Former Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Bill Bergey died Wednesday at the age of 79. His son, Jake, ...

Bergey was a fixture of the Eagles' defense through the 1970s and a fan favorite who remained in the area well after he ...

Bergey, who had 27 career interceptions, highlighted by five in 1974, was one of 60 nominees that the Pro Football Hall of Fame seniors committee considered this fall. He failed to advance to the ...

The following article on Bill Bergey first appeared in the OBSERVER on April 22, 2020. With his passing on Christmas Day, it ...

Bergey, who had 27 career interceptions, highlighted by five in 1974, was one of 60 nominees that the Pro Football Hall of Fame seniors committee considered this fall. He failed to advance to the ...

Jonesboro, Ark. (KATV) — Bill Bergey, former Arkansas State and NFL football player passed away on Wednesday, December 25, at the age of 79. The student-athlete was considered a phenom on the ...

Bill Bergey, a renowned former NFL linebacker, has passed away at the age of 79 on Christmas Day after a three-year battle with jaw cancer. Bergey was celebrated for his impressive career with the ...

Bergey was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals and spent five years with the team — he won the American Football League's Defensive Rookie of the Year award in 1969 — but he's perhaps best known ...

Bergey is one of only two Bengals to win a Defensive Rookie of the Year award, garnering the AFL honor in 1969. Defensive end Sherman White won the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award in 1972.

Bill Bergey, a hard-hitting linebacker who became a Philadelphia Eagles icon during the 1970s, has died at 79. According to ...