Mac Cara
Number10
PositionEnd
Birth dateNovember 11, 1914
Birth placeReggio di Calabria, Italy
Death dateApril 16, 1993 (aged 78)
Death placeJefferson, Ohio, U.S.
Height5 ft
Height in10
Weight lb193
High schoolBellaire (Bellaire, Ohio)
CollegeNC State (1933-1936)
Draftyear1937
Draftround10
Draftpick96
Pastteams
Pastcoaching
Statlabel 1Receptions
Statvalue 16
Statlabel 2Receiving yards
Statvalue 254
PfrCaraMa20

Dominic "Mac" Anthony Cara (November 11, 1914 – April 16, 1993) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played college football at North Carolina State University and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1937 NFL draft.[1][2] He graduated and played high school football at Bellaire, Ohio for Bellaire High School

After his NFL career ended, Cara became an assistant football coach at his alma mater of Bellaire High School, then became the head coach at Steubenville Catholic Central High School for eight seasons where he had two unbeaten teams.[3] He later served as an assistant coach in college coaching wide receivers and tight ends at Georgetown University (1948), Mississippi State University (1949–1953), and University of Florida (1954–1959). He is a member of the Bellaire High School Hall of Fame.

References

  1. ^ "Mac Cara Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  2. ^ "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  3. ^ "head coach"