Ernie Steele
 Steele on a 1948 Bowman football card | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | November 2, 1917 Bothell, Washington,U.S. |
| Died: | October 16, 2006(aged 88) Seattle, Washington,U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Burien (WA) Highline |
| College: | Washington |
| Position: | Running back |
| NFL draft: | 1942/ Round: 10 / Pick: 81 (by thePittsburgh Steelers)[1] |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Player stats atPFR | |
Ernest Raymond Steele(November 2, 1917 – October 16, 2006) was anAmerican footballrunning backin theNational Football League(NFL) for thePhiladelphia Eagles,and the "Steagles",a team that resulted in the temporary merger of the Eagles andPittsburgh Steelersin 1943. A graduate of Highline High School inBurien, Washington[2](which made him a charter member of its Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999),[3]he playedcollege footballat theUniversity of Washingtonand wasdraftedin the tenth round of the1942 NFL draftby the Pittsburgh Steelers.[1]
He played in two NFL championship games for the Philadelphia Eagles.
After ending his football career, Steele opened a diner and sports bar in Seattle, named "Ernie Steele's." It became a landmark and operated under that name until he sold it in 1993.[4]After the sale it was known for eight years as Ileen's Sports Bar, but the back was called "The Ernie Room."[5]Since 2001, it has been a drag bar called Julia's.[6]
Steele died in Seattle, Washington, on October 16, 2006.
References
[edit]- ^ab"1942 Pittsburgh Steelers".databaseFootball.Archived fromthe originalon April 8, 2007.RetrievedJuly 6,2020.
- ^Raley, Dan (September 28, 2004)."Where Are They Now: Ernie Steele".Seattle Post-Intelligencer.RetrievedMay 22,2019.
Steele's fleet feet took him from Highline High School, where he was a highly decorated athlete in football, basketball and track,...
- ^"1999 Athletic Hall of Fame".Highline High School. Archived fromthe originalon September 2, 2018.RetrievedDecember 18,2016.
- ^"The Seattle Times: Steve Kelley: Ernie had city's first, and finest, sports joint".Archived fromthe originalon October 11, 2016.RetrievedOctober 1,2015.
- ^"No Ferns in Sight as Ernie Steele's Becomes Ileen's | the Seattle Times".
- ^ Robert Ketcherside (December 18, 2016)."CHS Re:Take | The Julia's building, past to present".Capitol Hill Seattle Blog.RetrievedDecember 18,2016.
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