Johnny "Blood" McNally

John McNally
No. 57, 24, 20, 14, 35, 26, 55, 15
Position:	Halfback
Personal information
Born:	November 27, 1903; New Richmond, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died:	November 28, 1985 (aged 82); Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
College:	Saint John's (MN); Notre Dame
Career history
As a player:
	Milwaukee Badgers (1925–1926); Duluth Eskimos (1926–1927); Pottsville Maroons (1928); Green Bay Packers (1929–1933); Pittsburgh Pirates (1934); Green Bay Packers (1935–1936); Pittsburgh Pirates (1937–1938); Buffalo Tigers (1941);
As a coach:
	Pittsburgh Pirates (1937–1939); Kenosha Cardinals (1940–1941); Saint John's (MN) (1950–1952);
Career highlights and awards
	4× NFL champion (1929, 1930, 1931, 1936); NFL receiving touchdowns co-leader (1933); NFL 1930s All-Decade Team; Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame (1970); Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor;
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	U.S. Army Air Corps
Years of service	1941–1945
Battles/wars	World War II; India Theater
	Player stats at PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame

John Victor McNally (November 27, 1903 – November 28, 1985), nicknamed "Johnny Blood", was an American football player and coach. McNally was named a member of the NFL 1930s All-Decade Team and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1963, as one of the Hall of Fame's 17 charter members. McNally played for six different teams between 1925 and 1941, with his longest tenure being with the Green Bay Packers, first from 1929–33 and then from 1935–36. McNally served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. Following the war he attempted to return to football in 1945, but an injury ended his playing career.

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