John Siegal

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John Siegal
Positions:
End , Defensive End 		Jersey number (s):
6
born May 15, 1918 in Larksville , Pennsylvania
died on May 27, 2015 in Harveys Lake , Pennsylvania
Career information
Active : 1939 - 1943
NFL Draft : 1939 / Round: 17 / Pick: 155
College : Columbia University
Teams
Career statistics
Games     43
as a starter     16
Touchdowns     7th
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

John Walter Siegal (* 15. May 1918 in Larksville , Pennsylvania , † 27 May 2015 in Harveys Lake , Pennsylvania) was an American American football player and dentist . He played as a defensive end and end in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears and won the NFL championship three times with them .

Player career

John Siegal studied from 1935 to 1938 at Columbia University , where he played as defensive end and end college football . His later teammate in the NFL, Sid Luckman , also played on the same team . Siegal was in 1939 by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 17th round to 155th drafted and submitted before the start of the season to the Chicago Bears. Together with Luckman he joined the team from Chicago trained by George Halas . His employer paid him a salary of $ 69 per game.

The Bears already had top players like Joe Stydahar and Bill Osmanski in their ranks; other top players such as Ken Kavanaugh and George McAfee were added before the 1940 season. That year Siegal won his first championship title with the Bears. In the final, the Washington Redskins , coach Ray Flaherty's team , had no chance and were beaten 73-0. The next year the Bears were able to defend their title. The opponents of the final were the New York Giants overseen by Steve Owen . Only in the first half did the Giants show themselves to be equal opponents, but ultimately lost significantly with 37: 9. Siegal was able to use a pass from Luckman to a space gain of 26 yards in the game .

In 1942, Hunk Anderson took over as coach of the Bears during the season . The team remained a top team and survived the 1942 regular season undefeated. However, the team lost the final against the Redskins 7:14. Siegal caught two passes in this game. In the 1943 season Siegal only played three times for the Bears. His team was in the championship game for the fourth time in a row and won against long-term rivals from Washington, DC with 41:21. Siegal ended his playing career after the season.

After the playing career

Siegal studied dentistry at Northwestern University while still playing . He then worked as a dentist in the US Navy and later ran a dental practice in Plymouth , Pennsylvania. John Siegal is buried in the Saint Casimirs Lithuanian RC Cemetery in Muhlenburg, Pennsylvania.

Honors

John Siegal played three times in the Pro Bowl , the final game of the best players of the season.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ex-NFL player, local dentist Siegal this
  2. ↑ Scott Fertal: Larksville native is not one of your average bears. John Siegal distinguished himself for 3 NFL Championship Chicago Bears teams while on his way to a degree in dentistry. (No longer available online.) In: timesleader.com. Times Leader , Aug. 10, 1997, archived from the original on May 28, 2015 ; Retrieved on May 28, 2015 : "Siegal earned All-American honors in his senior year and was drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers of the NFL. However, Siegal never played for the Dodgers, because the Chicago Bears acquired him via trade before the season began. “ Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / archives.timesleader.com
  3. ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1940
  4. ↑ Statistics NFL final 1940
  5. ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1941
  6. ↑ Statistics NFL final 1941
  7. ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1942
  8. ^ Statistics NFL final 1942
  9. ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1943
  10. ^ Statistics NFL final 1943
  11. ^ Tomb of John Siegal in the Find a Grave database
personal data
SURNAME Siegal, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Siegal, John Walter (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player and dentist
DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Larksville , Pennsylvania , United States
DATE OF DEATH May 27, 2015
Place of death Harveys Lake , Pennsylvania , United States