Mardye McDole

[knock him out john]

we lost a great one....#88 one of the greatest receivers to wear the maroon and white. Very sad.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Merde

One of my favorite players when I was young…

 

[Bulldog Bruce]

That is very sad. I hung with Mardye a few times while at MSU and he was always very nice to me even before I became a name at State. I remember the Buick Riviera he bought with his signing bonus. Truly a gentleman and great guy.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

we lost a great one....#88 one of the greatest receivers to wear the maroon and white. Very sad.

He was one of the great ones.

 

[Shmuley]

I was at Memorial when he caught that 60 yarder from Bond against LUS to break their back. McDole, Young, Haddix, Bond, et al. Great memories.

 

[DawgInThe256]

Wasn't he responsible for Emory Bellard tweaking the wishbone to the "flexbone"?

 

[thatsbaseball]

Damn. Great memories of him as a player and person. R.I.P. Bulldog.

 

[patdog]

Wasn't he responsible for Emory Bellard tweaking the wishbone to the "flexbone"?

Yes. Bellards's quote was, "we might not can throw it to him, but we can damn sure hand it off to him."

 

[Dawg1976]

For years my golf buddies would call me McDole because I was a State fan and my first name rhymed with his first name. Always when I hit a good shot. Kind of silly but it was a compliment as it equated to doing something good like MM.

May he RIP.

 

[knock him out john]

Wasn't he responsible for Emory Bellard tweaking the wishbone to the "flexbone"?

called it the wingbone

 

[Maroon Eagle]

For years my golf buddies would call me McDole because I was a State fan and my first name rhymed with his first name. Always when I hit a good shot. Kind of silly but it was a compliment as it equated to doing something good like MM.

May he RIP.

Who knew HARDY posted here? **

 

[Shmuley]

Who knew HARDY posted here? **

I was gonna guess “Sharty.”

 

[LexSCDOG]

we lost a great one....#88 one of the greatest receivers to wear the maroon and white. Very sad.

Great guy, always nice to fans. Man loved to watch him play, praying for family. Young probably 64/65

 

[TaleofTwoDogs]

The sad news keeps coming for Dear Ole State. RIP Mardye.

 

[tbaydog]

I was at Memorial when he caught that 60 yarder from Bond against LUS to break their back. McDole, Young, Haddix, Bond, et al. Great memories.

and David Ellis

 

[josebrown]

My favorite player growing up. I’ve still got a letter he wrote me in response to me writing him one first. Was not necessary and most prob wouldn’t have even thought about it. Getting a letter from a Miss. State football player as a little kid, then being my favorite player, just made my childhood! Sorry to hear this…RIP 88!

 

[MaxwellSmart]

I can still hear Jack calling "Marler to McDole."

 

[Dawg1976]

Who knew HARDY posted here? *

I was gonna guess “Sharty.”

Close. Farty.

 

[Del B Vista]

He was a little before my time at State, I remember seeing his picture on the wall at the Pizza Hut there. RIP, Legend.

 

[Cantdoitsal]

Damn. I'm figuring he was about my age (60). Anybody know what happened?

 

[knock him out john]

Damn. I'm figuring he was about my age (60). Anybody know what happened?

63. Parkinsons

 

[$altyDawg]

The 1980 Bulldogs is my favorite MSU team in any sport. RIP 88