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As one of the NFL’s last “Sixty Minute Men,” Bednarik continued to play both sides of the ball as a center and linebacker for the Eagles. He started seven games as a rookie in 1949 while Philly went 11-1 and defeated the LA Rams for their second straight title. Chuck Bednarik. Penn and @Eagles great. #NFL HOF 1967.
Mar 21, 2015 · Hall of Fame player Chuck Bednarik died Saturday at the age of 89, the team announced. The last of football's true ironmen, Bednarik led the Philadelphia Eagles to two championships in 1949 and 1960.
May 3, 2024 · Chuck Bednarik was an American professional gridiron football player who, as a linebacker and centre for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) in the 1950s and early ’60s, was the last player in league history to regularly participate in every play of an NFL game.
Place of Death: Richland, PA. Date of Death: Mar 21, 2015. Jersey Number: 60. Height: 6-3. Weight: 220. High School: Bethlehem, PA (Liberty HS) "Concrete Charlie" Chuck Bednarik was a hero long before he reached Franklin field at the University of Pennsylvania. He was a 20-year-old veteran of World War II, a highly-decorated aerial gunner with ...
The Hit. " The Hit " is a phrase used to describe one of the most famous plays in the history of the National Football League. The game was played November 20, 1960 between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants at the original Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York . On the play, Chuck Bednarik, a linebacker with the Eagles, tackled Frank ...
Sep 16, 2015 · When Chuck Bednarik passed away in March, the many tributes focused on his heroics as a football player. That was understandable since Bednarik was one of the greatest players of all time, an All-America at the University of Pennsylvania and an All-Pro with the Eagles, an ironman who played both ways, center and linebacker, for much of his career.
Sep 20, 2021 · One non-scoring play in that game—Chuck Bednarik’s "perfectly legal," knockout tackle of Frank Gifford, a future TV star—made this matchup one of the defining games in NFL history. More than ...
