Les McDonald

{{Short description|American football player (1914–1971)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Les McDonald

| number = 76

| position = End

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1914|9|19|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Grand Island, Nebraska, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1971|7|26|1914|9|19}}

| death_place = Grand Island, Nebraska, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 200

| high_school = Grand Island
(Grand Island, Nebraska)

| college = Nebraska

| draftyear = 1937

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 8

| pastteams =

• Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1937|1939}})
• Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1940}})
• Detroit Lions (1940)

| highlights =

• First-team All-Big Six (1936)
• Second-team All-Big Six (1935)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 51

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 924

| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 8

| pfr = McDoLe20

}}

Lester Bruce McDonald (September 19, 1914 – July 26, 1971) was an American professional football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Nebraska and was selected in the first round with the eighth overall pick of the 1937 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1937 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1937/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}