Brendan McCarthy (American football)

Brendan McCarthy
No. 44
Position:	Running Back
Personal information
Born:	August 6, 1945; Boston, Massachusetts
Died:	August 26, 1997 (aged 52); Garrett County, Maryland
Career information
College:	Boston College
NFL Draft:	1968 / Round: 4 / Pick: 92
Career history
	Green Bay Packers (1968); Detroit Lions (1968); Atlanta Falcons (1968); Denver Broncos (1968–1969);
Career highlights and awards
	Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame (1988);

Brendan B. McCarthy (August 6, 1945 – August 26, 1997) was an American football running back in the National Football League and American Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1968 Common Draft.^[1] In August of that year he was traded to the Detroit Lions for undisclosed future draft pick.^[2] McCarthy then moved on to the Atlanta Falcons, where he played in 7 games before being released by coach Norm Van Brocklin. McCarthy played 9 games over two seasons with the Denver Broncos before eventually moving on to real estate.

McCarthy died on August 26, 1997 after a heart attack at his vacation home on Deep Creek Lake.^[3]

Statistics[]

^ "1968 Green Bay Packers". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on 2007-04-10. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
^ "Lions Acquire McCarthy to Fill In for Eddy". The Washington Post. August 17, 1968. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
^ Estrada, Louie (August 28, 1997). "Real Estate Executive Brendan McCarthy Dies". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved 2008-06-10.