Ed Mooney
American football player (born 1945)
Edward John Mooney (born February 26, 1945) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for five seasons with the Detroit Lions and Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and was selected by the Lions in the fourth round (93rd overall) of the 1968 NFL draft.
01College career
Edward came to Tech on a track scholarship from Scottsbluff Junior College in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Tech track and field coach Vernon Hilliard recruited him, and a football assistant, seeing Mooney's 6-3, 245-pound stature, talked him into making time for both sports. In college, Mooney played football and was on the track team for Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University). Mooney was an all-SWC linebacker for Tech in 1967, using that as a springboard to play in the East-West Shrine Game
02Professional career
Playing linebacker during his five years in the league, Mooney played his first four seasons with the Lions, and finished his final season with the Colts. He also played for the Houston Texans of the World Football League.
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