Chuck Weber, a local boy who played a major role on the Eagles 1960 NFL Championship team, died on Sunday. He was 87.
Weber was born in Philadelphia and attended Abington High School. He was a two-sport standout at West Chester University, starring in wrestling as well as football. He always wanted to play for the Eagles but he was signed by the Cleveland Browns out of college then traded to the Chicago Cardinals.
The Eagles acquired his rights in 1959 and he was their middle linebacker for three seasons, including the 1960 season when they won the NFL title defeating Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers 17-13 at Franklin Field.