Benjamin McGee Jr. (born January 26, 1939) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
player and coach. He played professionally as a
defensive end
Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football.
This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formation (American football), formations over the years have substantially ...
for nine seasons in the
National Football League
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(NFL) with the
Pittsburgh Steelers
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. He played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at
Jackson State University
Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a public historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi in terms of studen ...
. McGee served as head football coach at the
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is a public historically black university in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Founded in 1873, it is the second oldest public college or university in the state of Arkansas. UAPB is part of the University of ...
for four seasons, from 1980 to 1983, compiling a record of 17–22–4.
Head coaching record
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1939 births
Living people
American football defensive ends
American football defensive tackles
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football coaches
Jackson State Tigers football coaches
Jackson State Tigers football players
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football coaches
Pittsburgh Steelers players
Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players
Sportspeople from Starkville, Mississippi
Coaches of American football from Mississippi
Players of American football from Mississippi
African-American coaches of American football
African-American players of American football
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American sportspeople
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