(1954-07-21) July 21, 1954 (age 69) Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:
261 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:
Manchester Central (Manchester, New Hampshire)
College:
Boston College
NFL draft:
1976 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31
Career history
San Diego Chargers (1976–1989)
Career highlights and awards
PFWA All-Rookie Team (1976)
Los Angeles Chargers Hall of Fame
San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team
San Diego Chargers 40th Anniversary Team
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
162
Games started:
150
Fumble recoveries:
7
Player stats at PFR
Donald Matthew Macek (born July 21, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers for fourteen seasons. Macek played college football for the Boston College Eagles.[1] He was drafted by the Chargers in the second round of the 1976 NFL Draft. Despite being underrated throughout his career, some have considered him among the top performing NFL centers during the 1980s and the best Charger at that position up to that point in time.[2] In 1991, he was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame [1] and to the Chargers Hall of Fame in 2004.[3]
^ ab"Player Bio: Don Macek" Boston College Official Athletic Site". bceagles.cstv.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011.
^Distel, Dan (1986-08-09). "Don Macek: Charger Is Good, but Not Center of Attention". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
^Trotter, Jim (July 28, 2004). "Consistency, success led linemates to Hall". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on January 2, 2007.
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center DonMacek, whose entire fourteen-year career was spent in San Diego, encompassing the entirety of Don Coryell's time as Charger head coach. Macek had...
7–7 record in 1977. This season included the "Holy Roller" game. It was Don Coryell's first season as the team's head coach, replacing Tommy Prothro...
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third time in five years, the Chargers led the league in scoring. It was Don Coryell's final full season as the team's head coach, as he would resign...
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