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Dec. 26, 1960: Bednarik instrumental in Eagles title win

By Larry Schwartz
Special to ESPN.com

Saturday, December 23, 2000

Chuck Bednarik, the last of the 60-minute men, secures the Philadelphia Eagles' last NFL championship this century. On the final play, Bednarik tackles Jim Taylor, Green Bay's punishing fullback, on the Eagles 9-yard line and doesn't get off him until the gun sounds. Bednarik jumps up and down and wildly waves his right arm aloft to start a mild victory celebration. Meanwhile, Taylor remains sprawled on the ground, the heart-tugging symbol of Green Bay's shattered hopes. Bednarik participate ...

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