Coached at East Mecklenburg from 1974-2003 and led the Eagles to 7 state titles in cross country, indoor and outdoor track -- 5 cross country state titles (4 boys: 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992; 1 girls: 1982), 1 indoor state title (boys, 2000) and 1 outdoor state title (boys 4A, 1997). His teams won 19 regional cross country titles (13 boys, 6 girls); 4 regional track titles (all boys); 27 conference cross country titles (19 boys, 9 girls); 6 conference track titles (all boys). 

Designed McAlpine Creek Park’s famous cross country course (and was given the 1982 National Association of County Governments Achievement Award for design and construction of the course), co-founded the Wendy's Cross Country Invitational, along with longtime Myers Park coach Richard Prince, in 1975 and has been co-Meet Director since then (the state’s first and longest running major invitational) and was the meet director of the Metrolina/Dick Williams Relays (1977-2000). He also co-directed, with Prince, the cross country state championships for 22 years (1980-2001), indoor state track championships (1996-2000) and outdoor state track championships (1997-2000), and has been assistant coordinator (1982-present) and timer/scorer (1982-2015) of the Foot Locker Cross Country South and timer/scorer (1997-2015) for Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals. A pioneer who helped the state cross country meet grow and, along with Prince, introduced all-state certificates (both of them paid for the certificates each year for each classification, not asking the state to pay them back).  

Before coming to East Mecklenburg, he coached track and cross country at South Cobb High (Austell, GA), 1969-71. McAfee ran at Harding High (1962-65) and at UNC Charlotte (1966-69), where he won 4 conference track titles (880-yard, Mile Relay, and set a conference record in the 880), set school records in 5 events (880, 440-relay, mile relay, two-mile relay and DMR), and earned all-district and all-conference in cross country. He was also co-captain in cross country two years and in track once.