Here, McCann also worked in public relations, including for the committee for the celebration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's birthday and for boxing manager Mike Jacobs.
[5] On September 14, 1946, McCann became the publicity director for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL).
[8] The Redskins also fought against racial integration, not signing their first black player until 1962 and only then under pressure from the federal government, which threatened to block the use of D.C. Stadium, which they owned.
[9] On April 3, 1962, McCann was selected over two other finalists, Bud Erickson and Bill Edwards, to become the Pro Football Hall of Fame's first director.
[10] He supervised construction of the Hall, the collection of football memorabilia, and the election of the first seventeen charter members.