Running back, Tennessee, to 1939
George Cafego
- Born
- Aug 29, 1915, in Fayette County, West Virginia
- Died
- Feb 9, 1998, in Knoxville, Tennessee
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George Cafego played running back at Tennessee (to 1939). He finished fourth in the 1939 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1939. The Chicago Cardinals took Cafego first overall in the 1940 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1969College Football Hall of Fame
- 1937Second-team All-SEC
- 1938SEC Player of the Year
- 1938, 1939First-team All-SEC
- 1938Seventh in the Heisman vote
- 1939Consensus All‑American
- 1939Fourth in the Heisman vote
Team titles: National champions, 1938; SEC champions, 1938 and 1939
All-America: consensus 1939; Central Press first team 1938; Irving Dix first team 1938; NEA Sports Syndicate first team 1938; Detroit Times 1938; Liberty magazine 1938; Paul Williamson 1938; AP second team 1938
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
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