finalyear death_date debutyear statvalue birth_date pfr death_place collegehof number image college statlabel name caption birth_place nfl dbf position probowls article_title
1940 27 january 2002 1935 21.0 2 '' 4 july 1912 manseg20 los angeles , california , u.s. 30052 7 eggsmanske.jpg northwestern yards '' per reception , career defensive touchdowns , career edgar manske manske in his playing days nekoosa , wisconsin , u.s. man670824 mansked01 end 1 -lrb- 1940 -rrb- edgar manske

edgar manske

edgar john `` eggs '' manske -lrb- july 4 , 1912 -- january 27 , 2002 -rrb- was a professional american football player who played six seasons in the national football league -lrb- nfl -rrb- .
manske was the last college player to play without a football helmet .
manske played in two nfl championship games with the chicago bears , including the historic 1940 nfl championship game , a 73 -- 0 victory over the washington redskins .
