Bergey died following a three-year battle with cancer, Bergey's son, Jake, wrote Wednesday on X.
Bill Bergey, an All-Pro middle linebacker whose relentless play led Eagles defenses in the 1970s and culminated in a Super Bowl XV appearance, has died at 79.
Bergey died following a three-year battle with cancer, Bergey's son, Jake, wrote Wednesday on X. A Chadds Ford resident, Bergey told the Eagles' website last year that he had been diagnosed with jaw cancer.
He played in seven seasons for the Eagles, recording nearly 1,200 tackles. After playing five seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals and arriving to Philadelphia via trade in 1974, Bergey proceeded to be named an All-Pro five times and to the Pro Bowl four times.
Dick Vermeil arrived as Eagles coach in 1976, and Bergey flourished in those defenses with his final game coming in the Super Bowl in 1981. In 1988, he was inducted into the Eagles Hall of Fame.