Bears Hall of Famer George McAfee dies

George Anderson McAfee died yesterday at the age of 90. He was with the Bears eight seasons, playing on three championship teams  (1940, 1941, 1946). 

The second player picked overall in the 1940 draft, McAfee played halfback, defensive back, and returned kicks and punts. He was one of the most dangerous offensive weapons of the day, considered a threat to score every time he touched the ball. He was also the most dangerous kick returner of his era. As a defender he recorded 25 interceptions, none perhaps more famous than the 35-yard interception return for a touchdown he scored in the 73-0 rout over the Washington Redskins in the 1940 NFL Championship Game.

His playing career was relatively short at just eight years, interrupted by his service in World War II. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.