Career
McCabe played in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Washington Redskins. He also played in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills, making the Sporting News" American Federation of Labor-Congress All-League team in 1960. He finished his playing career with the Bills in 1961, but he returned to the team in 1966 as Defensive Backfield Coach.
He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.