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Bennie McRae
American football player (1939–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benjamin Prince McRae (December 8, 1939 – November 22, 2012) was an American football cornerback who played for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Chicago Bears. He played college football as a halfback for the Michigan Wolverines from 1959 to 1961 and was selected by the Bears in the second round of the 1962 NFL draft.
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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Born: | (1939-12-08)December 8, 1939 Aberdeen, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
Died: | November 22, 2012(2012-11-22) (aged 72) Columbia, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Huntington (Newport News, Virginia) | ||||||||
College: | Michigan (1959–1961) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1962 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21 | ||||||||
AFL draft: | 1962 / Round: 8 / Pick: 62 | ||||||||
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