Last of the 2-way players Chuck Bednarik dies at age 89

He was basically the last of the full time 2 way (offense and defense) players. He often played the entire 60 mins. of a game. A member of the Eagles 1960 championship team (the only playoff game Vince Lombardi ever lost and the last NFL championship the Eagles won) as well as their 1949 championship team.

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Nicknamed "Concrete Charlie". I wasn't old enough to have ever seen him play (he retired in 1962) but his legend was very fresh in the mid-60s when I did start watching pro football. RIP Chuck,.

One of the best images in sports history...

Tokuafu plays both ways.

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One of the best images in sports history...

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He was a great player and a WW2 vet."Rip Chuck".I love watching the you tube vid of him.The guy is intense and they show that hit on Frank Gifford which took him a year and half to come back from.I would encourage anyone to look at this guys YouTube vid,it's fun to watch.