RIP: Chuck Bednarik

scatman77 · Unread post by **scatman77** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 4:10 pm

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2015/03/2 ... atestnewsL
Last of the true 2-way players in the NFL. He said that even with Deion Sanders going both ways, he "couldn't tackle my wife!"

HeffnerIV · Unread post by **HeffnerIV** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 4:14 pm

Always heard about him and the Gifford hit growing up. His brother (John, I think) coached my Dad in high school in Allentown, Pa.

asu66 · Unread post by **asu66** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 12:57 am

"Bednarik flew 30 combat missions over Germany as a gunner during World War II."

After those "B-24 Liberator experiences," the NFL was just a Sunday afternoon jog in the park. Another of America's greatest generation is gone.