Sam McCullum

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Sam McCullum

| number = 80, 84

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|11|30}}

| birth_place = McComb, Mississippi, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 203

| high_school = Flathead (Kalispell, Montana)

| college = Montana State

| draftyear = 1974

| draftround = 9

| draftpick = 232

| pastteams =

Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1974|1975}})
Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1976|1981}})
Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1982|1983}})

|statlabel1=Receptions

|statvalue1=274

|statlabel2=Receiving yards

|statvalue2=4,017

|statlabel3=Receiving TDs

|statvalue3=26

|pfr=McCuSa00

}}

Samuel Charles McCullum (born November 30, 1952) is an American former professional football player who played wide receiver for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings from 1974 through 1983.

Early life

Born in McComb, Mississippi,{{cite web|last=Pine |first=Dan |url=https://www.jweekly.com/2016/02/05/local-nonprofits-score-big-with-most-giving-super-bowl-ever/ |title=Local nonprofits score big with most giving Super Bowl ever – J |work=Jweekly |date=2016-02-05 |access-date=2020-01-20}} McCullum moved with his family to Montana in 1967, and was raised in Kalispell.[https://books.google.com/books?id=YzAvDwAAQBAJ&dq=Sam+McCullum&pg=PT99 Montana and the NFL - Brian D'Ambrosio]{{cite web|url=http://montanaeastwestshrinegame.com/past/past_70.html|title=History of the Game-Past Participants 1970|publisher=Montana East West Shrine Game|access-date=August 2, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328111814/http://montanaeastwestshrinegame.com/past/past_70.html|archive-date=March 28, 2012}} He attended Flathead High School, and was all-state in football, basketball, and track. He then attended Montana State University in Bozeman, where he played football for the Bobcats from 1970–1973, and set a record of 16 career touchdown catches.

Professional career

McCullum was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in ninth round of the 1974 NFL draft. He played wide receiver for ten seasons for the Vikings and expansion Seattle Seahawks from 1974 through 1983.{{cite web| url=http://www.nfl.com/players/sammccullum/profile?id=MCC788975 |title=Sam McCullum, WR at |work=Nfl.com | access-date= January 12, 2011}}

McCullum finished his NFL career with 274 receptions for 4,017 yards, and 26 touchdowns.

The NLRB found that the Seahawks illegally discharged McCullum as a result of his participation in the 1982 NFL strike.{{cite news |title=NLRB RULES FOR MCCULLUM, AGAINST SEATTLE |url= https://www.deseret.com/1989/2/14/18795228/nlrb-rules-for-mccullum-against-seattle |work=Deseret News |date=14 February 1989 |language=en}}Seattle Seahawks [https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d45801b40b2 292 NLRB No 110] In 1991, McCullum was awarded $543,000 in backpay.{{cite news |last1=Farrey |first1=Tom |title=Mccullum Wins Latest Round - Labor Panel Doubles Award From Hawks |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19910904&slug=1303688 |newspaper = Seattle Times |date=September 4, 1991}}

NFL career statistics

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"

! colspan="2"| Legend

Bold

| Career high

rowspan="2"\| Year !rowspan="2"\| Team !colspan="2"\| Games !colspan="5"\| Receiving
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1974	MIN \| 12 \|\| 0 \|\| 7 \|\| 138 \|\| 19.7 \|\| 34 \|\| 3
1975	MIN \| 9 \|\| 0 \|\| 2 \|\| 25 \|\| 12.5 \|\| 20 \|\| 0
1976	SEA \| 14 \|\| 13 \|\| 32 \|\| 506 \|\| 15.8 \|\| 72 \|\| 4
1977	SEA \| 13 \|\| 3 \|\| 9 \|\| 198 \|\| 22.0 \|\| 65 \|\| 1
1978	SEA \| 16 \|\| 16 \|\| 37 \|\| 525 \|\| 14.2 \|\| 44 \|\| 3
1979	SEA \| 16 \|\| 16 \|\| 46 \|\| 739 \|\| 16.1 \|\| 65 \|\| 4
1980	SEA \| 16 \|\| 16 \|\| 62 \|\| 874 \|\| 14.1 \|\| 58 \|\| 6
1981	SEA \| 16 \|\| 14 \|\| 46 \|\| 567 \|\| 12.3 \|\| 36 \|\| 3
1982	MIN \| 6 \|\| 2 \|\| 12 \|\| 131 \|\| 10.9 \|\| 21 \|\| 0
1983	MIN \| 11 \|\| 6 \|\| 21 \|\| 314 \|\| 15.0 \|\| 49 \|\| 2
colspan="2"\|	129	86	274	4,017	14.7	72	26

Halls of fame

In 1993, McCullum was inducted into the Montana State Hall of Fame, in 2011 he was inducted into the Kalispell Legends Wall of Fame, and in 2018 he was inducted into the Montana Football Hall of Fame.[http://www.khq.com/story/37805208/from-kalispell-to-hall-of-fame-sam-mccullum-was-a-true-pioneer "From Kalispell to Hall of Fame, Sam McCullum was a True Pioneer" - KHQ.com]

Personal life

McCullum is Jewish, having converted to Judaism.{{cite web|url=http://jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=football&ID=343 |title=McCullum, Sam |publisher=Jews In Sports|access-date=January 12, 2011}}[https://mag.jewishinseattle.org/articles/2016/4/1/great-jews-in-seattle-sports "Great Jews in (Seattle) Sports" | Jewish in Seattle Magazine] He and his wife live in the Seattle area, and have two sons, Jamien and Justin.[https://www.jweekly.com/2016/02/05/local-nonprofits-score-big-with-most-giving-super-bowl-ever/ "Local nonprofits score big with most giving Super Bowl ever" – J]