Bill Bergey
| No. 66 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 9, 1945 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | South Dayton, New York | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 243 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Arkansas State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1969 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31 | ||||||||
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| Games: | 159 |
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| Interceptions: | 27 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 21 |
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William Earl Bergey (born February 9, 1945) is a former American collegiate and Professional Football player. He played collegiately for Arkansas State University and for the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals and the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles.
Bergey was born in South Dayton, New York in 1945 and graduated from Arkansas State University (ASU) in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education. He was an All-American with the Arkansas State Indians and has been voted by fans the Top Player in Arkansas State history. He was a charter member of Delta Eta chapter of Kappa Alpha Order at ASU.
Bergey set ASU records for best tackling average in a season, most fumble recoveries in a season, most tackles in a game, most tackles in a season, and most career tackles. In 1968, Bergey averaged 19.6 tackles per game. He played in three post-season all-star games during his ASU career; he was selected to the All-Southland Conference team three times and to the Southland Conference All-First Decade Team. Bergey's jersey number 66 was retired by ASU.
Bergey was drafted by the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 1969 Common Draft and was an AFL All-Star in his first year. Bergey started for the Bengals for five years.
Bergey signed a "futures contract" with the World Football League's Florida Blazers that would have taken effect in 1976, after his contract with the Bengals expired. Rather than play Bergey for two lame duck seasons, Bengals coach Paul Brown traded him to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for two first-round and one second-round draft picks. The Blazers would not survive beyond the 1974 season, and the WFL itself failed partway through 1975; as a result, Bergey never played a down in the WFL and the futures contract never took effect.
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