Ed Cifers
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| Position | End | ||||||||
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| Born | July 18, 1916 Church Hill, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | July 19, 2005 (aged 89) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Dobyns-Bennett (Kingsport, Tennessee) | ||||||||
| College | Tennessee | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1941: 6th round, 50th overall pick | ||||||||
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Edward Clifton Cifers (July 18, 1916 – July 19, 2005) was an American professional football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and Chicago Bears. He played college football at the University of Tennessee and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1941 NFL draft.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Attended Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport, Tennessee, where he was the first All-state high school football selection from Northeast Tennessee.[2]
College career
[edit | edit source]Cifers played college football at the University of Tennessee and was a part of three SEC championship teams for head coach Robert Neyland.[3]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Cifers was a Pro Bowler and named as an All-Pro by the Int. News Service in 1942.[4][5] He was part of Washington's 1942 NFL Championship team.[6][7] He was named as an All-Pro for the 1948 season by the Chicago Herald Am.[8]
Military career
[edit | edit source]In 1942, Cifers enlisted in the military during World War II.[3]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from Pro Football Reference
- Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame bio
- 1916 births
- 2005 deaths
- American football ends
- Chicago Bears players
- Del Monte Pre-Flight Navyators football players
- Tennessee Volunteers football players
- Washington Redskins players
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- People from Church Hill, Tennessee
- Players of American football from Tennessee
- Military personnel from Tennessee