Bob Mischak

Bob Mischak
No. 62, 67, 87
Position:	Guard ; Tight end
Personal information
Born:	October 25, 1932 ; Newark, New Jersey , U.S.
Died:	June 26, 2014 (aged 81) ; Orinda, California , U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:	Union (NJ)
College:	Army
NFL draft:	1954 / Round: 23 / Pick: 276
Career history
As a player:
	New York Giants ( 1958 ) ; New York Titans ( 1960 ? 1962 ) ; Oakland Raiders ( 1963 ? 1965 ) ;
As a coach:
	Army "B Squad" (1956) ; (Offense) ; Army (1966?1972) (OL) ; Oakland Raiders (1973?1981) ; (TE/Player Personnel) ; Los Angeles Raiders (1982?1987, 1994) (TE/S&C) ; Los Angeles Cobras 1988 (OL) ; Maryland Commandos 1989 (OL) ; Munich Falcons 1990 (HC) ; Atlanta Falcons 1991 ; (Player Personnel) ; London Monarchs 1992, 1996 (DB, OL) ; Ravenna Chiefs 1995 (HC) ;
Career highlights and awards
	3× Super Bowl champion ( XI , XV , XVIII ) ; 2× All- AFL ( 1960 , 1961 ) ; 2× AFL All-Star ( 1961 , 1962) ;
	Player stats at PFR

Robert Michael Mischak (October 25, 1932 ? June 26, 2014) was a college and professional American football guard and tight end who played six seasons in the American Football League (AFL), from 1960 to 1965. He was selected by his peers as a Sporting News AFL All-League guard in 1960 and 1961. He was an AFL Eastern Division All-Star in 1962. He also played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and was a starting guard in the famed 1958 "Greatest Game Ever Played". In addition, Mischak was a 3-time Super Bowl champion coach with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders.

In an October 1953 game against Duke at the Polo Grounds in New York City , Mischak made an improbable play to seal a 14?13 Army victory that was chronicled in David Maraniss ' biography of Vince Lombardi , When Pride Still Mattered . ^[1] Late in the fourth quarter, Duke running back Red Smith ran a double reverse for what would have been a go-ahead touchdown, but was pursued by Mischak from 73 yards behind. As Smith neared the endzone, Mischak caught up to him and made a touchdown-saving tackle short of the goal line. Two subsequent stops by the Army defense yielded a historic victory for head coach Red Blaik . Col Blaik was later to write “In somehow catching and collaring (Smith), Mischak displayed heart and a pursuit that for one single play I have never seen matched."

In 2017, Mischak was posthumously enshrined into the Army/West Point Sports Hall of Fame, ^[2] and was named no. 7 on NFL.com's list of Top Ten All Time NFL Players from service academies. ^[3]

After his playing career Mischak served as a coach of tight ends for the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders from 1973 to 1987 and 1994. ^[4] He died on June 26, 2014, at the age of 81.

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^ David Maraniss (1999). When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi . ISBN 9780684844183 . Retrieved June 27, 2014 – via Google Books.
^ "2017 Army Sports Hall of Fame Plaque Unveiling Ceremony" . GoArmyWestPoint.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
^ "Top Ten All Time NFL Players from service academies" . NFL.com .
^ Randy Lange. "Titans G Bob Mischak, 'AFL Original,' Dies" . Newyorkjets.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-28 . Retrieved June 27, 2014 .

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[1] David Maraniss (1999). When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi . ISBN 9780684844183 . Retrieved June 27, 2014 – via Google Books.

[2] "2017 Army Sports Hall of Fame Plaque Unveiling Ceremony" . GoArmyWestPoint.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.

[3] "Top Ten All Time NFL Players from service academies" . NFL.com .

[4] Randy Lange. "Titans G Bob Mischak, 'AFL Original,' Dies" . Newyorkjets.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-28 . Retrieved June 27, 2014 .

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