Steve Sader
Encyclopedia
Stephen J.J. Sader was a professional football
player for the Philadelphia Eagles
of the National Football League
. However he was also a member of the "Steagles
", a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers
due to the league-wide manning shortages in 1943 brought on by World War II
. Prior to his career in the NFL, Sader was a local sandlot player with no professional experiencewho played fullback and was the kicker for Bill Morrow's Shamrocks's, a south Philadelphia sandlot team. He also excelled as a catcher in hardball and played for Morrow's Baseball shamrocks, Manoa, and the Wilmington Clippers. Additionally, he had a tryout with the Brooklyn Dodgers and they were willing to sign him, but the Eagles did not allow him a release from his contract to play both sports with their overlapping seasons.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player for the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
of the National Football League
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...
. However he was also a member of the "Steagles
Steagles
The Steagles is the popular nickname for the team created by the temporary merger of two National Football League teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles, during the 1943 season...
", a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
due to the league-wide manning shortages in 1943 brought on by World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Prior to his career in the NFL, Sader was a local sandlot player with no professional experiencewho played fullback and was the kicker for Bill Morrow's Shamrocks's, a south Philadelphia sandlot team. He also excelled as a catcher in hardball and played for Morrow's Baseball shamrocks, Manoa, and the Wilmington Clippers. Additionally, he had a tryout with the Brooklyn Dodgers and they were willing to sign him, but the Eagles did not allow him a release from his contract to play both sports with their overlapping seasons.