ee ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁football ▁team ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁as ▁tack le . ▁ ▁While ▁at ▁the ▁school , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Z eta ▁P si ▁F rat ern ity . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁McK ee ▁co ached ▁at ▁North ▁Carolina ▁A & M ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁to ▁a ▁record ▁ 1 – 7 – 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁he ▁co ached ▁at ▁Georgia ▁Te ch ▁and ▁did ▁much ▁better , ▁finishing ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 4 – 0 – 1 . ▁After ▁Georgia ▁Te ch ' s ▁season ▁ended , ▁McK ee ▁joined ▁the ▁Georgia ▁football ▁staff ▁in ▁their ▁prepar ation ▁against ▁A ub urn . ▁Inc ident ally , ▁McK ee ▁su ed ▁the ▁Georgia ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁for ▁bre ach ▁of ▁contract ▁for ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁$ 5 0 0 . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁football ▁co aching ▁career , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁medical ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁and ▁entered ▁into ▁medical ▁practice ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own ▁of ▁R ale igh . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁McK ee ▁achieved ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁major ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Forces ▁as ▁a ▁field ▁sur geon ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Gas