Don McCall was the Saints' 5th-round pick in 1967. He rode the bench for much of his rookie year, as veterans Jim Taylor and Ernie Wheelwright (at the end of their careers, but still bigger names than Don McCall) got the most playing time in the backfield.
McCall started 13 games in 1968 and led the Saints with 637 yards, a big improvement over Taylor's team-leading 390 yards in 1967.
In 1969, running back Andy Livingston was acquired from the Bears before training camp started, making McCall expendable. Don was traded to the Steelers just before the start of the season. He played in 13 games for Pittsburgh, starting none.
Waived in the summer of 1970, he was picked up by the Saints in mid-December, and played 2 games at the end of the season.
He was later employed by the Chargers (1971) and Bills (1972) but saw no action with either of them.
He also played for the WFL's Southern California Sun (1974) and San Antonio Wings (1975).
Teams: Saints (1967-68, 1970), Steelers (1969), Chargers (1971), Bills (1972), WFL (1974-75).
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