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Mike Charles McCoy

The passing of #29 Mike Charles McCoy at the age of 62 is another indication I'm getting old since I will soon be 63.  I remember him well. He was a solid cornerback who finished his career with 13 interceptions, including 10 his first three years as a starter. He also recovered five fumbles and averaged 22.0 yards as a kickoff returner.

A West Memphis, Arkansas native he was drafted out of Colorado in the third round (72nd pick overall) of the 1976 draft by Bart Starr with a draft pick acquired from the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1975 trade of running back MacArthur Lane.

He played 110 games in a Packer uniform starting 96 consecutive games at right cornerback from 1977 to 1983 until he suffered a ruptured quad muscle in the ninth game of the season.