James Kevin Mack (born August 9, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers.

Early life

Mack was born in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. He began playing football as a youth in Pop Warner football games, but he was more focused as a teenager in track competitions. running 886 yards and scoring 8 touchdowns. He joined the Browns to play the 1985 NFL season.

Mack played for the Browns for nine seasons, Nicknamed "Mack Truck", he was a two-time Pro Bowl selection in 1985 and 1987.

Since returning to Cleveland, Ohio, Mack has worked for the Cleveland Browns in its Alumni Relations Department.

NFL career statistics

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! colspan="2"| Legend

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| Bold

| Career high

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! rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Team

! colspan="2"| Games

! colspan="6"| Rushing

! colspan="5"| Receiving

! colspan="2"| Fumbles

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! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Y/G !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Fum !! FR

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! 1985 || CLE

| 16 || 15 || 222 || 1,104 || 5.0 || 69.0 || 61 || 7 || 29 || 297 || 10.2 || 43 || 3 || 4 || 3

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! 1986 || CLE

| 12 || 12 || 174 || 665 || 3.8 || 55.4 || 20 || 10 || 28 || 292 || 10.4 || 44 || 0 || 6 || 1

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! 1987 || CLE

| 12 || 12 || 201 || 735 || 3.7 || 61.3 || 22 || 5 || 32 || 223 || 7.0 || 17 || 1 || 6 || 1

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! 1988 || CLE

| 11 || 11 || 123 || 485 || 3.9 || 44.1 || 65 || 3 || 11 || 87 || 7.9 || 25 || 0 || 5 || 1

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! 1989 || CLE

| 4 || 1 || 37 || 130 || 3.5 || 32.5 || 12 || 1 || 2 || 7 || 3.5 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 0

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! 1990 || CLE

| 14 || 14 || 158 || 702 || 4.4 || 50.1 || 26 || 5 || 42 || 360 || 8.6 || 30 || 2 || 6 || 5

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! 1991 || CLE

| 14 || 11 || 197 || 726 || 3.7 || 51.9 || 51 || 8 || 40 || 255 || 6.4 || 22 || 2 || 1 || 0

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! 1992 || CLE

| 12 || 6 || 169 || 543 || 3.2 || 45.3 || 37 || 6 || 13 || 81 || 6.2 || 23 || 0 || 1 || 0

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! 1993 || CLE

| 4 || 0 || 10 || 33 || 3.3 || 8.3 || 7 || 1 || – || – || – || – || – || – || –

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! colspan="2"|Career || 99 || 82 || 1,291 || 5,123 || 4.0 || 51.7 || 65 || 46 || 197 || 1,602 || 8.1 || 44 || 8 || 30 || 11

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Awards and recognition

  • 1981: Honorable Mention All-American
  • 2023: National High School Football Hall of Fame

Personal life

Mack has mentioned having two daughters who were young when he resided in Houston, Texas; he lived there for about 14 years. being dropped. He was sentenced to six months in jail.