Chuck Bednarik

Retiring Brian Urlacher calls Ray Lewis 'best of all time'

2013-05-23 04:51:00

As impressive a career Chicago Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher put together in 13 seasons before retiring Wednesday, the former NFL Defensive Player of the Year acknowledged his accomplishments�were trumped by legendary Ravens star Ray Lewis. A...

Preston: Ray Lewis will retire as the greatest middle linebacker to play the game

2013-01-02 15:42:00

There is really only one more appropriate ending for the Ravens' Ray Lewis, and that won't come for another five years when he takes his place in the NFL Hall of Fame as the greatest middle linebacker ever. Lewis, 37, made the announcement Wednesday...

Coaches, players throughout the NFL salute Ray Lewis

2013-01-02 18:53:00

The news of Ravens legendary middle linebacker Ray Lewis' upcoming retirement triggered plenty of strong reactions around the league. Respect, homage and sadness were all expressed�upon learning that the defensive icon will walk away from the game...

Ralph Friedgen releases statement urging Terps to move forward, then looks back

2012-07-24 12:40:00

An interesting e-mail was sent today to members of the Baltimore-Washington media covering Maryland� athletics. It came from former Terps football coach Ralph Friedgen, who wrote about the accomplishments of his program during his 10-year tenure. But the...

Chuck Bednarik makes Eagles version of Mount Rushmore on NBC Sports Network

2013-06-04 21:22:59

Who belongs on the Eagles Mount Rushmore? How about your high school?

2013-06-04 04:22:17

New show spurs the idea: Who's on your high school's Mount Rushmore?

2013-06-02 16:23:31

Central Catholic's glory days remembered at the 34^t^h annual Lehigh Valley Athletes Reunion

2013-06-02 20:52:00

Since it was built in 1940, Rockne Hall has warmed up many a bitterly cold winter night by being the scene of some of the best basketball games in Lehigh Valley history. But on a blistering hot June Saturday, talk of Rockne Hall was kind of cool....

2012 year in review: The world didn't end but plenty has changed

2012-12-29 17:10:00

For Allentown, Penn State football and President Barack Obama, 2012 was a year of new beginnings. For Jerry Sandusky, certain Catholic priests in Philadelphia and leaders of the Boy Scouts of America, it was the year the past caught up with them....

Awards circuit forces humble Notre Dame star Manti Te'o to take a bow

2012-12-10 08:24:00

The moments Manti Te'o shoved aside to focus on football seemed to finally catch up with the 6-foot-2, 225-pound linebacker. For 18 weeks, all those emotions he worked so hard to keep in check seemed to flood back to Manti Te'o. The countless hours on...

Collin Klein, Johnny Manziel highlight finalists for college football awards

2012-11-19 16:27:00

Kansas State's Collin Klein, Notre Dame's Manti Te’o and Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel headline some of finalists for college football’s most prestigious awards. Twenty-seven players from 21 schools will vie for 12 major college football awards...

LSU dismisses 'Honey Badger' Mathieu

2012-08-10 11:04:00

LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu has been dismissed from the Tigers for violating team policy, head coach Les Miles announced Friday. Mathieu, the top defensive player in the nation last season, was a force for a team that went undefeated during the regular...

Chuck Bednarik, a Bethlehem native and Coopersburg resident, is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame after playing for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1949 to 1962 is inducted during the Lehigh County Hall of Fame induction ceremony as part of Lehigh County's big 200th anniversary celebration at the

2012-03-10 00:00:00

Chuck Bednarik, a Bethlehem native and Coopersburg resident, starred for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1949 through 1962. He played on the Eagles NFL Championship teams in 1949 and 1960 and was known for his bruising tackling. His number, 60, is one of only seven the Eagles have retired.

2012-02-16 13:35:09

Position: Linebacker Year: Redshirt Junior 2008 Stats: 106 tackles (64 solo), 9.0 tackles for loss, 1 interception Of Note: Named a team captain for 2009 season.

2008-09-26 00:00:00