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Bob Mischak
No. 62, 67, 87
Position: Guard
Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1932-10-25)October 25, 1932
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: June 26, 2014(2014-06-26) (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 player:
As 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
  • 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. 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, and was named no. 7 on NFL.com's list of Top Ten All Time NFL Players from service academies.

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

See also

  • List of American Football League players
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