{"id":16901,"date":"2024-12-25T22:04:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T22:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=16901"},"modified":"2024-12-25T22:04:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T22:04:43","slug":"report-philadelphia-eagles-legend-fan-favorite-has-tragically-passed-away-on-christmas-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=16901","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Philadelphia Eagles Legend &#038; Fan Favorite Has Tragically Passed Away On Christmas Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/philadelphia-eagles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>\u00a0legend Bill Bergey, who spent seven seasons with the franchise, has passed away.<\/p>\n<p>On Christmas morning, Jake Bergey\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Bergey66\/status\/1871902388979933349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a>\u00a0in an X\/Twitter post that his father passed away at the age of 79 after a three-year battle with cancer. Bill Bergey had three sons with his wife, Micky, and eight grandchildren.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">After a long hard 3 year battle, Dad lost his fight with Cancer. The best father, friend, grand father, football player and out right great person in this world. I will truly miss him. Love you dad. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RTLln3UA8o\">pic.twitter.com\/RTLln3UA8o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Bergey (@Bergey66) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bergey66\/status\/1871902388979933349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A star out of Arkansas State, Bergey was a second-round pick of the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/cincinnati-bengals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>\u00a0in 1969. He spent five seasons with the organization before signing with Philadelphia in the 1974 offseason.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sad news: Iconic <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eagles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Eagles<\/a> linebacker Bill Bergey has passed away after a long battle with cancer, his son announced today.<\/p>\n<p>Bill was 79 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Bergey was a 2x 1st-team All-Pro, 3x 2nd-team All-Pro, 5x Pro Bowler, 1969 AFL Rookie of the Year, Bengals\/Eagles Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JSCndP0Y4I\">pic.twitter.com\/JSCndP0Y4I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1871974584293155037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bill Bergey led the Eagles to a\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/super-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Super Bowl<\/a>\u00a015 appearance in the 1980 season, where they fell to the dynastic Oakland Raiders. He made four Pro Bowls during his tenure with the Eagles and earned First-team All-Pro nods in 1974 and \u201975.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts are with Bergey\u2019s family and friends and the Eagles organization during this difficult time.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-bill-bergey-helped-eagles-rise-in-super-bowl-era\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bill Bergey Helped Eagles Rise In Super Bowl Era<\/h2>\n<p>Bergey helped the Eagles end an 18-year playoff drought in the 1978 season. That was the first of four straight postseason appearances for the Eagles, with their 1979 Wild Card Round win over Chicago marking Philly\u2019s first playoff win since 1960.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry-content-single\">\n<p>Bill Bergey led the Eagles to a Super Bowl 15 appearance in the 1980 season, where they fell to the dynastic Oakland Raiders. He made four Pro Bowls during his tenure with the Eagles and earned First-team All-Pro nods in 1974 and \u201975.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-after-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta-terms\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0legend Bill Bergey, who spent seven seasons with the franchise, has passed away. 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