Ernie Steele, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetErnie Steele
American football player
Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1917
Place of Birth: Bothell, Washington, United States
Date of Death: 16-Oct-2006
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Ernie Steele
- Ernest Raymond Steele (November 2, 1917 – October 16, 2006) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, and the "Steagles", a team that resulted in the temporary merger of the Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in 1943.
- A graduate of Highline High School in Burien, Washington (which made him a charter member of its Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999), he played college football at the University of Washington and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1942 NFL Draft. He played in two NFL championship games for the Philadelphia Eagles. After ending his football career Steele opened a diner and sports bar in Seattle, named "Ernie Steele's." It became a landmark and operated under that name until he sold it in 1993.
- After the sale it was known for eight years as Ileen's Sports Bar, but the back was called "The Ernie Room." Since 2001, it has been a drag bar called Julia's.Steele died in Seattle, Washington on October 16, 2006.
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