Duncan McColl (born c. 1955) is an Presbyterian Church USA pastor and former professional football player who played for the Washington Redskins.[1][2][3]
McColl was selected by the Redskins as their first pick in the 1977 draft,[4] moved to the reserve list in September 1977,[5] and waived in August 1978.[6]
McColl played college football for Stanford University, following in the footsteps of his father, Dr. William Frazer McColl, Jr. (1930-2023); they are "the only father-son All-American football combination in Stanford history".[7][8] His brother Milt McColl also played, as did nephew Daniel McColl.[9][10] His daughter Meredith and son Will both played water polo at Stanford.[11]
Having studied Business Management at UCLA, he and his wife Emily, both enrolled at Princeton Theological Seminary following the death of a infant son. Both graduated and were ordained on June 30, 1996 [12] and both have served congregations in the San Diego Presbytery. As of August 2018, he is the pastor at Mira Mesa Presbyterian Church in San Diego.[13] McColl spent a couple of years of his childhood with his family in Korea, as his father served with the UPCUSA as a Medical Missionary, an orthopedic surgeonat a Leprosy Hospital, following his NFL Career.