Chet Bulger
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Chester Noyes Bulger was an offensive tackle in the National Football League
for the Chicago Cardinals
. Bulger was born in Rumford, Maine, and after graduating from Stephen's High School, he attended Auburn University
on a track and field scholarship, where he then walked onto the football team. Bulger played for the Chicago Cardinals
from 1942–1949, where he was part of the All-Pro offensive line that helped lead the Cardinals to the NFL Championship in 1947. After retiring from football in 1951, Bulger remained in Chicago
and became a teacher, coach, and eventual athletic director at De La Salle Institute
. He remained there until 1982 and was subsequently an integral member of the school's development office into the early 90s. In 2007, De La Salle honored Bulger's contributions to the school by renaming the main athletic field in his honor.
Bulger died of natural causes on February 18, 2009, at his home in Fairfax, Virginia. He was 91.
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
for the Chicago Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. Bulger was born in Rumford, Maine, and after graduating from Stephen's High School, he attended Auburn University
Auburn University
Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
on a track and field scholarship, where he then walked onto the football team. Bulger played for the Chicago Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
from 1942–1949, where he was part of the All-Pro offensive line that helped lead the Cardinals to the NFL Championship in 1947. After retiring from football in 1951, Bulger remained in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and became a teacher, coach, and eventual athletic director at De La Salle Institute
De La Salle Institute
De La Salle Institute is a Catholic, Lasallian, secondary school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. The school is currently housed on two separate campuses. The original school, now called the Institute Campus is for men...
. He remained there until 1982 and was subsequently an integral member of the school's development office into the early 90s. In 2007, De La Salle honored Bulger's contributions to the school by renaming the main athletic field in his honor.
Bulger died of natural causes on February 18, 2009, at his home in Fairfax, Virginia. He was 91.