George McAfee

• Chicago Bears (1940, 1941, 1945-1950 )

George Anderson McAfee (nickname: " One Play"; born March 13, 1918 in Corbin, Kentucky, USA, † March 4, 2009 in Durham, North Carolina ) was an American football player. He played in the National Football League ( NFL) for the Chicago Bears.

Playing career

College career

George McAfee visited in Ironton, Ohio high school. After leaving school he studied from 1937 to 1939 at Duke University, where he played primarily on the position of a Halfback Football. 1937 and 1939 he won with his team the Conference Championship. In 1938 he moved with a team in the Rose Bowl. There, however, they lost to the University of Southern California with 7:3. McAfee, the next American football also played baseball and track and field operation, in 1939 elected to the All- American.

Professional career

McAfee was drafted in 1940 by the Chicago Bears in the first round in second place. Coach of the team was George Halas, who had succeeded in many all-star players like Dan Fortmann and Joe Stydahar to bind to the team. Even in his rookie year, McAfee has been with the team NFL champions. They won the final against the Washington Redskins with 73:0. McAfee, which was also used in the Defense, caught an interception and was able to carry the ball for a touchdown in the opponent's end zone. In 1941, McAfee was able to win his second championship. In the NFL playoff the New York Giants were defeated with 37:9 and McAfee was time score a touchdown with a run.

Due to the Second World War, the Career McAfee received a clear elbow. He had from 1942 to 1945 his military service with the U.S. Navy could not afford and therefore play for the Bears. Only in the course of the season 1945 McAfee could intervene in the game again. Due to a heel injury he got to put his skills to the test in the 1946 season only a little way. 24:14 For the Bears playoff victory against the Giants, he could do little. 1950 ended his career McAfee.

McAfee was not only a dangerous halfback. He was able to convince as a player in the defense. So he managed to intercept 25 passes and thus achieve two touchdowns. The Bears also placed him again and again as a punt returner. His case scored career - run average of 12.8 yards was for many years the NFL record.

Honors

George McAfee once played in the Pro Bowl, the final game of the best players of the season. He was elected three times to the All- Pro. McAfee is a member of the NFL 1940s All- Decade Team in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the Duke Sports Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. His shirt number is no longer assigned by the Bears.

After NFL Career

George McAfee Following his playing career in the oil business. He was married and is buried in the Saint Stephens Episcopal Church Memorial Gardens in Durham.