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An autographed photo of Roger LeClerc, taken at Wrigley Field in Chicago in the early 1960s. (Jensen Family Collection)
AGAWAM, MA Roger LeClerc, one of the last two-way players in the National Football League who won an NFL championship with the Chicago Bears in 1963, died Thursday after a long illness. He was 84.
A native of Springfield, Mass., LeClerc played both football and baseball at Trinity College in Hartford. He achieved Little All-American honors in football, and was also the Dan Webster Team MVP award winner for the Bantams baseball team.
He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 15th round in 1959, and played linebacker, center and kicker under legendary head coach George Papa Bear Halas from 1960 to 1966. His final pro season came with the Denver Broncos of the American Football League in 1967.