The star, though, that kept those defenses honest and the only player from that team to make our list was running back Credell Magee.
Magee was one of the NIC-10's top sprinters and he put that speed to good use in the open spaces of coach Jan Jamison's offense. While Anderson was throwing for a conference-record 2,186 yards in Guilford's 13-game run, Magee was running for 1,238 yards and 21 touchdowns and adding 415 yards receiving and another two touchdowns.
He capped the season off with the clinching touchdown run with 45 seconds left in Guilford's 16-12 win over Chicago Robeson.
Magee showed in 1983 that he didn't need a state championship team around him to thrive. He rushed for another 920 yards in nine games to become one of the rare two-time NIC-10 rushing champions as Guilford went 6-3.
Magee had several schools, including Northern Illinois University and several from the Big Ten, showing interest but his first choice was the Air Force Academy. Instead, he chose to go to Nebraska Wesleyan, a top NAIA football program.
Magee continued to be a scoring machine. In 30 games played from 1984-1986, Magee scored 17 touchdowns. Nebraska Wesleyan went 18-12 with Magee in the backfield, winning a conference title in 1986. He's the only NAIA player to make our top 100 list.
Today, Magee lives in Milwaukee and works for Fi-Med Management Inc.
| No. 58 - Credell Magee, Guilford | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Level | School | Accomplishments | Points |
| 1982 | High School | Guilford | First Team All-Conference | 2 |
| League Leader (rushing) | 1 | |||
| Conference Champion | 1 | |||
| Playoff Team | 1 | |||
| Final Four | 1 | |||
| State Champion | 1 | |||
| 1983 | High School | Guilford | First Team All-Conference | 2 |
| League Leader (rushing) | 1 | |||
| Winning Team | 1 | |||
| 1984 | College | Nebraska Wesleyan | Letter Winner in NAIA | 2 |
| Starter | 1 | |||
| All-Conference | 1 | |||
| Winning Team | 1 | |||
| 1985 | College | Nebraska Wesleyan | Letter Winner in NAIA | 2 |
| Starter | 1 | |||
| Winning Team | 1 | |||
| 1986 | College | Nebraska Wesleyan | Letter Winner in NAIA | 2 |
| Starter | 1 | |||
| All-Conference | 1 | |||
| Winning Team | 1 | |||
| Total | 25 | |||
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