Max McGee, entrepreneur and former Green Bay Packer, passed away after a accident at his home this past weekend.
Max McGee was an unexpected hero of the first Super Bowl (although at that time it wasn’t yet dubbed the Super Bowl). He was a back-up player who had no expectations of playing. The story he told was that he spent most of the night before the game partying with old friends in New Orleans. But play he did, catching a pass from Bart Starr to score the first touchdown ever in Super Bowl game.
Max was a successful entrepreneur and angel investor. He was one of the founding investors in the company that created the Chi Chi’s chain of Mexican restaurants. He was also a generous philanthropist. He and his wife created the Max McGee National Research Center for Juvenile Diabetes to help raise money for diabetes research.
Rest in peace, Max.
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