Clifton McNeil
Clifton Anthony McNeil
Born: May 25, 1940
Mobile, AL USA
Deceased: December 21, 2025
Position: WR-FL-SE
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 187
College: Grambling St.
High School: Central (Mobile, AL)
Career: 1964-1973
Drafted: 1962 in Round 11, #151 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Clifton McNeil played from 1964 to 1973 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Houston Oilers, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins. McNeil caught 181 passes for 2,734 yards and 22 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | 1968 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 43 | 95.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 43 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1968 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 1970 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1964 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 69 | 17.2 | 28 | 1 | 1965 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 32 | 0 | 1966 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 50 | 2 | 1967 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 23 | 2 | 1968 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 71 | 994 | 14.0 | 65 | 7 | 1969 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 255 | 15.0 | 80 | 3 | 1970 | NFL New York Giants | 50 | 764 | 15.3 | 59 | 4 | 1971 | NFL New York Giants | 16 | 209 | 13.1 | 24 | 1 | 1971 | NFL Washington Redskins | 14 | 244 | 17.4 | 32 | 2 | 1973 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 181 | 2734 | 15.1 | 80 | 22 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1966 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1971 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1964 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1966 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1967 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1968 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1969 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1970 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1971 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1971 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1964 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 | 1965 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 0 | 1966 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 | 1967 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 1968 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 | 1969 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 7 | 1970 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 | 1971 | NFL | New York Giants | 6 | 0 | 1971 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 8 | 1 | 1972 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 6 | 0 | 1973 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 3 | 0 |
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Honors
1968 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
