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November 20th, 1960: ‘The Hit’
Well, they didn’t call him ‘Concrete Charlie’ for no reason. Chuck Bednarik was the first-overall pick in the 1949 NFL Draft, and he spent every single one of his 14 seasons in an Eagles jersey. We can now confirm things worked out pretty well with that one.
‘Concrete Charlie’ made a living working construction in the offseason to help make ends meet. He’s a two-time NFL champion (1949 and 1960). He made the Pro Bowl eight times (1950–1954, 1956, 1957, 1960).
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He was also a ten-time First-team All-Pro (1950–1957, 1960, 1961). He was named to the NFL’s 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, the NFL’s 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, the NFL’s 1950s All-Decade Team, the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame, and no Eagle will ever wear the number 60 again as it’s been retired.
Oh. and by the way, he was also enshrined in Canton.
Recently, in recognition of the NFL’s 100th season, Bednarik was named to the NFL 100 All-time team. He was the last of the great two-way players, and as you’d expect he left his fingerprints on the Eagles and Giants rivalry.
On November 20th of 1960, the Giants were the Eastern Conference champions and hosting the Eagles at Giants Stadium. The Eagles were winning by a score of 17-10 late, but the Giants were driving to tie. Frank Gifford took a short pass, turned upfield, and almost got decapitated by good old ‘Concrete Charley’.
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The image of Bednarik standing over Gifford has been immortalized. Oh, and by the way, Gifford missed the rest of that season and all of the next. When he returned, he was no longer playing running back. He made the move to wide receiver.