BIO  -   TONY MCGEE        

Tony McGee, a 14 year veteran of the National Football League, played with the:                         

                                                Chicago Bears 1971-1973

                                                New England Patriots 1974-1981

                                                Washington Redskins 1982-1985

Known as Mac the Sack, because of his ability to get to the quarterback, Tony had a career total of 106 sacks and coined the phrase designated pass rusher.  A durable defensive lineman, Tony played in 203 games missing only one game during his entire NFL career.  Tony was a nominee for the National Football League Hall of Fame in 1994.

Tony is the founder and host of the longest running minority-owned sports talk show in the Washington, D.C. region. Tony McGees Pro Football Plus formerly known as Redskins Magazine Plus television show is celebrating twenty-seven seasons of broadcasting excellence.

Tonys show has partnered with various charities over the expansion of his broadcast career some of which are The Marrow Foundation, Healthy Babies Project and the Capital Area Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation.

His community involvement includes Redskins Magazine Inc. Helping Hands Program which partners with local food chains to provide food baskets for area families during the holiday season. In addition the Redskins Magazine Inc. Minority Scholarship Program was developed in 2003.  This scholarship program is provided for minority college bound high school graduates and as of this year the project has awarded forty-five scholarships. Tony is most proud of the life time Tony McGee Scholarship endowed by the Kellogg Company for the United Negro College Fund which has awarded in his name since 1985.

Tony has been a motivational speaker for a wide range of organizations, he has spoken for the Washington, D.C. Maryland and Virginia Public School systems and The Kellogg Foundation, to name a few.  Through his NFL affiliation he has been a guest speaker for the U.S. Navy in Guam and Japan and participated in football camps for the Armed Services in Germany.  He began the Redskins Magazine Inc. Speakers bureau in conjunction with the television show now in its 12th year, which is comprised of former professional athletes and todays top sports analysts.

A color analyst for Howard University Football team on the Bison Express internet broadcast from 2003 until 2008 and a Grambling University color analyst from 2009 until 2010 and a NFL Uniform Inspector for the past fifteen years, Tony balances a career that continues to embrace family, sports and community.