MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Legendary Green Bay Packers receiver Max McGee, who scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history, was investigated by the FBI after his playing career was over in the early 1970s for illegal gambling.
The FBI investigated McGee for several months in late 1972 through September 1973 before dropping the case due to a lack of evidence, records released to The Associated Press under the federal Freedom of Information Act show.
The fun-loving, hard-partying McGee is beloved by Packers fans not only for his skills on the field but also his flamboyant, free-spirited lifestyle and years as an announcer for the Packer Radio Network. He died in October at the age of 75 after falling off the roof of his Minneapolis home while clearing leaves.
Everyone knew he loved to gamble, said his former teammate and longtime friend Jerry Kramer. But news of the FBI investigation caught Kramer off guard.
"I'll be damned," Kramer said from his Boise, Idaho, home. "It's surprising to me."
The FBI turned over its files on McGee at the AP's request. Files become public record once the subject has died.
...McGee's widow, Denise McGee, said she had no idea about the FBI investigation. She met McGee in 1981.
"I was with him for 26 years and he is the most honest and loyal person I ever met," she said. "Did he like to bet on football games? Yeah, a lot of people do."
The FBI dropped the case because of lack of evidence.
In other words, this is a non-story.
I think it's weird that the Associated Press was looking into McGee.
What's the point?
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