R.I.P. to a war hero, HOF'er (and quite the partier-;)

[fleetus macmullitz]

This pic posted with the news that Mr. Bednarik had passed on.

@SportsCenter: Chuck Bednarik played 58 minutes in 1960 NFL title game & made the game-saving tackle.

"Following his graduation from high school, he entered the United States Army Air Forces and served as a B-24 waist-gunner with the Eighth Air Force. Bednarik flew on 30 combat missions over Germany, for which he was awarded the Air Medal and four Oak Leaf Clusters, the European Theater Operations Medal and four Battle Stars."



Condolences to his family.