Bernie Digris
{{Short description|American football player (1919–1979)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image =
| caption =
| number = 37
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|6|9}}
| birth_place = Union City, Connecticut, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1979|11|1|1919|6|9}}
| death_place = Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
| undraftedyear = 1943
| high_school = Ansonia
(Ansonia, Connecticut)
St. John's Prep
(Danvers, Massachusetts)
| college = Holy Cross
| teams =
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 2
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 0
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Bernard John Digris (June 9, 1919 – November 1, 1978) was an American football tackle and guard for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) and was a member of their 1943 NFL Championship team. Digris played in two games for the Bears during that year.
Early life and education
Digris attended Ansonia High School in Ansonia, Connecticut, where he is a member of the school's sports hall of fame.
Digris was a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he captained their football team. He was the first graduate of Holy Cross on a football scholarship to leave with a degree other than Physical Education. His degree was in Chemistry.
Military service
After playing professional football, Digris served in the United States Navy during World War II.
Later life
Digris later worked a technical salesman for General Tire & Rubber Company. He died on November 1, 1979, at a hospital in Roanoke, Virginia.{{cite news |author= |title=Digris |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-obituary-for-bernard-j/122588947/ |newspaper=Roanoke Times & World-News |location=Roanoke, Virginia |date=November 1, 1979 |page=B6 |access-date=April 9, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
References
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External links
- {{Footballstats |nfl=bernie-digris |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |si= |pfr=D/DigrBe20 |rotoworld= }}
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Category:American football guards
Category:American football tackles
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:Holy Cross Crusaders football players
Category:Miami Naval Training Center Navaltars football players
Category:St. John's Preparatory School (Massachusetts) alumni
Category:United States Navy personnel of World War II
Category:People from Ansonia, Connecticut
Category:Players of American football from New Haven County, Connecticut
Category:People from Naugatuck, Connecticut
Category:Military personnel from Connecticut
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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