John Siegal
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | May 15, 1918 Larksville, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Died: | May 27, 2015 Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania | (aged 97)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Larksville (PA) | ||||||
College: | Columbia | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1939 / Round: 17 / Pick: 155 | ||||||
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John Walter Siegal (May 15, 1918 – May 27, 2015) was an American football end/defensive end in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Chicago Bears (1939–1943). He was born in Larksville, Pennsylvania. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living Bears player.[1] He died on May 27, 2015 at the age of 97 in his hometown of Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania.[2]
References
- ^ Mayer, Larry (May 15, 2013). "Oldest living Bears player turns 95 years young". Chicago Bears. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (May 27, 2015). "Oldest living ex-Bear passes away". Chicago Bears. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
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Categories:
- 1918 births
- 2015 deaths
- People from Larksville, Pennsylvania
- American football defensive ends
- American football wide receivers
- Columbia Lions football players
- Chicago Bears players
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- United States Navy personnel
- Northwestern University alumni
- American football wide receiver, pre-1940 birth stubs