he played college football for Colgate University, and professionally for the American Football League's San Diego Chargers from 1961 through 1969. He also played one year for the National Football League's Oakland Raiders. He was on the Chargers' 1963 AFL Championship team in their victory over the Boston Patriots. He was an AFL All-Star in 1966 and 1968. As the last player selected in the 1961 NFL Draft, he was designated Mr. Irrelevant, however, he is the only such player ever to be eventually selected as an All-Star. Chargers head coach, Sid Gillman, employed MacKinnon with Dave Kocourek in the first "twin tight-end" formations seen in professional football.
MacKinnon was out of football when he died in 1975. After fleeing the scene of a car accident and apparently drunk, MacKinnon jumped over a tall fence, not knowing about the construction site on the other side. MacKinnon fell some 30 feet and died of injuries caused by the fall.
