Chuck Bednarik

Games played	169
Games started	166
Interceptions	20
Interception yards	268
Fumble recoveries	21
Defensive touchdowns	1
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Branch	U.S. Army Air Forces
Service years	1942–1946
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Unit	Eighth Air Force
Conflicts	World War II
Signature
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Chuck Bednarik
	Bednarik c. 1952
No. 60
Positions	Linebacker ; Center
Personal information
Born	May 1, 1925; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	March 21, 2015 (aged 89); Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	233 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school	Liberty (Bethlehem)
College	Penn (1945–1948)
NFL draft	1949: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Career history
	Philadelphia Eagles (1949–1962);
Awards and highlights
	2× NFL champion (1949, 1960); 10× First-team All-Pro (1950–1957, 1960, 1961); 8× Pro Bowl (1950–1954, 1956, 1957, 1960); NFL 1950s All-Decade Team; NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team; NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team; NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team; Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame; Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team; Philadelphia Eagles No. 60 retired; Maxwell Award (1948); Unanimous All-American (1948); Consensus All-American (1947); Second-team All-American (1946); 3× First-team All-Eastern (1946, 1947, 1948); First-team AP All-Time All-American (2025);
Career NFL statistics
Games played
Games played	169
Games started	166
Interceptions	20
Interception yards	268
Fumble recoveries	21
Defensive touchdowns	1
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Branch	U.S. Army Air Forces
Service years	1942–1946
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Unit	Eighth Air Force
Conflicts	World War II
Signature
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Charles Philip Bednarik (May 1, 1925 – March 21, 2015), nicknamed "Concrete Charlie", was an American professional football linebacker and center who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn Quakers, and was selected with the first overall pick of the 1949 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, where he played his entire 14-year NFL career from 1949 through 1962. Bednarik is ranked one of the hardest hitting tacklers in NFL history, and was one of the league's last two-way players.

On November 20, 1960, Bednarik knocked New York Giants star halfback Frank Gifford unconscious with a tackle that was called "professional football's most notorious concussion". Bednarik's career-altering tackle of the Giants' star is remembered in football lore as "The Hit".

He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967, his first year of eligibility, and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969. He was named to the NFL 50th Anniversary All Time Team, the NFL 75th Anniversary All Time Two Way Team, and the NFL 100th Anniversary All Time Team.