McVea performed for the Houston Cougars, then went on to play within the NFL.
LOS ANGELES — Warren McVea, the speedy operating again who was the primary Black participant to obtain a soccer scholarship to a serious Texas faculty and later helped Kansas Metropolis win its first Tremendous Bowl title, died Sunday after an extended sickness. He was 79.
McVea’s daughter, Tracey Ellis, stated he died at residence in Los Angeles surrounded by relations.
From San Antonio, McVea starred on the College of Houston earlier than becoming a member of the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968 within the American Soccer League.
McVea moved to Kansas Metropolis the next season, with the Chiefs occurring to beat Minnesota 23-7 within the Tremendous Bowl. He had 12 carries for 26 yards towards the Vikings. In 5 NFL seasons, he had 2,552 all-purpose yards and 13 touchdowns.
Underneath coach Invoice Yeoman at Houston, McVea — known as “Wondrous Warren” — had a school-record 3,009 all-purpose yards in 1966. Within the first soccer recreation performed on synthetic turf, he had a 99-yard scoring catch towards Washington State.
In highschool in San Antonio, McVea led Brackenridge to a state title as a junior in 1962. He additionally starred in monitor and subject as a sprinter.
McVea served time in jail within the Nineties into 2000 on drug prices.
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