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Warren McVea, Texas Football Trailblazer and Super Bowl Champion, Dies at 79
Warren McVea, the speedy running back who was the first Black player to receive a football scholarship to a major Texas school, died Saturday at 79 after a long illness at his home in Los Angeles, his daughter Tracey Ellis said. A San Antonio native, McVea starred at Brackenridge High—leading them to the 1962 state title and famously scoring six touchdowns in a 1962 bidistrict game—before becoming a two-time All‑American at the University of Houston. At Houston under coach Bill Yeoman he set a school record with 3,009 all‑purpose yards in 1966 and still holds the school mark for the longest touchdown reception after a 99‑yard catch in the first game played on artificial turf. McVea joined the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968, moved to the Kansas City Chiefs the following season and helped the Chiefs win their first Super Bowl (a 23‑7 victory over Minnesota), finishing his five NFL seasons with 2,552 all‑purpose yards and 13 touchdowns. Later in life he served prison time in the 1990s into 2000 on drug charges.



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