About Jim Mutscheller
James "Bucky" Mutscheller (March 31, 1930 – April 10, 2015) was an American professional football player who played tight end and split end for nine seasons with the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Among the most effective if not underrated pass catchers-run blockers of his era, Mutscheller was a starter for the legendary 1958-59 Colts teams that captured the first two NFL championships in franchise history. He led the league in touchdown receptions (eight) in the 1957 season, which marked the only Pro Bowl selection of his career. == Early life == Mutscheller was born on March 31, 1930, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. He played football, basketball and baseball at Beaver Falls High School. In the first football game of the 1947 season, Mutscheller had a 49-yard touchdown reception and 77-yard touchdown run in a game against Erie East High School, played before 7,000 spectators. Mutscheller was commonly known as "Bucky" from the time he was in high school. In 1976, he was inducted into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame. == College career == Mutscheller played three seasons of football at University of Notre Dame under coach College Football Hall of Fame head coach Frank Leahy from 1949 to 1951.
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