Position: | Defensive tackle |
Number: | 70, 75 |
Birth Date: | 19 May 1936 |
Birth Place: | Jamestown, New York, U.S. |
Death Place: | Jamestown, New York, U.S. |
Draftyear: | 1958 |
Draftround: | 2 |
Draftpick: | 14 |
College: | Pittsburgh |
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Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 83 |
Statlabel2: | Games started |
Statvalue2: | 26 |
Statlabel3: | Fumble recoveries |
Statvalue3: | 4 |
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James Brian McCusker (May 19, 1936 – February 13, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panther. He played professionally for the NFL's Chicago Cardinals (1958), Philadelphia Eagles (1959–1962), and Cleveland Browns (1963) and the AFL's New York Jets (1964). After his retirement, he owned a restaurant and bar called "The Pub" in his hometown of Jamestown, New York with his wife, Mary.[1] [2]