DON MCILHENNYMcllhenny, Donald BrookesHeight: 6-0 Weight: 197 Born: November 22, 1934 Cleveland, OH Died: April 18, 2023 High School: Hillsboro (Nashville, TN) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Southern Methodist | Freshmen Team |
| 1953 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| 1954 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| 1955 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 42 | ROH | 9 | 5 |
| 1957 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1957 GB NFL | 42 | LOH-ROH | 12 | 8 |
| 1958 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1958 GB NFL | 42 | LOH-ROH | 12 | 7 |
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 42 | ROH-LOH | 12 | 5 |
| 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL | 42 | HB | 11 | 7 |
| 1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL | 42 | FB-HB | 3 | 0 |
| 1961 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1961 SF NFL | 35 | FL-HB | 5 | 0 |
| 1961 Year (NFL)1961 Year NFL | 8 | 0 | ||
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 64 | 32 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 11/29/1955 | 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL |
| Signed | 1/9/1956 | 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL |
| Traded | 7/25/1957 | 1957 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1957 GB NFL |
| Expansion Draft | 3/13/1960 | 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL |
| Released | 10/11/1961 | 1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 10/24/1961 | 1961 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1961 SF NFL |
| Retired | 8/13/1963 | 1962 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1962 SF NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1957 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1957 GB NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1958 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1958 GB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 84 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 87 | 372 | 4.3 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1957 GB NFL | 100 | 384 | 3.8 | 40t | 1 | ||||
| 1958 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1958 GB NFL | 74 | 239 | 3.2 | 36 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 47 | 231 | 4.9 | 46 | 1 | ||||
| 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL | 96 | 321 | 3.3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1961 SF NFL | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Year (NFL)1961 Year NFL | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 414 | 1581 | 3.8 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1957 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1957 GB NFL | 18 | 210 | 11.7 | 28t | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1958 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1958 GB NFL | 20 | 154 | 7.7 | 55t | 1 | ||||||
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL | 15 | 120 | 8.0 | 64t | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 Year (NFL)1961 Year NFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 71 | 661 | 9.3 | 64t | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1958 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1957 GB NFL | 14 | 362 | 25.9 | 53 | 0 | ||||
| 1958 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1958 GB NFL | 7 | 146 | 20.9 | 45 | 0 | ||||
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1961 SF NFL | 6 | 189 | 31.5 | 49 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 Year (NFL)1961 Year NFL | 6 | 189 | 31.5 | 49 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 30 | 747 | 24.9 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1957 GB NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1958 GB NFL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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