Ed Cifers Explained

Ed Cifers
Position:End
Number:43
Birth Date:18 July 1916
Birth Place:Church Hill, Tennessee, U.S.
Death Place:Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:227
Draftyear:1941
Draftround:6
Draftpick:50
High School:Dobyns-Bennett
(Kingsport, Tennessee)
College:Tennessee
Teams:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:37
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:399
Statlabel3:Touchdowns
Statvalue3:3
Highlights:
Pfr:CifeEd20

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.[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.

Professional career

Cifers was a Pro Bowler and named as an All-Pro by the Int. News Service in 1942.[3] [4] He was part of Washington's 1942 NFL Championship team.[5] [6] He was named as an All-Pro for the 1948 season by the Chicago Herald Am.[7]

Military career

In 1942, Cifers enlisted in the military during World War II.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1941 NFL Draft Listing . March 31, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  2. Web site: Cook . Tanner . February 12, 2023 . What could have been: D-B's Cifers brothers just missed chance to meet in 1947 NFL title game . March 14, 2024 . Kingsport Times-News . en.
  3. Web site: 1942 NFL Pro Bowlers . March 14, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  4. Web site: 1942 NFL All-Pros . March 14, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  5. Web site: 1942 Washington Redskins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees . March 14, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  6. Web site: Championship – Chicago Bears at Washington Redskins – December 13th, 1942 . March 14, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  7. Web site: 1948 NFL All-Pros . March 14, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  8. Web site: Ed Cifers . March 14, 2024 . Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame . en-US.