2024 Obituaries

[Eagles One]

Bill Bergey, former linebacker with the Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles died on December 25th, at the age of 79:


https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/n ... er/638327/


https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... rgBi00.htm

[Halas Hall]

Bill B was part of a great set of Eagles linebackers - John Bunting, Bill B, Frank LeMaster, and Jerry Robinson. I think they each played for a decade. Quite a quartet.

[Eagles One]

Bill B was part of a great set of Eagles linebackers - John Bunting, Bill B, Frank LeMaster, and Jerry Robinson. I think they each played for a decade. Quite a quartet.

Robinson was a bit later than Bergey, however they did play together on the 1980 NFC Championship team.

[Eagles One]

Bill Miller, former split end and wide receiver with the Dallas Texans, Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders died on December 15th, at the age of 84:


https://www.stjohnsfamilyfuneralhome.co ... ributeWall


https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... llBi01.htm

[Eagles One]

Alex Kroll, former tackle with the New York Titans died on December 17th, at the age of 87:


https://scarletknights.com/news/2024/12 ... alex-kroll


https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... olAl20.htm

[Eagles One]

Greg Gumbel, longtime sportscaster died on December 27th, at the age of 78:

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/longtime ... el-dies-78

[Crazy Packers Fan]

Greg Gumbel, longtime sportscaster died on December 27th, at the age of 78:

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/longtime ... el-dies-78

This one hurts hard. He was my favorite announcer besides Summerall and Enberg. I'll never forget his Super Bowl XXXVIII call on the winning FG: "Looks good!" Then silence to let everyone take in the Patriots' celebration. That's a lost art. Man, I'll miss him.

[Eagles One]

Tom Seabron, former linebacker with the San Francisco 49ers and St.Louis Cardinals died on December 26th, at the age of 67:


https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/article ... dies_at_67


https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... abTo21.htm

[65 toss power trap]

Jix Nix, receiver for the 49ers in 1950 and the 1951 Saskatchewan Roughriders before transitioning to a back judge for 10 seasons, died April 12 at the age of 95. Nix was the last living NFL official from the 1950s. He and the late Jim Tunney were the last living officials to work the weekend of the JFK assassination, both assigned to the Cowboys game in Cleveland.

https://www.footballzebras.com/2025/01/ ... riam-2024/