Bill Bergey, a Pro Bowl Linebacker for the Eagles, Dies at 79

Bill Bergey, a Pro Bowl Linebacker for the Eagles, Dies at 79
Former Philadelphia Eagles player Bill Bergey signs autographs for fans at the Eagles' NFL football training camp in Philadelphia on Aug. 4, 2015. Matt Rourke/AP Photo
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PHILADELPHIA—Bill Bergey, a five-time Pro Bowl linebacker who played in a Super Bowl for the Philadelphia Eagles, died Wednesday, the team announced. He was 79.

His son, Jake, posted on social media that Bergey died of cancer. Bergey, a three-time Eagles team MVP in a vote of his teammates, had been open about his fight with the disease over the last few years.