George McAfee

George Anderson McAfee (b. March 13, 1918, in Corbin, Kentucky) went to college at Duke. 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 15 yards to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 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.