Getty Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Bill Bergey. The Philadelphia Eagles lost one of their greatest players of all time when legendary linebacker Bill Bergey died on December 25 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, at 79 years old and after a 3-year battle with cancer. Bergey’s son, former pro lacrosse player Jake Bergey, announced his father’s death with a post on X. “After a long hard 3 year battle, Dad lost his fight with Cancer,” Jake Bergey wrote on December 25 . “The best father, friend, grand