in 1950, McAfee and his wife, Jeanne M. McAfee, moved back to Durham, where they raised their three children. Immediately upon his retirement, in 1950, McAfee worked as an NFL referee for several years. At the same time, he and his brother, Wes, started the McAfee Oil Company, a Shell oil distributor. He led McAfee Oil until he sold the company 30 years later. The brother with him whom he started the oil company, Wes McAfee, had also played football for Duke before being drafted to play in the NFL. Wes played only a single NFL season until he too volunteered to serve in WWII. According to his obituaries, McAfee rarely spoke of his football exploits after he retired from the sport but did frequently attend Duke athletic events for many years. McAfee developed dementia in his later years and moved into Cypress Court, an assisted living facility specializing in Alzheimer's and memory care in Decatur, Georgia. Cypress Court is owned and operated by the Seattle-based Emeritus Senior Living. In February 2009, McAfee died from chemical burns after drinking a toxic substance that had not been properly locked up. The State of Georgia found Emeritus negligent in McAfee's death. The circumstances surrounding McAfee's death were featured in the 2013 PBS Frontline documentary "Life and Death in Assisted Living". References Further reading External links 1918 births 2009 deaths American football halfbacks American male sprinters Chicago Bears players Duke Blue Devils baseball players Duke Blue Devils football players Duke Blue Devils men's track and field athletes Jacksonville Naval Air Station Flyers football players National Football League officials College Football Hall of Fame inductees National Football League players with retired numbers Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees United States Navy personnel of World War II People from Corbin, Kentucky People from Ironton, Ohio Players of American football from Ohio Baseball players from Ohio Track and field athletes from Ohio Track and field athletes in the National Football League 20th-century American Episcopalians