Dick McGee

Richard John McGee (August 27, 1930 – February 26, 2015) was an American football coach and athletic director who was the head football coach at Colby College from 1967 to 1978. He was the school's athletic director from 1974 to 1987 and remained a member of the faculty until 1998.

Early life McGee was born on August 27, 1930, in Providence, Rhode Island, to Joseph and Claire McGee. Joe McGee was the head coach of the Providence Steam Roller, a professional football team in the American Association. McGee played football at the La Salle Academy and the University of Maine.

Career McGee began his coaching career at Winslow High School. He then spent nine seasons as the head football coach at Lawrence High School in Fairfield, Maine. In twelve seasons under McGee, Colby went 29–66–1. He was named AD and chairman of the physical education department the following May. He continued to serve as football coach until 1979, when his increased administrative work caused him to give up coaching. He stepped down as AD in 1987, but remained with the school as a professor of physical education until 1998. In 2019, Colby named its head football coaching position the Dick McGee Head Coach for Colby Football.