Johnny “Blood” McNally:
He played on four Packer championship teams in seven seasons.
He took the name “Blood” from the movie marquee of a popular Rudolf Valentino picture of the era, “Blood and Sand.”
In 1929, “Blood” signed on with the Green Bay Packers. In addition to scoring 224 points as a Packer, he also became known for his antics:
• Jumped across a narrow ledge six stories from the ground to gain access to a Los Angeles hotel room.
• Fled a towel fight with Lavvie Dilweg by climbing on top of a fast-moving train and crawling across car tops until he reached the engine.
• Played almost an entire game with a collapsed kidney.
• Pushed rookie Don Hutson to the limit in a 100-yard dash at age 33.
• Was rescued by teammates while he was hanging on a ship’s stern flagpole on a Packer trip to Hawaii.
• Blew the top off a testing machine in a test for lung capacity.
• Danced, cart-wheeled and delighted a New York night club audience for over an hour.
• Once ran 50 yards for a touchdown on a lateral and when QB Red Dunn called the same play later in the game, “Blood” simply smiled and lateraled the ball back to Dunn.