Mickey McCarty

{{Short description|American football player (1946–2010)}}

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|name=Mickey McCarty

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|birth_date={{birth date|1946|11|15}}

|birth_place=Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|2010|7|21|1946|11|15}}

|Position=Tight end

|College=Texas Christian University

|DraftedYear=1968

|DraftedRound=4

|DraftedPick=90

|Stats=y

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|PFR=

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|playing_years1=1969

|playing_team1=Kansas City Chiefs

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Mickey McCarty (November 15, 1946 – July 21, 2010) was a professional American football player who played tight end for one season for the Kansas City Chiefs.[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McCaMi21.htm Mickey McCarty NFL & AFL Football Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com] McCarty was also drafted by the Chicago Bulls of the NBA (15th round, 183rd overall pick in the 1968 draft), the MLB's Cleveland Indians (25th round of the 1968 draft), and the Dallas Chaparrals of the ABA, but decided to play with the Chiefs in the American Football League, who drafted him in the fourth round with the 90th pick in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft.[http://www.chron.com/sports/college/article/Pasadena-TCU-star-Mickey-McCarty-dies-1718036.php Pasadena, TCU star Mickey McCarty dies]