FRED MCNEILLMcNeill, Frederick ArnoldHeight: 6-2 Weight: 229 Born: May 6, 1952 Durham, NC Died: November 3, 2015 CA High School: Baldwin Park (CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UCLA | Freshmen Team |
| 1971 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1972 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1973 | UCLA | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (17th overall) 1974 Minnesota Vikings; 1st round (9th overall) 1974 The Hawaiians |
| Relatives: Brother of Rod McNeill |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1974 MIN NFL | 54 | LB | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1975 MIN NFL | 54 | LB | 14 | 5 |
| 1976 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1976 MIN NFL | 54 | LLB | 13 | 1 |
| 1977 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1977 MIN NFL | 54 | RLB | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1978 MIN NFL | 54 | RLB | 16 | 15 |
| 1979 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1979 MIN NFL | 54 | RLB | 16 | 15 |
| 1980 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1980 MIN NFL | 54 | RLB | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1981 MIN NFL | 54 | ROLB | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1982 MIN NFL | 54 | ROLB | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1983 MIN NFL | 54 | ROLB | 16 | 15 |
| 1984 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1984 MIN NFL | 54 | ROLB-RLB | 13 | 13 |
| 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1985 MIN NFL | 54 | ROLB | 10 | 3 |
| 12 Years (NFL)12 Years NFL | 167 | 122 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/22/1974 | 1974 The Hawaiians (WFL)1974 HAW WFL |
| Draft | 1/29/1974 | 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1974 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 4/2/1974 | 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1974 MIN NFL |
| Free Agent | 2/1/1985 | 1984 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1984 MIN NFL |
| Released | 9/2/1985 | 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1985 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 9/12/1985 | 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1985 MIN NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/22/1985 | 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1985 MIN NFL |
| Free Agent | 2/1/1986 | 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1985 MIN NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1978 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1975 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1977 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1978 MIN NFL | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1981 MIN NFL | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1984 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 14 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1975 MIN NFL | 2.0 | |
| 1977 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1977 MIN NFL | 1.0 | |
| 1978 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1978 MIN NFL | 1.0 | |
| 1980 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1980 MIN NFL | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 1981 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1981 MIN NFL | 3.5 | 15.5 |
| 1983 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1983 MIN NFL | 0.5 | |
| 1984 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1984 MIN NFL | 1.0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1974 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1975 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1977 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1978 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 0 |
| 1979 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1979 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1980 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1981 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1984 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 0 |
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