DURHAM, N.C. -- Former Duke football letterman and assistant coach Jerry McGee passed away Sunday.

• McGee lettered three seasons on the gridiron at Duke from 1958-60 and was a member of the Blue Devils' squad that defeated Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl in 1961
• With the Blue Devils from 1971-75, he worked alongside his twin brother, Mike, who was the head coach
• McGee was 80

McGee lettered three seasons on the gridiron at Duke from 1958-60 and was a member of the Blue Devils' squad that defeated Arkansas, 7-6, in the Cotton Bowl on January 1, 1961.

He coached at Kansas State, Southern Illinois, East Carolina and Duke. With the Blue Devils from 1971-75, he worked alongside his twin brother, Mike, who was the head coach.

McGee also served as the executive director of the N.C. Athletic Directors Association from 1991-2015, and was enshrined into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame, National High School Hall of Fame and National Interscholastic Administrators Association Hall of Fame. In addition, he was awarded the highest civilian honor in the state of North Carolina, The Order of the Long Leaf Pine.

McGee was 80.