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- Ed_Sprinkle abstract "Edward Alexander Sprinkle (September 3, 1923 – July 28, 2014) was an American football player. He was known to many as "The Meanest Man in Pro Football" and was nicknamed "The Claw." He played for 12 seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League and is credited with calling attention to the NFL's defensive players. Bears coach George Halas referred to Sprinkle as "the greatest pass-rusher I've ever seen" and "a rough, tough ballplayer, but not a dirty one." At first he played on both defense and offense. He caught 32 passes for 451 yards and seven touchdowns during his career. His ability to rush opposing quarterbacks, however, soon made him a defensive specialist. While accused of "dirty play" and unsportsman-like conduct during his career, Sprinkle claimed that his aggressive play was similar to that found all over the NFL throughout the 1950s. According to Sprinkle, "We were meaner in the 1950s because there were fewer positions and we fought harder for them. It was a different era."Prior to his NFL career, Sprinkle won three letters in football and two in basketball and earned All-Border Conference while at Hardin-Simmons University in the early 1940s. He earned all-Eastern honors in 1943 while attending the United States Naval Academy. Following his pro career, Sprinkle entered business in the Chicago area. He died on July 28, 2014.".
- Ed_Sprinkle activeYearsEndYear "1955".
- Ed_Sprinkle activeYearsStartYear "1944".
- Ed_Sprinkle birthDate "1923-09-03".
- Ed_Sprinkle birthPlace Taylor_County,_Texas.
- Ed_Sprinkle birthYear "1923".
- Ed_Sprinkle deathDate "2014-07-28".
- Ed_Sprinkle deathPlace Palos_Heights,_Illinois.
- Ed_Sprinkle deathYear "2014".
- Ed_Sprinkle debutTeam Chicago_Bears.
- Ed_Sprinkle formerTeam Chicago_Bears.
- Ed_Sprinkle number "7".
- Ed_Sprinkle position Defensive_end.
- Ed_Sprinkle position Guard_(American_and_Canadian_football).
- Ed_Sprinkle position Tight_end.
- Ed_Sprinkle thumbnail Ed_Sprinkle_(Bowman).jpg?width=300.
- Ed_Sprinkle undraftedYear "1944".
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageExternalLink 12-01-390.pdf.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageID "5339128".
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageLength "4326".
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageOutDegree "33".
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageRevisionID "663361481".
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink American_football.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Basketball.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Bradshaw,_Texas.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Category:1923_births.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Category:2014_deaths.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Category:Chicago_Bears_players.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Category:Hardin–Simmons_Cowboys_football_players.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Category:Navy_Midshipmen_football_players.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Category:People_from_Taylor_County,_Texas.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Category:Players_of_American_football_from_Texas.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Category:Western_Conference_Pro_Bowl_players.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Chicago.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Chicago_Bears.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Defensive_End.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Defensive_coordinator.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Defensive_end.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink George_Halas.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Guard_(American_and_Canadian_football).
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Guard_(American_football).
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Hardin-Simmons_University.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Hardin–Simmons_University.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Jim_Ned_High_School.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink John_Dell_Isola.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Letterman_(sports).
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink NFL_1940s_All-Decade_Team.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink National_Football_League.
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- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Navy_Midshipmen_football.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink New_York_Jets.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Palos_Heights,_Illinois.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Taylor_County,_Texas.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Tight_End.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Tight_end.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Touchdown.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink United_States_Naval_Academy.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLink Walt_Michaels.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageWikiLinkText "Ed Sprinkle".
- Ed_Sprinkle after Walt_Michaels.
- Ed_Sprinkle before John_Dell_Isola.
- Ed_Sprinkle birthDate "1923-09-03".
- Ed_Sprinkle birthPlace Bradshaw,_Texas.
- Ed_Sprinkle birthPlace Taylor_County,_Texas.
- Ed_Sprinkle college Navy_Midshipmen_football.
- Ed_Sprinkle dateOfBirth "1923-09-03".
- Ed_Sprinkle dateOfDeath "2014-07-28".
- Ed_Sprinkle dbf "SPRINED01".
- Ed_Sprinkle deathDate "2014-07-28".
- Ed_Sprinkle deathPlace Palos_Heights,_Illinois.
- Ed_Sprinkle debutteam "Chicago Bears".
- Ed_Sprinkle debutyear "1944".
- Ed_Sprinkle finalteam "Chicago Bears".
- Ed_Sprinkle finalyear "1955".
- Ed_Sprinkle hasPhotoCollection Ed_Sprinkle.
- Ed_Sprinkle heightFt "6".
- Ed_Sprinkle heightIn "1".
- Ed_Sprinkle highlights "1940.0".
- Ed_Sprinkle highschool Jim_Ned_High_School.
- Ed_Sprinkle name "Ed Sprinkle".
- Ed_Sprinkle name "Sprinkle, Ed".
- Ed_Sprinkle nflnew "edsprinkle/2526316".
- Ed_Sprinkle number "7".
- Ed_Sprinkle pastcoaching "*New York Jets".
- Ed_Sprinkle pastteams "*Chicago Bears".
- Ed_Sprinkle pfr "SpriEd00".
- Ed_Sprinkle placeOfBirth "Bradshaw, Texas, United States".
- Ed_Sprinkle placeOfDeath Palos_Heights,_Illinois.
- Ed_Sprinkle position Defensive_End.
- Ed_Sprinkle position Defensive_end.
- Ed_Sprinkle position Guard_(American_and_Canadian_football).
- Ed_Sprinkle position Guard_(American_football).
- Ed_Sprinkle position Tight_End.
- Ed_Sprinkle position Tight_end.
- Ed_Sprinkle shortDescription "American football player".
- Ed_Sprinkle title New_York_Jets.
- Ed_Sprinkle undraftedyear "1944".
- Ed_Sprinkle weightLbs "206".
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:1946_Chicago_Bears.
- Ed_Sprinkle wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Chicago_Bears_starting_quarterback_navbox.