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Hughes was selected in the fourth round by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft and played three seasons with the Eagles before he was traded to the Detroit Lions prior to the start of the 1970 season. Although listed as a wide receiver he saw most action on special teams, being a backup at wide receiver. In his five-year career he ...
Legendary Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Bill Bergey has died at age 79, his son, Jake, wrote in a post on X on Wednesday morning.. According to that same post, Bergey waged a three-year battle ...
He was one of the early leaders in forming the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), [6] and became its president. [14] In the late 1950s, Retzlaff, Van Brocklin and Kyle Rote led the Players Association in working with NFL Commissioner Bert Bell in beginning a player pension fund. [15] In 1989, he was inducted into the Eagles Hall of Fame. [7]
Former NFL linebacker Bill Bergey has died, his son announced on Christmas Day. He was 79. Bergey, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1974-1980, had been battling cancer for the past few ...
After his death, Eagles players and fans started the unofficial motto "Bring it home for Jerome," an indirect reference among Eagles fans to bringing a Super Bowl title to the city in Brown's honor. The Eagles would win Super Bowl LII on February 4, 2018, which would have been Brown's 53rd birthday.
Bergey’s career took off in Philadelphia and he became one of the more popular Eagles players in his era. He made the Pro Bowl in 1974, 1976, 1977 and 1978 and was named an All-Pro for the 1974 ...
He earned Eagles MVP status three times from the votes of his teammates. [12] In his first year with the Eagles, Bergey was runner up to "Mean" Joe Greene for defensive player of the year. [6] Bergey played 91 games as an Eagle, and started every game in six of the seven years in Philadelphia, with 18 interceptions and 15 fumble recoveries. [21]
Former Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Roman Gabriel died at the age of 83. He was the NFL MVP in 1969. Former Rams and Eagles QB Roman Gabriel, 1969 NFL MVP, dies at 83