Ed Cifers
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| Position: | End | ||||||
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| Born: | July 18, 1916 Church Hill, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | July 19, 2005 (aged 89) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Dobyns-Bennett (Kingsport, Tennessee) | ||||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1941 / Round: 6 / Pick: 50 | ||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Edward Clifton Cifers (July 18, 1916 – July 19, 2005) was an
1941 NFL Draft.[1]
Early life
Attended Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport, Tennessee, where he was the first All-state high school football selection from Northeast Tennessee.[2]
College career
Cifers played college football at the University of Tennessee and was a part of three SEC championship teams for head coach Robert Neyland.[3]
Professional career
Cifers was a Pro Bowler and named as an All-Pro by the Int. News Service in 1942.[4][5] He was part of Washington's 1942 NFL Championship team.[6][7] He was named as an All-Pro for the 1948 season by the Chicago Herald Am.[8]
Military career
In 1942, Cifers enlisted in the military during World War II.[3]
References
- ^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ Cook, Tanner (February 12, 2023). "What could have been: D-B's Cifers brothers just missed chance to meet in 1947 NFL title game". Kingsport Times-News. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "Ed Cifers". Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "1942 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "1942 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "1942 Washington Redskins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "Championship – Chicago Bears at Washington Redskins – December 13th, 1942". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "1948 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference
- Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame bio