Bennie McRae
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| Position: | Halfback, cornerback | ||||
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| Date of birth: | December 8, 1939 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Aberdeen, North Carolina | ||||
| Date of death: | November 22, 2012 (aged 72) | ||||
| Place of death: | Columbia, Maryland | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Collis P. Huntington High School (Newport News, VA) | ||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 1962 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21 | ||||
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| Games played: | 133 |
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| Interceptions: | 27 |
Benjamin Prince "Bennie" McRae (December 8, 1939 - November 22, 2012) is a former American football player. A native of Newport News, Virginia, McRae played college football as a halfback at the University of Michigan from 1959 to 1961 and professional football, principally as a cornerback, for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears (1962-1970) and New York Giants (1971).
McRae was born in Aberdeen, North Carolina, in 1939. He attended Collis P. Huntington High School in Newport News, Virginia.
McRae enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1958 and played college football at the halfback position for head coach Bump Elliott's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1959 to 1961. In November 1961, McRae demonstrated his versatility, scoring three touchdowns—on a five-yard run, a 15-yard reception, and a 34-yard interception return—in a 28-14 victory over Duke. In three years at Michigan, he rushed for 1,037 yards on 231 carries for an average of 4.5 yards per carry. He also had 411 receiving yards, 465 yards on 24 kickoff returns and 171 yards on 29 punt returns.
McRae was also a star track athlete at Michigan, competing in both the high and low hurdles. He won four Big Ten Conference hurdle championships and was ranked as one of the top 10 hurdlers in the world in 1961 by Track and Field News. He was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 2002.
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