R.I.P

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  1. jif5

    jif5 Well-Known Member

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    Chuck Bednarik. Anyone here besides myself ever see him play?
     
    jif5, Mar 22, 2015
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    I didn't see him play in person, but I lived in South Jersey across the river from Philadelphia from 1956-61. He was Mr. Eagles. A two-way player who never wore a face mask until they became mandatory. He has to be one of the toughest guys ever to play the game.

    R.I.P.
     
    Sid, Mar 22, 2015
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    George Krebs, Mar 22, 2015
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  4. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Isn't he the last of the NFL two way players? RIP.
     
    Terry O'Keefe, Mar 22, 2015
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  5. JO'Co

    JO'Co Well-Known Member

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    :(

    I saw the time he almost killed Frank Gifford on NFL Films. The players on both sides thought Gifford was gone. It was the most famous tackle in NFL history.
     
    JO'Co, Mar 23, 2015
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  6. WSU1996kesley

    WSU1996kesley Well-Known Member

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    JO'Co - is this the decleater? At 1:30.

    <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ub4ybAeWG74" frameborder="0"></iframe>
     
    WSU1996kesley, Mar 23, 2015
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  7. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Gifford didn't play for a year after that hit.

    BTW what are those posts on the goal line and isn't it illegal to kick fg's and XP straight on with your toe? :D
     
    Terry O'Keefe, Mar 23, 2015
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  8. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Found this photo taken right after the hit.

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    http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/content/rip-chuck-bednarik-the-greatest-eagle-ever/33258/
     
    Terry O'Keefe, Mar 23, 2015
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    Great article on Bednarik.
     
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  10. jif5

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    ...and that number 44....

    <t>one of the Rote brothers...played at SMU I believe</t>
     
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  11. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Kyle did go to SMU was a teammate of Doak Walker. Tobin Rote went to Rice and was Kyles cousin.

    Jif did you answer a question that wasn't asked? :)
     
    Terry O'Keefe, Mar 23, 2015
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  12. JO'Co

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    Yes. That was the hit I was thinking of...
     
    JO'Co, Mar 23, 2015
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