Ed Sharkey

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Ed Sharkey
File:Ed Sharkey - 1954 Bowman.jpg
Sharkey on a 1954 Bowman football card
Date of birth (1927-07-06) July 6, 1927 (age 97)
Place of birth Brooklyn, New York, United States
Date of death December 13, 2015
Career information
Position(s) Linebacker
Guard
College Duke
Nevada-Reno
Career history
As player
1947–1949 New York Yankees (AAFC)
1950 New York Yanks
1952 Cleveland Browns
1953 Baltimore Colts
1954–1955 Philadelphia Eagles
1955–1956 San Francisco 49ers
1957 British Columbia Lions
Career stats

Edward Joseph Sharkey (born July 6, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the New York Yanks, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, and the San Francisco 49ers. He also played in the All-America Football Conference for the New York Yankees. Sharkey attended Duke University and the University of Nevada.

Sharkey played for the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League in 1957, playing guard, center and linebacker positions.


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