George McAfee

George McAfee

McAfee with the Bears
No. 5
Position:	Halfback Defensive back Return specialist
Personal information
Born:	(1918-03-13)March 13, 1918 Corbin, Kentucky, U.S.
Died:	March 4, 2009(2009-03-04) (aged 90) Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school:	Ironton (Ironton, Ohio)
College:	Duke (1937–1939)
NFL draft:	1940 / round: 1 / pick: 2
Career history
Chicago Bears (1940–1941; 1945–1950)
Career highlights and awards
3× NFL champion (1940, 1941, 1946) First-team All-Pro (1941) Pro Bowl (1941) NFL punt return yards leader (1948) NFL 1940s All-Decade Team Chicago Bears No. 5 retired 100 greatest Bears of All-Time Second-team All-American (1939) First-team All-Southern (1939)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 1,685 Rushing touchdowns: 21 Receptions: 85 Receiving yards: 1,359 Receiving touchdowns: 11 Return yards: 1,919 Return touchdowns: 4 Interceptions: 25 Military career Allegiance  United States Service / branch  United States Navy Years of service 1943–1945 Battles / wars World War II Stats at Pro Football Reference
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

George Anderson McAfee (March 13, 1918 – March 4, 2009) was an American professional football halfback, defensive back and return specialist who played for the Chicago Bears from 1940 to 1941 and 1945 to 1950 in the National Football League (NFL). As an undergraduate at Duke University, McAfee starred in baseball and track and field as well as college football. McAfee was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As of 2018, he still holds the NFL record for punt return average in a career.^[1]