Mike McKeever was an American college football guard at the University of Southern California.
11 Facts About Mike McKeever
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Mike McKeever was named to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987.
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Mike McKeever was selected in the 13th round by the Los Angeles Rams, in the 1961 NFL draft.
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Mike McKeever was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the 30th round with the 240th overall pick of the 1961 AFL draft.
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Mike McKeever suffered extensive head injuries and was in a coma for 22 months before dying at age 27.
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At the time of his death, Mike McKeever was training for the hammer throw, hoping to make the US Olympic Team.
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Mike McKeever's interment was in Culver City's Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Daughter Teri Mike McKeever attended USC and competed for the USC swim team.
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Mike McKeever went on to become the head coach of the University of California and in 2004 became the first female coach of the US Olympic swimming team.
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Mike McKeever's sons became football players and in 1984 were named winners of scholar-athlete awards of the San Diego chapter of the National Football Foundation.
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Son Barry Mike McKeever played football for Stanford University and gained national recognition in 1987 for his public refusal to have his urine tested for drugs on the basis that this act was a violation of his constitutional rights.