Bernie Digris
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| Positions | Tackle, guard | ||||||
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| Born | June 9, 1919 Union City, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | November 1, 1979 (aged 60) Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
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| High school | Ansonia (Ansonia, Connecticut) St. John's Prep (Danvers, Massachusetts) | ||||||
| College | Holy Cross | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1943: undrafted | ||||||
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Bernard John Digris (June 9, 1919 – November 1, 1978) was an American professional football tackle and guard for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) and was a member of their 1943 NFL Championship team. Digris played in two games for the Bears during that year.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Digris attended Ansonia High School in Ansonia, Connecticut, where he is a member of the school's sports hall of fame.
Digris was a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he captained their football team. He was the first graduate of Holy Cross on a football scholarship to leave with a degree other than Physical Education. His degree was in Chemistry.
Military service
[edit | edit source]After playing professional football, Digris served in the United States Navy during World War II.
Later life
[edit | edit source]Digris later worked a technical salesman for General Tire & Rubber Company. He died on November 1, 1979, at a hospital in Roanoke, Virginia.[1]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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- 1919 births
- 1978 deaths
- American football guards
- American football tackles
- Chicago Bears players
- Holy Cross Crusaders football players
- Miami Naval Training Center Navaltars football players
- St. John's Preparatory School (Massachusetts) alumni
- People from Ansonia, Connecticut
- Players of American football from New Haven County, Connecticut
- People from Naugatuck, Connecticut
- Military personnel from Connecticut
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1910s birth stubs