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Chuck Bednarik
American football player
Also known as: Charles Phillip Bednarik, Concrete Charlie
Quick Facts
- Byname of:
- Charles Phillip Bednarik
- Also called:
- Concrete Charlie
- Born:
- May 1, 1925, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died:
- March 21, 2015, Richland, Pennsylvania (aged 89)
- Awards And Honors:
- Pro Football Hall of Fame (1967)
- Pro Football Hall of Fame (inducted 1967)
- 2 NFL championships
- 6 All-Pro selections
- 8 Pro Bowl selections
- Education:
- University of Pennsylvania
- Height/Weight:
- 6 ft 3 inches, 233 lb (1.90 m, 105 kg)
- Position:
- linebacker, center
- Jersey Number:
- 60 (Philadelphia Eagles, 1949–1962)
- Draft:
- Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round (first overall) of the 1949 NFL draft.
- Games Played:
- 169
- Interceptions:
- 20
- Touchdowns:
- 1
- Yards Gained By Passing:
- 268
News •
Travis Hunter makes history winning Bednarik, Biletnikoff awards; Ashton Jeanty wins Maxwell - The Athletic
• Dec. 13, 2024, 3:29 AM ET (New York Times)
Chuck Bednarik (born May 1, 1925, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died March 21, 2015, Richland, Pennsylvania) was an American professional gridiron football player who, as a linebacker and centre for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) in the 1950s and early ’60s, was the last player in league history to regularly participate in every play of an NFL game. Bednarik won two NFL championships (1949, 1960) with the Eagles. An unexceptional football player in high school, Bednarik enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces to fight in World War II soon after his graduation. As a waist gunner, he ...(100 of 437 words)