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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1948-09-14)September 14, 1948 (age 76) Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Jefferson (Roanoke, VA) | ||||||||
| College: | Elon | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1970: 1st round, 16th pick | ||||||||
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Richard Eugene McGeorge (born September 14, 1948) is an American former professionalfootball player who was atight end for nine seasons with theGreen Bay Packers of theNational Football League (NFL).
After graduating from Jefferson High School inRoanoke, Virginia, McGeorge enrolled and played football at Elon College (nowElon University).[1] He was the first tight end selected in the 1970 NFL Draft. Other tight ends who would also go on to play in the NFL who were drafted after McGeorge in 1970 includeRaymond Chester,Rich Caster andStu Voigt.[2] While he did not start in any of the 14 games he played in his rookie season, he would go on to start 101 games for the Packers. He was the Packers' starting tight end in every 1971 game and in all Packers games between 1973 and 1978 but one. He caught 175 passes for 2,370 yards in his NFL career.[3] McGeorge had also started the first two games in 1972, but was lost for the season to a knee injury in the second regular season game, against theOakland Raiders. He was therefore unavailable to play for the Packers in their playoff loss against theWashington Redskins—the only time the Packers made the playoffs in McGeorge's years there.[4] McGeorge bounced back the next season, and was named the Packers' offensive player of the year in 1973.[1]
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1970 | GNB | 14 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 16 | 2 |
| 1971 | GNB | 14 | 14 | 27 | 463 | 17.1 | 50 | 4 |
| 1972 | GNB | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 23 | 2 |
| 1973 | GNB | 14 | 14 | 16 | 260 | 16.3 | 44 | 1 |
| 1974 | GNB | 14 | 14 | 30 | 440 | 14.7 | 51 | 0 |
| 1975 | GNB | 14 | 14 | 32 | 458 | 14.3 | 43 | 1 |
| 1976 | GNB | 14 | 14 | 24 | 278 | 11.6 | 28 | 1 |
| 1977 | GNB | 14 | 13 | 17 | 142 | 8.4 | 18 | 1 |
| 1978 | GNB | 16 | 16 | 23 | 247 | 10.7 | 25 | 1 |
| 116 | 101 | 175 | 2,370 | 13.5 | 51 | 13 | ||
McGeorge received his BA degree in Health and Physical Education from Elon in 1971. He and his wife Bonnie have two sons, Randy and Jason.[5]
McGeorge spent most of his post-NFL career as an assistant football coach and offensive coordinator. He was an assistant coach in three different pro football leagues: theNFL (with theMiami Dolphins), theUSFL (with theBirmingham Stallions andTampa Bay Bandits[5] and the XFL, where he was the offensive coordinator for theMemphis Maniax in the XFL's only season, 2001.[6] He worked underSteve Spurrier at bothDuke University and theUniversity of Florida, and was his offensive coordinator with the Bandits. In addition, he worked as an assistant coach atNorth Carolina Central University andShaw University. He was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 2012 for his college football career atElon University.[7]