Ed Cifers
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| Date of birth: | July 18, 1916 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Church Hill, Tennessee | ||||||||
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| Place of death: | Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||||
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| High school: | Kingsport (TN) Dobyns-Bennett | ||||||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1941 / Round: 6 / Pick: 50 | ||||||||
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Edward Clifton Cifers (July 18, 1916 – July 19, 2005) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and Chicago Bears. He played college football at the University of Tennessee and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1941 NFL Draft.
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Early life
Attended Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport, Tennessee, where he was the first All-state high school football selection from NE Tennessee.
College career
Cifers played college football at the University of Tennessee and was a part of 3 SEC championship teams for legendary head coach Robert Neyland.[1]
Professional career
All-Pro in 1942, led Redskins to 1942 NFL Championship.
Military career
In 1942, Cifers enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served at Norfolk Naval Base during WWII. He was also a part of the Del-Monte Pre-Flight football team.[2]
References
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- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Cifers, ex-UT star, dies at 89; All-Pro in NFL with Washington, Chicago
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- 1916 births
- 2005 deaths
- People from Church Hill, Tennessee
- American football wide receivers
- American military personnel of World War II
- Chicago Bears players
- Players of American football from Tennessee
- Tennessee Volunteers football players
- Washington Redskins players
