Gerry Mullins

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Gerry Mullins
No. 72
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1949-08-14) August 14, 1949 (age 74)
Fullerton, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Anaheim (Anaheim, California)
College:USC
NFL draft:1971 / Round: 4 / Pick: 86
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:124
Games started:87
Fumble recoveries:7
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:10
Receiving touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Gerry Blaine Mullins (born August 14, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for nine seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans.

High school and college

Gerry Blaine Mullins was raised in Anaheim, California where he began his football career at Fremont Junior High School, and was mentored at Anaheim High School by head football coach Clare Van Hoorebeke (1950–1972). Playing tight end, defensive end, and fullback, Mullins was a senior captain for the Colonists and was a teammate and classmate of Jim Fassel, one of the team's quarterbacks. After graduating, Mullins played for coach John McKay, at the University of Southern California along with O. J. Simpson.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Mullins mostly played right offensive guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers for his entire professional career (1971–1979), next to centers Ray Mansfield (1971–1975) and Mike Webster (1976–1979). Known as "Moon," Mullins was drafted in the fourth round of the 1971 NFL Draft and went on to win four Super Bowls with the Steelers (Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, and XIV). He can be remembered for a play in Super Bowl IX when he pulled on a sweep leaving an uncontested path for Franco Harris to trot in the end zone. Mullins also recovered an onside kick in Super Bowl X and recovered a fumble for a touchdown during the 1972 AFC Championship Game against the Miami Dolphins. Mullins retired after Super Bowl XIV.

Along with other players for the Steelers, Mullins also had a brief film career with a cameo appearance in The Rocky Bleier Story for MTM Enterprises.

Post-football

Mullins currently resides in Pittsburgh and is in the recycling business.