American football player (born 1945)

Bill Bergey

William Earl Bergey was an American professional football linebacker who played for 12 seasons, most notably with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals of the American Football League (AFL) in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft, the year before the AFL–NFL merger was completed and continued to play with the Bengals in the NFL until 1973. Bergey signed with the Eagles the following year, where he played seven seasons until retiring in 1981.

Born

1945

February 9

Died

2024

Era

1940s

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Bill, in brief

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Key dates

1945 Born
2024 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

474 Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.
1003 Boleslaus III is restored to authority with armed support from Bolesław I the Brave of Poland.
1098 A First Crusade army led by Bohemond of Taranto wins a major battle against the Seljuq emir Ridwan of Aleppo during the siege of Antioch.
1539 The first recorded race is held on Chester Racecourse, known as the Roodee.

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The world in 1945

When Bill arrived

april 1 World War II: The Tenth United States Army attacks the Thirty-Second Japanese Army on Okinawa.
april 11 World War II: American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp.
april 12 U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry S. Truman succeeds him.
april 12 World War II: The U.S. Ninth Army under General William H. Simpson crosses the Elbe River astride Magdeburg, and reaches Tangermünde—only 80 kilometres from Berlin.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on February 9

Arthur Edward Moore 1876–1963 New Zealand-Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Queensland (died 1963) Brian Greene 1963– American physicist Ciarán Hinds 1953– Irish actor Daisuke Sekimoto 1981– Japanese wrestler Jalen Green 2002– American basketball player John Walker Lindh 1981– American Taliban member Keʻelikōlani 1826– Hawaiian royal and governor (died 1883) Kermit Gosnell 1941– American abortionist and serial killer Larry Semon 1889–1928 American actor, producer, director and screenwriter (died 1928)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1945

Adly Mansour 1945– Egyptian lawyer, judge, and politician, President of Egypt André Lacroix 1945– Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach August Wilson 1945–2005 American author and playwright (died 2005) Bernard Goldberg 1945– American journalist and author Bob Seger 1945– American singer-songwriter and guitarist Brenda Fricker 1945– Irish actress Brian Doyle-Murray 1945– American actor and comedian Colin Blunstone 1945– English singer-songwriter Daniel Ortega 1945– Nicaraguan politician, President of Nicaragua

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