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The Lions awaited word of Hughes' condition after the game and the players were informed once word had broken that he was dead. A postmortem examination revealed that Hughes was suffering from undiagnosed and advanced arteriosclerosis (one of his coronary arteries was 75% blocked) and that he had a family history of heart disease.
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 ...
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]
Bill Bergey of the Philadelphia Eagles stretches while warming up for the Redskins game at RFK Stadium on Sept. 10, 1978, in Washington, D.C. "After a long hard 3 year battle, Dad lost his fight ...
Brown's jersey number (#99) was retired by the Eagles on September 6, 1992, in an emotional pre-game ceremony at Veterans Stadium, prior to the Eagles' first game of the 1992 season. 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 ...
Thomas Jefferson Brookshier (/ ˈ b r ʊ k ˌ ʃ aɪər /; December 16, 1931 – January 29, 2010) was an American football player, coach, and sportscaster.He played as a cornerback with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons, from 1953 to 1961.
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