Former Pro Bowl Guard, Bears Assistant Stanfel Dies

Chicago BearsLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) – Dick Stanfel, a five-time Pro Bowl guard with the Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins and a longtime offensive line coach with the Chicago Bears, has died.
The Bears announced Thursday he passed away at his home in suburban Libertyville this week after a long illness. He was 87.

Stanfel played seven seasons in the 1950s and starred with both Detroit and Washington. He helped the Lions win NFL titles in 1952 and 1953. He was the Bears’ offensive line coach from 1981-92, serving most of that time under Mike Ditka and overseeing a group that helped the 1985 team win the Super Bowl.

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