Former Green Bay Packer Max McGee, the first National League Football player to score a touchdown in a Super Bowl, died today. The police department in Deephaven, Minn., where McGee lived, confirmed McGee's death and said it would be issuing a statement soon providing details. Minneapolis television station KARE reported that McGee died late this afternoon following an accident at his home in Deephaven, which is 15 miles southwest of Minneapolis. Police were called to his home around 5:20 p.m. on a report of an unconscious man who had fallen off the roof, the station reported. Emergency crews arrived and performed CPR on McGee but their efforts were not successful and he was pronounced dead, the station said.
McGee played as a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers from 1954 to 1967. He helped his team capture two Super Bowl wins and five NFL championships. He scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history. Later, McGee became the color commentator for radio broadcasts of Packers football games. McGee also co-founded the popular restaurant chain “Chi-Chis.” McGee was 75 years old and is survived by his wife, Denise, four children and numerous grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
