15 Facts About Bennie McRae

Benjamin Prince McRae was an American football cornerback who played for 10 seasons in the National Football League, primarily with the Chicago Bears.

Bennie McRae 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.

Bennie McRae attended Collis P Huntington High School in Newport News, Virginia.

Bennie 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.

Bennie McRae had 411 receiving yards, 465 yards on 24 kickoff returns and 171 yards on 29 punt returns.

Bennie McRae was a star track athlete at Michigan, competing in both the high and low hurdles.

Bennie McRae 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.

Bennie McRae was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 2002.

Bennie McRae was selected by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 1962 NFL draft.

Bennie McRae signed with the Bears in June 1962, and went on to play nine seasons for the Bears from 1962 to 1970, principally at the cornerback position.

In October 1966, Bennie McRae was named the NFL's Defensive Player of the Week after intercepting two Johnny Unitas passes and knocking down several others to lead the Bears to an upset victory over the Baltimore Colts.

In nine seasons with the Bears, Bennie McRae had 27 interceptions, including six during the 1963 NFL season.

Bennie McRae held the Bears' franchise record with four interceptions returned for touchdowns.

Bennie McRae appeared in eight games for the Giants during the 1971 NFL season.

Bennie McRae was married, and he and his wife, Suzanne, had seven children.