Mackbee was born in Brookhaven, Mississippi and served as an airman in the United States Air Force.
Mackbee was a starting cornerback on the Vikings’ Purple People Eaters defense and made 15 interceptions in his career.
[1] He started in Super Bowl IV but was injured while unsuccessfully attempting a tackle on a play that resulted in Otis Taylor running down the sidelines for a 46-yard touchdown to close out the scoring with 82 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
On October 16, 2009, his condition deteriorated, and his family rallied to fulfill his last wish of returning him to his roots in Vallejo, California.
[5] Ten days after donations allowed his family to charter a plane to fly him back to Vallejo, Mackbee died on November 9, 2009.