Bennie McRae
Benjamin Prince McRae
Born: December 8, 1939
Pinehurst, NC USA
Deceased: November 22, 2012
Columbia, MD
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
College: Michigan
High School: Huntington (Newport News, VA)
Career: 1962-1971
Drafted: 1962 in Round 2, #21 overall by the Chicago Bears
Drafted: 1962 in Round 8, #62 overall (AFL) by the Boston Patriots
Bennie McRae played from 1962 to 1971 during his career with the Chicago Bears and New York Giants. McRae intercepted 27 passes for 485 yards in his career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 44 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 116 | 29.0 | 89 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 53 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 34 | 2 |
| 1968 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 22 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 485 | 18.0 | 89 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1967 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 13 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | New York Giants | 8 | 0 |
Honors
1965 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1965 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
