:Max Messner

{{Short description|American football player (1938–1996)}}

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{{Infobox CFL biography

| name = Max Messner

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|10|13}}

| birth_place = Ashland, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date|1996|3|13}} (aged 57)

| death_place = Ashland, Ohio, U.S.

| team =

| number = 64, 54

| status =

| position1 = Linebacker

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 225

| college = Cincinnati

| AFLDraftedYear = 1960

| AFLDraftedRound = 2

| AFLDraftedPick = First Selections

| AFLDraftedTeam = Houston Oilers

| playing_years1 = 1960–1963

| playing_team1 = Detroit Lions

| playing_years2 = 1964

| playing_team2 = New York Giants

| playing_years3 = 1964–1965

| playing_team3 = Pittsburgh Steelers

| career_highlights =

}}

Max Messner was a professional American football player who played linebacker for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and New York Giants{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MessMa21.htm|title = Max Messner Stats|website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}}