George McAfee
George Anderson McAfee
Born: March 13, 1918
Corbin, KY USA
Deceased: March 4, 2009
Snellville, NC
Position: HB-DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 178
College: Duke
High School: Ironton (OH)
Career: 1940-1950
Drafted: 1940 in Round 1, #2 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966
George McAfee played from 1940 to 1950 during his career with the Chicago Bears. McAfee ran for 1,685 yards in his career on 341 attempts, scoring 21 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 85 passes for 1,359 yards and 11 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 50 | 4.5 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 90.9 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 121.5 |
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 56.3 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 22 | 6 | 27.3 | 94 | 4.3 | 3 | 13.6 | 1 | 4.5 | 44 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 47 | 253 | 5.4 | 0 | 2 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 65 | 474 | 7.3 | 70 | 5 |
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 16 | 139 | 8.7 | 38 | 3 |
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 63 | 209 | 3.3 | 39 | 3 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 92 | 392 | 4.3 | 23 | 5 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 42 | 161 | 3.8 | 23 | 3 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 341 | 1685 | 4.9 | 70 | 21 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7 | 117 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7 | 144 | 20.6 | 39 | 3 |
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 65 | 1 |
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 10 | 137 | 13.7 | 25 | 3 |
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 32 | 492 | 15.4 | 53 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 17 | 227 | 13.4 | 50 | 2 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 9 | 157 | 17.4 | 52 | 1 |
| Totals | 85 | 1359 | 16.0 | 65 | 11 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 22 | 851 | 38.7 | 79 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 12 | 430 | 35.8 | 55 |
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 33 |
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 40 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 |
| Totals | 39 | 1432 | 36.7 | 79 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 158 | 31.6 | 74 | 1 |
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 18 | 261 | 14.5 | 35 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 30 | 417 | 13.9 | 60 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 24 | 279 | 11.6 | 33 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 33 | 284 | 8.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 112 | 1431 | 12.8 | 74 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7 | 223 | 31.9 | 97 | 1 |
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 46 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 488 | 27.1 | 97 | 2 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 43 | 1 |
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 25 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 54 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 350 | 14.0 | 54 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Totals | 21 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 8 |
| 1941 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 2 |
| 1945 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 8 |
| 1949 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 6 |
| 1950 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1940s Team
Honors
1940 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1941 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1941 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1941 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1941 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
1941 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1941 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1948 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
