Bibbles Bawel

Bibbles Bawel
No. 81, 20
Position:	Evansville College
Undrafted:	1952
Career history
	Philadelphia Eagles (1952, 1955–1956); Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1957);
CFL status:	Import
Career highlights and awards
	Grey Cup champion (1957);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	36
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Edward Raymond "Bibbles" Bawel (born November 21, 1930) is a former

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. He played college football at Evansville College

.

Early years

Bawel attended Boonville High School. He accepted a basketball scholarship from the Evansville College, where he was a three-sport standout; winning a total of five varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball.^[1]

He was a starter on the 1951–52 basketball team for the legendary coach

MVP of the 1949 Refrigerator Bowl

.

In 1979, he was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Bawel was signed as an

1952 NFL Draft, after his coach Don Ping, being a friend of the Philadelphia Eagles head coach Jim Trimble, convinced him to give Bawel a try out. As a rookie, he made the team as a defensive back

, leading the league with 34 punt returns. He also intercepted eight passes.

He was called for military duty at the end of his rookie season, rejoining the team two seasons later in 1955. That year, he intercepted 9 passes (a franchise record until 1971), finishing second in the league to Willard Sherman. He also led the league in return yards (168) and touchdown returns (2).^[2]

In

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, as a two-way player (offensive end and defensive back). He helped the team win the 45th Grey Cup, where he had 2 interceptions and was famously tripped by a spectator (David Humphrey) standing on the sidelines in front of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers bench, preventing him from returning the second one for a touchdown.^[3]

References

^ "Ray Bawell Leaving College Post To Join Jasper Firm". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
^ "10 Greatest Undrafted Philadelphia Eagles in Franchise History". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
^ "THE STORY OF THE 1957 GREY CUP". Retrieved February 16, 2019.

External links

Indiana Football Hall of Fame Bio

[1] "Ray Bawell Leaving College Post To Join Jasper Firm". Retrieved February 16, 2019.

[2] "10 Greatest Undrafted Philadelphia Eagles in Franchise History". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 16, 2019.

[3] "THE STORY OF THE 1957 GREY CUP". Retrieved February 16, 2019.

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