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Aug 5, 2014 · foxsports. Ed Sprinkle, a star defensive end for the Chicago Bears in the 1940s and `50s who was called the ''meanest man'' in football, has died. He was 90. He died July 28 in the Chicago suburb ...
Aug 7, 2021 · Sue Withers was thrilled when she received a phone call Wednesday morning informing her that her father, former Bears star defensive end Ed Sprinkle, had been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Sprinkle, who passed away in 2014 at the age of 90, played his entire 12-year NFL career with the Bears from 1944-55.
Chicago Bears pass rusher Ed Sprinkle is enshrined as a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. NOW PLAYING video Patrick Willis receives Hall of Fame knock from Bryant Young Former San Francisco ...
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Aug 5, 2014 · Published: Aug 05, 2014 at 07:29 AM. PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Former Chicago Bears defensive end Ed Sprinkle has died at the age of 90. Sprinkle's daughter, Susan Withers, says her father died July ...
Aug 1, 2014 · Former Bears defensive end Ed Sprinkle, who was once described by George Halas as "the greatest pass rusher I've ever seen," passed away Monday at the age of 90. A fierce competitor, Sprinkle played his entire 12-year NFL career with the Bears from 1944-55. He was voted to four Pro Bowls and was named to the NFL's All-Decade Team for the 1940s.
Aug 6, 2014 · Once labeled the "meanest man in football" by Collier's Weekly magazine in 1950, former Bears standout defensive end Ed Sprinkle died at the age of 90 on Monday. Sprinkle played for the Bears from ...
Nov 9, 2021 · The crowning honor (so to speak) of Sprinkle’s career arrived in 1950 when Collier’s magazine unsparingly called him “the meanest man in football.”. The name stuck and the reputation grew after that, much to the dismay of Sprinkle who said: “I was the most aggressive player on the football field with the Bears.
