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Warren McVie, former NFL The Super Bowl-winning running back and Texas football pioneer has died, his family said Sunday. He was 79.
Tracey Ellis, McVea's daughter, said her father died at home in Los Angeles surrounded by family members after a long battle with illness.
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Kansas City Chiefs running back Warren McVie (6) in action during the 1970 season. (Malcolm Emmons/USA TODAY Sports)
McVie was a standout running back and the first black player to receive a football scholarship to a major football team. Texas school. He was a star player at Brackenridge High School in San Antonio, leading the school to the state championship in 1962.
He attended the University of Houston, where he played under head coach Bill Yeoman. In 1966, he set a school record with 3,009 all-purpose yards. In the first football game played on artificial turf, he caught a 99-yard touchdown.
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Warren McVie (6), running back for the Kansas City Chiefs, is stopped on a run by Dallas Cowboy Leroy Jordan (55) in the first quarter in Dallas, September 5, 1970. (AP Photo/Fred Kaufman, File)
“Warren “Wonderful Warren” McVie passed away peacefully on Sunday,” the school said in a statement on X. “A trailblazer in collegiate athletics. The Eternal Puma.”
McVie turned professional in 1968 and was selected in the fourth round of the 1968 draft by the Cincinnati Bengals of the American Football League. He played one season for the Bengals before joining the team. Kansas City Chiefs.
He was part of the Chiefs' Super Bowl winning team in 1969. He played with Hall of Famer Len Dawson and shared carries with Mike Garrett and Robert Holmes.
Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Len Dawson (16) hits the ball to Warren McVea (6) as Minnesota Vikings defensive end Carl Eller (81) chases him in Super Bowl IV at Tulane Stadium on January 11, 1970. (Malcolm Emmons/USA TODAY Sports)
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McVea played four seasons with the Chiefs and rushed for 1,053 yards and 10 touchdowns in 44 games with Kansas City.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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