Tom Mack

Tom Mack (born in 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio) played left guard for the Los Angeles Rams, spending all 13-years with them from 1966 through 1978.

He had a perfect game attendance, with 184-game tenure, a streak only beaten Merlin Olsen and the legendary Jack Youngblood. While Mack was on the Rams they compiled an impressive record, with winning seasons 12 out of the 13. During this span, the Rams enjoyed a .720 winning percentage with a won-lost-tie record of 129-48-7. They won their division eight times and made it to four NFC championship games.

Mack was 6-3, 250 pounds and was selected to 11 Pro Bowls, his first coming after his season in 1967. Me missed only one Pro Bowl invitation in 1976. Tom Mack’s 11 invitations earned him a third-place tie with Bob Lilly and Ken Houston with the most appearances. Mack was also all-pro or All-NFC nine times in a ten-year span from 1969 through 1978. He only missed All-NFC in 1976, when he also failed to make the Pro Bowl.

Mack was the No. 1 pick of the Rams in the 1966 NFL Draft, second overall, from the University of Michigan and was one of only two rookies to not receive the axe in George Allen’s tough veteran-dominated squad. When starter Don Chuy was injured during the 5th game of the season, Mack moved in. He was back as the starter for 3 games after that, lost the start to Ted Karras briefly, only to reclaim the position and play it for the next 12 years.

He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999.