Bill Bergey, 1969
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Linebacker, Arkansas State, to 1968

Bill Bergey

Born
Feb 9, 1945, in South Dayton, New York
Died
Dec 25, 2024, in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania

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Bill Bergey played linebacker at Arkansas State (to 1968). The Cincinnati Bengals took Bergey in round 2, No. 31 overall in the 1969 NFL Draft.

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 4 (1974, 1976–⁠78) · AFL All-Star Game: 1969 · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1974–⁠75) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (1976–⁠78)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1974–⁠75; AP second team 1976–⁠78; Pro Football Writers first team 1974, 1977; Pro Football Writers second team 1976; NEA first team 1977; Pro Football Weekly first team 1974; and 1 more.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1969AFLCincinnati Bengals

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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