Sam McCullum
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | November 30, 1952 McComb, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Flathead (Kalispell, Montana) | ||||||||
| College | Montana State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1974: 9th round, 232nd overall pick | ||||||||
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Samuel Charles McCullum (born November 30, 1952) is an American former professional football player who played wide receiver for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings from 1974 through 1983.
Early life
[edit]Born in McComb, Mississippi,[1] McCullum moved with his family to Montana in 1967, and was raised in Kalispell.[2][3] He attended Flathead High School, and was all-state in football, basketball, and track.[2] He then attended Montana State University in Bozeman, where he played football for the Bobcats from 1970–1973, and set a record of 16 career touchdown catches.[2]
Professional career
[edit]McCullum was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in ninth round of the 1974 NFL draft.[2] He played wide receiver for ten seasons for the Vikings and expansion Seattle Seahawks from 1974 through 1983.[4]
McCullum finished his NFL career with 274 receptions for 4,017 yards, and 26 touchdowns.[2]
The NLRB found that the Seahawks illegally discharged McCullum as a result of his participation in the 1982 NFL strike.[5][6] In 1991, McCullum was awarded $543,000 in backpay.[7]
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1974 | MIN | 12 | 0 | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 34 | 3 |
| 1975 | MIN | 9 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1976 | SEA | 14 | 13 | 32 | 506 | 15.8 | 72 | 4 |
| 1977 | SEA | 13 | 3 | 9 | 198 | 22.0 | 65 | 1 |
| 1978 | SEA | 16 | 16 | 37 | 525 | 14.2 | 44 | 3 |
| 1979 | SEA | 16 | 16 | 46 | 739 | 16.1 | 65 | 4 |
| 1980 | SEA | 16 | 16 | 62 | 874 | 14.1 | 58 | 6 |
| 1981 | SEA | 16 | 14 | 46 | 567 | 12.3 | 36 | 3 |
| 1982 | MIN | 6 | 2 | 12 | 131 | 10.9 | 21 | 0 |
| 1983 | MIN | 11 | 6 | 21 | 314 | 15.0 | 49 | 2 |
| 129 | 86 | 274 | 4,017 | 14.7 | 72 | 26 | ||
Halls of fame
[edit]In 1993, McCullum was inducted into the Montana State Hall of Fame, in 2011 he was inducted into the Kalispell Legends Wall of Fame, and in 2018 he was inducted into the Montana Football Hall of Fame.[2][8]
Personal life
[edit]McCullum is Jewish, having converted to Judaism.[9][10] He and his wife live in the Seattle area, and have two sons, Jamien and Justin.[2][11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Pine, Dan (February 5, 2016). "Local nonprofits score big with most giving Super Bowl ever – J". Jweekly. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Montana and the NFL - Brian D'Ambrosio
- ↑ "History of the Game-Past Participants 1970". Montana East West Shrine Game. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ↑ "Sam McCullum, WR at". Nfl.com. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ↑ "NLRB RULES FOR MCCULLUM, AGAINST SEATTLE". Deseret News. February 14, 1989.
- ↑ Seattle Seahawks 292 NLRB No 110
- ↑ Farrey, Tom (September 4, 1991). "Mccullum Wins Latest Round - Labor Panel Doubles Award From Hawks". Seattle Times.
- ↑ ""From Kalispell to Hall of Fame, Sam McCullum was a True Pioneer" - KHQ.com". Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ "McCullum, Sam". Jews In Sports. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ↑ ""Great Jews in (Seattle) Sports" | Jewish in Seattle Magazine". Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Local nonprofits score big with most giving Super Bowl ever" – J
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Pro Football Reference
- 1952 births
- Living people
- People from McComb, Mississippi
- American football wide receivers
- Montana State Bobcats football players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- Jewish American players of American football
- Converts to Judaism from Christianity
- African-American trade unionists
- Trade unionists from Montana
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century American Jews
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- Jews from Mississippi
- Jews from Montana
- African-American Jews
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Sportspeople from Kalispell, Montana