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Ernie Steele
	Steele on a 1948 Bowman football card
Personal information
Born:	November 2, 1917; Bothell, Washington, U.S.
Died:	October 16, 2006 (aged 88); Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:	Burien (WA) Highline
College:	Washington
Position:	Running back
NFL draft:	1942 / round: 10 / pick: 81; (by the Pittsburgh Steelers)
Career history
	Philadelphia Eagles (1942); "Steagles" (1943); Philadelphia Eagles (1944–1948);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1948);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ernest Raymond Steele (November 2, 1917 – October 16, 2006) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) 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^[2] (which made him a charter member of its Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999),^[3] he played college football at the University of Washington and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1942 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.^[1]

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.^[4] After the sale it was known for eight years as Ileen's Sports Bar, but the back was called "The Ernie Room."^[5] Since 2001, it has been a drag bar called Julia's.^[6]

Steele died in Seattle, Washington, on October 16, 2006.

References

^ ^a ^b "1942 Pittsburgh Steelers". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
^ Raley, Dan (September 28, 2004). "Where Are They Now: Ernie Steele". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved May 22, 2019. Steele's fleet feet took him from Highline High School, where he was a highly decorated athlete in football, basketball and track, ...
^ "1999 Athletic Hall of Fame". Highline High School. Archived from the original on September 2, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
^ "The Seattle Times: Steve Kelley: Ernie had city's first, and finest, sports joint". Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
^ "No Ferns in Sight as Ernie Steele's Becomes Ileen's".
^ Robert Ketcherside (December 18, 2016). "CHS Re:Take | The Julia's building, past to present". Capitol Hill Seattle Blog. Retrieved December 18, 2016.

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[dbF-1] "1942 Pittsburgh Steelers". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2020.

[2] Raley, Dan (September 28, 2004). "Where Are They Now: Ernie Steele". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved May 22, 2019. Steele's fleet feet took him from Highline High School, where he was a highly decorated athlete in football, basketball and track, ...

[Highline-3] "1999 Athletic Hall of Fame". Highline High School. Archived from the original on September 2, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2016.

[4] "The Seattle Times: Steve Kelley: Ernie had city's first, and finest, sports joint". Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2015.

[5] "No Ferns in Sight as Ernie Steele's Becomes Ileen's".

[Ketcherside-6] Robert Ketcherside (December 18, 2016). "CHS Re:Take | The Julia's building, past to present". Capitol Hill Seattle Blog. Retrieved December 18, 2016.

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