Don McCauley

Don McCauley

Don McCauley in 1972
No. 23
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1949-05-12) May 12, 1949 (age 75) Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:	Garden City (Garden City, New York)
College:	North Carolina
NFL draft:	1971 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22
Career history
Baltimore Colts (1971–1981)
Career highlights and awards
2× ACC Player of the Year (1969, 1970) Consensus All-America (1970) North Carolina Tar Heels Jersey No. 23 honored
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts: 770 Rushing yards: 2,627 Rushing TDs: 40 Receptions: 333 Receiving yards: 3,026 Receiving TDs: 17
Player stats at PFR
College Football Hall of Fame

Donald Frederick McCauley Jr. (born May 12, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tarheels from 1968 to 1970, during which time he was twice recognized as the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) player of the year. He was also consensus All-American in 1970 and finished ninth in voting for the Heisman Trophy.

Selected in the first round of the 1971 NFL draft by the Colts with a pick forfeited by the Miami Dolphins for tampering, McCauley went on to have an 11-year NFL career with the Colts.

In 2001, McCauley was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.