George McAfee

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George McAfee
Date of birth March 13, 1918
Place of birth Corbin, Kentucky
Position(s) Halfback
College Duke
NFL Draft 1940 / Round 1/ Pick 2
Honors NFL 1940s All-Decade Team
Retired #s Chicago Bears #5
Statistics
Team(s)
1940-1941,
1945-1950		 Chicago Bears
College Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1966

George Anderson McAfee (b. March 13, 1918, in Corbin, Kentucky) went to college at Duke University. He is a former American Football running back who played for the Chicago Bears (1940-1941, 1945-1950). During his time playing football, he scored 234 points, gained 5,313 combined net yards, intercepted 25 passes in eight seasons, held the record for punt return average at 12.78 yards, and was the NFL punt return champion. Among some of his feats, he returned a punt for 75 yards to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers during his first exhibition game with the Bears, and ran-back a kickoff for 93 yards and threw a touchdown pass to help the Bears win over their rival, the Green Bay Packers. He served in the Navy during World War II.

National Football League | NFL's 1940s All-Decade Team

Sammy Baugh | Sid Luckman | Bob Waterfield | Tony Canadeo | Bill Dudley | George McAfee | Charley Trippi | Steve Van Buren | Byron White | Pat Harder | Marion Motley | Bill Osmanski | Jim Benton | Jack Ferrante | Ken Kavanaugh | Dante Lavelli | Pete Pihos | Mac Speedie | Ed Sprinkle | Al Blozis | George Connor | Frank "Bucko" Kilroy | Buford "Baby" Ray | Vic Sears | Al Wistert | Bruno Banducci | Bill Edwards | Garrard "Buster" Ramsey | Bill Willis | Len Younce | Charley Brock | Clyde "Bulldog" Turner | Alex Wojciechowicz |


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