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| Position | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born | (1938-12-01)December 1, 1938 Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | August 16, 2019(2019-08-16) (aged 80) Montrose, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Elizabeth City (Elizabeth City, North Carolina) | ||||||||
| College | Duke | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1960: 2nd round, 14th overall pick | ||||||||
| AFL draft | 1960: 1st round | ||||||||
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| Regular season | 40–55–4 (.424) | ||||||||
Michael Burnette McGee (December 1, 1938 – August 16, 2019) was an American professionalfootball player who was anoffensive guard in theNational Football League (NFL) who later became a successfulcollege football coach and college athletics administrator. He was anAll-American atDuke University and in 1959 won theOutland Trophy, given to the nation's best interior lineman. After playing for theSt. Louis Cardinals from 1960 to 1962, he returned as an assistant coach to Duke, and then at theUniversity of Minnesota and theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison, before becoming head coach atEast Carolina University (1970) and Duke (1971–1978). At East Carolina, he compiled a 3–8 record, and at Duke he compiled a 37–47–4 record. His overall record as a head coach was 40–55–4. His best seasons came in 1971 and 1974, when he went 6–5. He later became athletic director at theUniversity of Cincinnati (1980–1984), theUniversity of Southern California (1984–1993), and theUniversity of South Carolina (1993–2005). McGee was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1990. He died in 2019 at the age of 80.[1]
McGee's years at theUniversity of South Carolina were arguably his most successful. The university did not previously have a significant history of success. Before McGee's arrival, the Gamecocks had won no national championships.
McGee's goal was to build a foundation to foster athletic success for years to come. Upon his retirement, his accomplishments at the University of South Carolina included:
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| East Carolina Pirates(Southern Conference)(1970) | |||||||||
| 1970 | East Carolina | 3–8 | 2–2 | 4th | |||||
| East Carolina: | 3–8 | 2–2 | |||||||
| Duke Blue Devils(Atlantic Coast Conference)(1971–1978) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Duke | 6–5 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1972 | Duke | 5–6 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1973 | Duke | 2–8–1 | 1–4–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1974 | Duke | 6–5 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1975 | Duke | 4–5–2 | 3–0–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1976 | Duke | 5–5–1 | 2–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1977 | Duke | 5–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1978 | Duke | 4–7 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| Duke: | 37–47–4 | 17–25–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 40–55–4 | ||||||||
