Wes McAfee
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No. 40 | |||||
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Position: | Halfback | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | North Corbin, Kentucky, U.S. | October 20, 1919||||
Died: | January 26, 1984 Durham, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 64)||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Ironton (OH) | ||||
College: | Duke | ||||
NFL draft: | 1941 / Round: 16 / Pick: 142 | ||||
Career history | |||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Wesley Taylor McAfee (October 20, 1919 – January 26, 1984) was an American football halfback. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) in 1941. With the Eagles, he appeared in eight games, and carried nine times for six yards, caught three passes for 30 yards and a touchdown, completed a four-yard pass, kicked two extra points, punted once for 32 yards, returned three punts for 21 yards, and returned two kickoffs for 64 yards.[1]
McAfee played college football for the Duke Blue Devils football team alongside his older brother, future Pro Football Hall of Fame halfback George McAfee.[2][3] After college, Wes McAfee was drafted in the 16th round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
References
- ^ "Wes McAfee Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ Stoff, Jerry (October 29, 1939). "Wesley McAfee, Mayberry Shine in Tight Game". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 3. Retrieved February 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "With Brilliant George Gone, Wes McAfee Shines At Duke". The Daily Mail. Hagerstown, Maryland. October 21, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved February 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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