Well now it's a bunch better... we called him bitter... I think being 81 and having your bell rung-- buys you a little consideration..........even in Philly.
Although he isn't a big Reggie fan... but he can't even remeber why.....
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Bednarik returns to Eagles campBy Shannon Ryan
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - One of the Eagles' old-timers was back at training camp and back in the Eagles' good graces.
Chuck Bednarik was at Lehigh today and talked about his repaired relationship with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and his not-so-sentimental feelings toward Reggie White.
Bednarik is known as the last "60-minute man" for playing linebacker on defense and center on offense, competing with the Eagles from 1949-1962 and missing only three games.
Bednarik, 81, had an adversarial relationship in the past with the Eagles over money he felt he deserved, but both Bednarik and Lurie said that has passed.
"I am very good friends with him now," Bednarik said. "It bugged me. Here was a guy loaded, I could use the money... . Talking to him now it's a different Jeffrey Lurie. You have to forgive and forget, and he is a friend of mine."
Lurie said the two came to an understanding.
"He's an important member of the franchise, and he'll always be welcomed," Lurie said.
Bednarik, never one to shy away from voicing his opinion, was asked if he was a fan of Reggie White, the former Eagle who passed away last winter.
"No, not really," Bednarik said. "I don't know. At the time there was something about him that I just despised. My memory is pretty bad, so I don't remember those things."
Although he isn't a big Reggie fan... but he can't even remeber why.....
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Bednarik returns to Eagles campBy Shannon Ryan
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - One of the Eagles' old-timers was back at training camp and back in the Eagles' good graces.
Chuck Bednarik was at Lehigh today and talked about his repaired relationship with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and his not-so-sentimental feelings toward Reggie White.
Bednarik is known as the last "60-minute man" for playing linebacker on defense and center on offense, competing with the Eagles from 1949-1962 and missing only three games.
Bednarik, 81, had an adversarial relationship in the past with the Eagles over money he felt he deserved, but both Bednarik and Lurie said that has passed.
"I am very good friends with him now," Bednarik said. "It bugged me. Here was a guy loaded, I could use the money... . Talking to him now it's a different Jeffrey Lurie. You have to forgive and forget, and he is a friend of mine."
Lurie said the two came to an understanding.
"He's an important member of the franchise, and he'll always be welcomed," Lurie said.
Bednarik, never one to shy away from voicing his opinion, was asked if he was a fan of Reggie White, the former Eagle who passed away last winter.
"No, not really," Bednarik said. "I don't know. At the time there was something about him that I just despised. My memory is pretty bad, so I don't remember those things."
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