Early Years
McAfee attended Philadelphia High School (Philadelphia, Mississippi) and was a student and a letterman in football & track. In football, he won All-District honors. In track, he was a two time state champion in the pole vault. McAfee graduated high school in 1986. Fred is also a first cousin to legendary running back Marcus Dupree, and was the Philadelphia High School Football team's ball boy during Dupree's renowned years. A person featured in the ESPN "30 for 30" series about Marcus Dupree says that a young McAfee would give away or sell Dupree's torn game jerseys.
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