Mark Mullaney

Mark Alan Mullaney is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round of the 1975 NFL draft. Mullaney attended Colorado State [Rams football|Colorado State] where he played on both offensive line and defensive line. He played in 12 NFL seasons from 1975 to 1987 for the Vikings and is 9th on the Vikings all-time sack list with 45½ sacks. Mullaney also had 597 tackles and 13 forced fumbles
Mullaney also holds a place in NFL history as the first NFL Player to wear a helmet shield visor on his face mask, after suffering an eye injury in 1984. In 1986 Mullaney switched to a dark tinted shield, the first player to wear this as well. Dennis Ryan, the Vikings long time equipment manager, helped Mullaney create the shield.