Rich McGeorge
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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| Born: | September 14, 1948 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 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16 | ||||||
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Richard Eugene McGeorge (born September 14, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for nine seasons with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).
Playing career
After graduating from Jefferson High School in
Washington 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]
NFL career statistics
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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 | ||
Personal life
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]
Post-playing career
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: the
USFL (with the Tampa Bay Bandits[5] and the XFL, where he was the offensive coordinator for the Memphis Maniax in the XFL's only season, 2001.[6] He worked under Steve Spurrier at both Duke University and the University of Florida, and was his offensive coordinator with the Bandits. In addition, he worked as an assistant coach at North Carolina Central University and Shaw University. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012 for his college football career at Elon University.[7]
References
- ^ a b Doug Doughty, "Hometown hero McGeorge gets a second chance", The Roanoke Times, December 17, 2012. http://ww2.roanoke.com/sports/college/wb/318020/ . Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ "1970 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "Rich McGeorge Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Pete Dougherty, "Pete Dougherty column: Injuries hurt, but few players are irreplaceable", Green Bay Press-Gazette, December 4, 2009.
- ^ a b Duke Sports Information, "Rich McGeorge Added To Blue Devil Football Staff", January 12, 2002. Available online: http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=142508 . Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ^ Orlando Sentinel, "Memphis Maniax", February 2, 2001. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2001-02-02/features/0102010052_1_alvin-harper-rashaan-salaam-potts . Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ J. P. Giglio, "Elon great Rich McGeorge finally honored", News and Observer, June 11, 2012. http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/06/11/2129918/health-honors-for-rich-mcgeorge.html . Retrieved February 14, 2015.