Johnny blood mcnally pittsburgh pennsylvania

McNally, nicknamed 'Blood,' played four seasons in Pittsburgh, including three when he was a player-coach, during a time when the team was known as the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was considered a vagabond and one of the most colorful players of his time, adopting the name Blood from the movie, 'Blood and Sand,' that starred Rudolph Valentino.

He used it not as a nickname, but an alias to forgo his final year of eligibility at St. He played 14 seasons with five different teams, and had two stints in Pittsburgh. He played in and then returned to finish out his career from In a day when players were asked to do it all, he did.

A shaken Lambeau gave him the money and said, "Just go, Johnny Blood.

He was one of the best wide receivers in the NFL during his time, but also played running back, could punt and also be used as quarterback. Oh yeah, and he also played defense. He played for the Green Bay Packers where he helped lead the team to three straight NFL Championships and a fourth in a second stint with the team in In his first game back in Pittsburgh in he returned the opening kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown, but the team struggled during his years with just a record.

But I found my niche in football. I have no doubt that's where I belong. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site.

John Victor McNally (November 27, – November 28, ), nicknamed "Johnny Blood", was an American professional football player and coach.

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