# Dee Mackey
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{{Short description|American football player (1934–2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox gridiron football biography
| name = Dee Mackey
| number = 87, 85, 89
| position = [Tight end](/source/Tight_end)
| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|10|16}}
| birth_place = [Gilmer, Texas](/source/Gilmer%2C_Texas), U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|02|26|1934|10|16}}
| death_place = [Gladewater, Texas](/source/Gladewater%2C_Texas), U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 235
| college = [East Texas State](/source/East_Texas_A%26M_Lions_football)
| draftyear = 1958
| draftround = 24
| draftpick = 287
| afldraftyear = 1960
| afldraftround = 2
| pastteams =
* [San Francisco 49ers](/source/San_Francisco_49ers) ({{NFL Year|1960}})
* [Baltimore Colts](/source/Baltimore_Colts) ({{NFL Year|1961|1962}})
* [New York Jets](/source/New_York_Jets) ([1963](/source/1963_American_Football_League_season)-[1965](/source/1965_American_Football_League_season))
| highlights =
* East Texas State Hall of Fame, 1984
| statleague = NFL/AFL
| statlabel1 = [Reception](/source/Reception_(gridiron_football))s
| statvalue1 = 94
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 1,352
| statlabel3 = [Touchdown](/source/Touchdown)s
| statvalue3 = 8
| pfr = MackDe00
}}
'''Dee Elbert Mackey'''[{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MackDe00.htm |title=Dee Mackey |access-date=March 13, 2009 |publisher=pro-football-reference.com |date= }}] (October 16, 1934{{spaced ndash}}February 26, 2001) was an American professional [football](/source/American_football) [tight end](/source/tight_end) who played six seasons in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) and the [American Football League](/source/American_Football_League) (AFL). He played for the NFL's [San Francisco 49ers](/source/San_Francisco_49ers) (1960)[{{cite web|url=http://www.sf49ers.com/history/all-time_roster.php |title=San Francisco 49ers All-Time Roster |access-date=March 13, 2009 |publisher=sf49ers.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224175142/http://www.sf49ers.com/history/all-time_roster.php |archive-date=December 24, 2008 }}] and the [Baltimore Colts](/source/Baltimore_Colts) (1961–1962).[{{cite web|url=http://www.colts.com/images/news_photos/communitydynamic/2008_mediaguide_sec7.pdf |title=Indianapolis Colts 2008 Media Guide |access-date=March 13, 2009 |publisher=colts.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030141720/http://www.colts.com/images/news_photos/communitydynamic/2008_mediaguide_sec7.pdf |archive-date=October 30, 2008 }}] He played for the AFL's [New York Jets](/source/New_York_Jets) (1963–1965).[{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/all_time/M |title=New York Jets All-Time Roster |access-date=March 13, 2009 |publisher=newyorkjets.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219164524/http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/all_time/M |archive-date=February 19, 2009 }}]
He played [college football](/source/college_football) at [East Texas State](/source/East_Texas_A%26M_University) and was a 24th round selection (287th overall pick) in the [1958 NFL draft](/source/1958_NFL_draft).[{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1958 |title=1958 NFL Draft History: Full Draft |access-date=March 13, 2009 |work=nfl.com |date= }}]
==Personal==
Dee Mackey's son [Kyle](/source/Kyle_Mackey) also played football professionally in the NFL[{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/kylemackey/profile?id=MAC546425 |title=Kyle Mackey |access-date=March 13, 2009 |work=nfl.com |date= }}] and the [Arena Football League](/source/Arena_Football_League).[{{cite web |url=http://www.arenafan.com/players/Kyle_Mackey-993/ |title=Kyle Mackey |access-date=March 13, 2009 |publisher=arenafan.com |date= }}] Mackey's granddaughter, [Molly Mackey](/source/Molly_Mackey), played [NCAA Division I](/source/NCAA_Division_I) [softball](/source/College_softball) at the [University of Louisiana at Monroe](/source/Louisiana%E2%80%93Monroe_Warhawks_softball) from 2014 to 2015.[{{cite web| title=Molly Mackey Bio - ULM Warhawks Athletics|publisher=ULMWarhawks.com| url=http://www.ulmwarhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209280183&DB_OEM_ID=19000|access-date=June 6, 2017}}]
Dee Mackey died at his home in [Gladewater, Texas](/source/Gladewater%2C_Texas) of a [heart attack](/source/myocardial_infarction).[{{cite web |url=http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/thepride/april2001/Page20.htm |title=The Pride |access-date=March 13, 2009 |date=April 2001 |volume=53 |issue=3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524152258/http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/thepride/april2001/Page20.htm |archive-date=May 24, 2009 }}]
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090222003900/http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/all_time/player/486-dee-mackey Profile from the 1964 Jets yearbook]
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Category:1934 births
Category:2001 deaths
Category:Sportspeople from Gilmer, Texas
Category:American football tight ends
Category:Tyler Apaches football players
Category:East Texas A&M Lions football players
Category:East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball players
Category:San Francisco 49ers players
Category:Baltimore Colts players
Category:New York Jets players
Category:American Football League players
Category:People from Gladewater, Texas
Category:American men's basketball players
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