Bob McKay, a Texas Longhorns football legend and former NFL offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots, dies at age 78. Multiple outlets report his death on Thursday.
McKay played in the NFL for nine years, according to Newsweek. He is also noted as the first member of Texas’s 1969 championship team to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The reports highlight both his college prominence with the Longhorns and his professional career spanning the Browns and Patriots. While coverage focuses on his football achievements, the outlets do not provide further details in the excerpts about the cause of death or specific circumstances surrounding his passing.