(1952-05-06)May 6, 1952 Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Died:
November 3, 2015(2015-11-03) (aged 63) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:
230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:
Baldwin Park (CA)
College:
UCLA
NFL draft:
1974 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (1974–1985)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pac-8 (1973)
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:
15.0
Fumble recoveries:
16
Interceptions:
7
Player stats at PFR
Frederick Arnold McNeill (May 6, 1952 – November 3, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons from 1974 to 1985. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. In 1973, he was named to the All-Coast/Conference First-team.[1] McNeil was selected by the Vikings in the first round of the 1974 NFL Draft with the 17th overall selection. He was the first person to have been diagnosed with CTE while alive and have it confirmed following his death.
^1975 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletic News Bureau, 1975
caused by repeated hits to the head. McNeill was married to Tia McNeill and they had two sons, Fred Jr. and Gavin. McNeill was the unnamed individual in a...
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former NFL players, it was confirmed postmortem in former linebacker FredMcNeill. Konstantine Kyros, an attorney who represented over 60 professional...
twice, the Vikings had a great opportunity to score, when linebacker FredMcNeill blocked punter Ray Guy's kick during the Raiders' second punt and recovered...
Herrera (K), Kermit Johnson (RB, Consensus selection), James McAlister (RB), FredMcNeill (DE) All Conference First Team: Jimmy Allen (DB), James Bright...
Jeff Wright intercepted a pass from Hart and returned it 18 yards to set up Fred Cox's 37-yard field goal, giving his team a 10–7 lead. Exactly 60 seconds...
Ellis (DB), Kermit Johnson (RB), Steve Klosterman (OG), James McAlister (RB), FredMcNeill (DE), Bruce Walton (OT) Jenkins, Dan (September 18, 1972). "Young...
player. S. Mahalingam, 89, Sri Lankan mechanical engineer and academic. FredMcNeill, 63, American football player (Minnesota Vikings), complications from...
Round Pick # Overall Name Position College 1 17 17 FredMcNeill Linebacker UCLA 1 25 25 Steve Riley Offensive tackle USC 2 3 29 John Holland Wide receiver...
Sunday, December 11 Game time: 4:00 p.m. Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C) Referee: Fred Wyant TV announcers (CBS): Vin Scully and Alex Hawkins Pro-Football-Reference...
City Chiefs Woody Green RB Arizona State WAC 1 17 Minnesota Vikings FredMcNeill LB UCLA Pac-8 From Atlanta 1 18 Buffalo Bills Reuben Gant TE Oklahoma...
4:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) Game attendance: 47,310 Referee: Fred Silva TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier Pro-Football-Reference...
Sutherland DT Linebackers 59 Matt Blair 58 Wally Hilgenberg 55 Amos Martin 54 FredMcNeill 50 Jeff Siemon 56 Bob Stein 60 Roy Winston Defensive backs 45 Pete Athas...
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