14 Facts About Warren McVea

Warren McVea was born on July 30,1946 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back.

Warren McVea was known as "Wondrous Warren" during his high school football career at San Antonio's Brackenridge High School.

In three years against the state's best high school competition, Warren McVea scored just under 600 points.

Warren McVea caught 21 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns.

Warren McVea returned 14 kicks for 210 yards, a 22.1 average.

Warren McVea was traded to the AFL's Kansas City Chiefs for kicker Horst Muhlmann and a draft choice on September 8,1969.

Warren McVea rushed 106 times for 500 yards and seven touchdowns, with seven receptions for 71 yards and he returned 13 kicks for 318 yards as the Chiefs went on to capture the final American Football League championship.

Warren McVea caught five passes but for -3 yards, and he returned nine kicks for 177 yards.

Warren McVea was inactive for the 1972 season due to a knee injury.

However, one month into the season, Warren McVea was traded to the Houston Texans, most likely due to the precarious financial situation of the franchise.

Warren McVea later finished out his playing career with a tryout with the Houston Oilers, but injuries effectively ended the comeback.

The deaths of his parents, Daniel and Mattie McVea, within six months of each other in 1982 while Warren was in the midst of a divorce, propelled him over the breaking point.

Warren McVea worked as a courier, delivering photo film to retail stores.

Warren McVea was inducted into the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame in 2003, and inducted into the UH Hall of Honor the following year.