MacArthur Lane, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMacArthur Lane
American football player
Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1942
Place of Birth: Oakland, California, United States
Date of Death: 04-May-2019
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About MacArthur Lane
- MacArthur Lane (March 16, 1942 – May 4, 2019) was a professional football player, a running back in the National Football League for eleven seasons, from 1968 to 1978 for the St.
- Louis Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, and Kansas City Chiefs. Born and raised in Oakland, California, Lane graduated from its Fremont High School, where he was all-city.
- He worked for several years in a machine shop, then played his first season of college football at Merritt College and transferred to Utah State University in 1965.
- Known as "Truck" in Logan, Lane was a linebacker as a sophomore and moved to running back as a junior, and averaged 6.9 yards per carry for his final two seasons.Lane was the 13th overall selection of the 1968 NFL/AFL Draft, taken by the St.
- Louis Cardinals.
- He was a Pro Bowl selection in 1970 when he led the NFL in rushing touchdowns with eleven.
- After four seasons in St.
- Louis, Lane was traded to Green Bay in February 1972 for Donny Anderson.
- Teamed in the backfield with John Brockington, the Packers won the division and returned to the playoffs for the first time since 1967.
- Under new head coach Bart Starr in 1975, Lane was traded to Kansas City in July for a future draft pick.
- He played his final four seasons with the Chiefs, and during the 1976 season, Lane led the NFL in receptions with 66.
- He recorded 144 yards rushing on Oct 1, 1978 in a 13-28 loss to the Buffalo Bills at age 36 years 199 days, a record that still stands for the oldest player with 100+ yards rushing in an NFL game.Lane was inducted in the Utah State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.
- He died on May 4, 2019, aged 77.
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