Ed Healey
Date of birth: | December 28, 1894 |
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Place of birth: | Indian Orchard, Massachusetts |
Date of death: | December 9, 1978 83) | (aged
Place of death: | South Bend, Indiana |
Career information | |
Position(s): | Offensive tackle |
College: | Dartmouth |
Organizations | |
As player: | |
1920-1922 1923-1927 |
Rock Island Independents Chicago Bears |
Career highlights and awards | |
Honors: |
NFL 1920s All-Decade Team 4× first-team All-Pro (1923, 1924, 1925, 1926) |
Career stats | |
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Edward Francis Healey, Jr. (December 28, 1894 - December 9, 1978) was a professional football player for the Rock Island Independents, and best known with the Chicago Bears.
College years
Healey attended both the College of the Holy Cross and Dartmouth College and was a three-year starter in football at Dartmouth.
Pro career
When he heard of the news of a new football league being formed in 1920, he decided to join. He was an all-league pick five times during his eight-year NFL career, as a tackle.
External links
- Pro Football Hall of Fame: Member profile