Roy McKay (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (1920–1969)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Roy McKay
| image =
| image_size =
| number = 3, 22
| position = Tailback/Halfback/Fullback
| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|2|2}}
| birth_place = Mason County, Texas, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1969|5|29|1920|2|2|mf=y}}
| death_place = Sutton County, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 193
| high_school = Junction (TX)
| college = Texas
| draftyear = 1943
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 38
| pastteams =
| highlights =
- NFL champion (1944)
- Second-team All-American (1942)
- First-team All-SWC (1942)
| statlabel1 = Passing yards
| statvalue1 = 592
| statlabel2 = Pass attempts
| statvalue2 = 103
| statvalue3 = 6–11
| statlabel4 = Pass completions
| statvalue4 = 38
| statlabel5 = Passer rating
| statvalue5 = 36.6
| pfr = M/McKaRo20
}}
Roy Dale McKay (February 2, 1920 – May 29, 1969) was an American professional football player for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns. He was an All-American fullback in 1942 and was the most outstanding back in the 1943 Cotton Bowl. In the NFL he was twice named the best punter in the league and played on the 1944 NFL Championship Green Bay Packers.{{cite news |title=Roy Dale McKay hired at Yoakum |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19530529&id=q1hTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KIUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1718,4261020 |access-date=13 February 2023 |work=The Victoria Advocate |date=29 May 1943}}
Biography
McKay was born on February 2, 1920, in Mason County, Texas.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McKaRo20.htm|title = Roy McKay Stats| website=Pro-Football-Reference.com }} He was a high school star at Junction.
Career
McKay played football for Texas for four years. In his senior year, he was the team captain and led the team to its 2nd 9-win season ever and its first-ever bowl game. In the Cotton Bowl, Texas won 14–7.{{cite web |title=Coach Bible |url=https://www.texaslsn.org/1937-1946-coachbible |access-date=13 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MCKAYROY01 |title=Roy Mckay Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com |access-date=2010-12-06 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217101705/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MCKAYROY01 |archive-date=2010-02-17 }} In his final season he was named an All-American, All-Southwest Conference and was named the Most Outstanding Back at the Cotton Bowl.{{cite web |title=2018 Texas Media Guide |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/texassports_com/documents/2018/8/6/Honors.pdf |access-date=13 February 2023}}
McKay was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1943 NFL draft and later played four seasons with the team, followed by a brief stint with the Washington Redskins.
McKay was a member of the 1944 NFL Champion Green Bay Packers and was named the league's best punter two years in a row.
On October 7, 1945, in an NFL game against the Detroit Lions at City Stadium in Green Bay Wisconsin. McKay fired 4 touchdown passes, all to Don Hutson in the 2nd quarter, which led to Don Hutson having the all-time NFL scoring record for most points (29) in a quarter. Before the 1948 season, he was traded to the Redskins for tackle Don Decka.
After pro football, he served two years in the Air Force as a pilot, ran a business in Hamilton, and was an assistant football coach in Yoakum.
He died on 20 May 1969 and was buried in Junction, Texas.
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