{"id":192012,"date":"2021-03-02T07:33:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T04:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/john-mendenhall-former-giants-tackle-dead-at-72\/"},"modified":"2021-03-02T07:33:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T04:33:49","slug":"john-mendenhall-former-giants-tackle-dead-at-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/john-mendenhall-former-giants-tackle-dead-at-72\/","title":{"rendered":"#John Mendenhall, former Giants tackle, dead at 72"},"content":{"rendered":"

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John Mendenhall, a defensive tackle with the Giants from 1972-79, died Friday after a lengthy illness, according to the team.<\/a> Mendenhall\u2019s family announced the news<\/a> Monday. He was 72.<\/p>\n

Mendenhall, a Cullen, La., native, was a third-round draft pick by the Giants in 1972 out of Grambling. He started all 14 game<\/a>s that season and was selected to the NFL\u2019s All-Rookie team. Big Blue finished 8-6, marking the only time he played on a winning team with the Giants during his seven seasons. Mendenhall also played one season with the Lions in 1980. He app<\/a>eared in 116 games, with 110 starts during his NFL career.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe helped break me into the league,\u201d George Martin, who was Mendenhall\u2019s teammate for five years, told the Giants official website. \u201cIn very definitive terms, he had a profound impact on me and many others [with] the way he played the game.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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