Position: | End |
Number: | 19, 6 |
Birth Date: | May 15, 1918 |
Birth Place: | Larksville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lb: | 203 |
Draftyear: | 1939 |
Draftround: | 17 |
Draftpick: | 155 |
High School: | Larksville |
College: | Columbia |
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Highlights: | |
Statlabel1: | Receptions |
Statvalue1: | 31 |
Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
Statvalue2: | 637 |
Statlabel3: | Touchdowns |
Statvalue3: | 6 |
Pfr: | SiegJo20 |
John Walter Siegal (May 15, 1918 – May 27, 2015) was an American football end/defensive end in the National Football League. He was drafted in the 17th round of the 1939 NFL Draft.[1] He played five seasons for the Chicago Bears (1939–1943). He was born in Larksville, Pennsylvania. At the time of his death, Siegal was the oldest living Bears player.[2] He died on May 27, 2015, at the age of 97 in his hometown of Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania.[3]