Person in history
Chuck Bednarik
Chuck Bednarik, American lieutenant and football player (born 1925)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2015 · March 21
Their story
Who they were
Charles Philip Bednarik, Jr., nicknamed "Concrete Charlie", was an American professional football linebacker and center who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn Quakers, and was selected with the first overall pick of the 1949 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, where he played his entire 14-year NFL career from 1949 through 1962. Bednarik is ranked one of the hardest hitting tacklers in NFL history, and was one of the league's last two-way players.
Why this date
Chuck Bednarik appears on our March 21 calendar for 2015 as a death entry.
Sources
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Questions about Chuck Bednarik
When did Chuck Bednarik die?
March 21 2015.
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