Chuck McKee was the first quarterback to earn first-team All-America honors in Midwest Conference history and led one of the greatest teams in the annals of Lawrence University.
    A member of the class of 1968, McKee is Lawrence's second selection to the Midwest Conference Centennial Celebration Top 100. The conference is celebrating its centennial with the unveiling of 100 of the greatest athletes in league history.
    The native of Appleton, Wis., spurned offers from large schools, including Big Ten members, to attend Lawrence. McKee was the first quarterback from the Midwest Conference to be a first-team All-American when he was selected by the Associated Press in 1967. Only one other conference quarterback has achieved the same feat in the ensuing 50-plus years.
    A two-time first-team All-Midwest Conference selection in 1966 and 1967, McKee was a three-year starter in an era when freshmen weren't eligible to play varsity sports. McKee led Lawrence to a 20-4 record during his three seasons, and that included a 15-1 mark over the final two years.
    McKee set every Lawrence passing and rushing record during his career. He set school passing marks with 187 completions, 416 attempts, 2,529 yards and 16 touchdown passes. McKee's best passing season came in 1967 when he completed 81 of 166 passes for 1,122 yards and seven touchdowns.
    McKee also was a standout runner and set Lawrence's career rushing record as well. He ran 349 times for 1,682 yards for a healthy 4.8-yard average. McKee set the Lawrence record with 31 rushing touchdowns, and that record stood until 1982 when it was broken by College Football Hall of Famer Scott Reppert. McKee's best season was 1967 when he ran 120 times for a career-high 650 yards and a career-high 12 touchdowns. McKee averaged a career-best 5.4 yards per carry during the 1967 campaign.
    McKee also played on special teams and was one of the league's best kick returners and punters. He posted a career-best 98-yard kickoff return, breaking the school record in the process, for a touchdown against Knox College in 1967.  
    A charter member of the Lawrence Intercollegiate Athletic Hall of Fame, McKee led Lawrence to an undefeated season in 1967. The Vikings went 8-0 and finished the perfect season with an 18-14 victory over visiting Monmouth College. In an era before NCAA Division III, the Vikings season ended there. In the wake of the season, a ranking service rated Lawrence among the top 80 college football teams (every team no matter the size of the school was included) in the nation.
    McKee went on to attend medical school and continued to serve Lawrence as the university physician until his retirement.