Ed Cifers
No. 43
Position:End
Personal information
Born:(1916-07-18)July 18, 1916
Church Hill, Tennessee, U.S.
Died:July 19, 2005(2005-07-19) (aged 89)
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:Dobyns-Bennett
(Kingsport, Tennessee)
College:Tennessee
NFL draft:1941 / Round: 6 / Pick: 50
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:37
Receiving yards:399
Touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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.[3]

Professional career

Cifers was a Pro Bowler and named as an All-Pro by the Int. News Service in 1942.[4][5] He was part of Washington's 1942 NFL Championship team.[6][7] He was named as an All-Pro for the 1948 season by the Chicago Herald Am.[8]

Military career

In 1942, Cifers enlisted in the military during World War II.[3]

References

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

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1938 Tennessee Volunteers football—national champions
1940 Tennessee Volunteers football—national champions
Washington Redskins 1941 NFL draft selections
Washington Redskins 1942 NFL champions
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