# Eddie Michaels

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**Edward Joseph Michaels** (born **Mikolajewski**) (June 11, 1914 – January 21, 1976) was an American professional [football](/source/Gridiron_football) [guard](/source/Guard_(American_football)) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) for the [Chicago Bears](/source/Chicago_Bears), [Washington Redskins](/source/Washington_Redskins), and [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles).

## Biography

Eddie Michaels (née Mikolajewski) was born June 11, 1914 in [Wilmington, Delaware](/source/Wilmington,_Delaware). He attended [Salesianum School](/source/Salesianum_School), a Catholic boys' school in Wilmington before attending [Villanova University](/source/Villanova_Wildcats_football).

He was selected in the second round of the [1936 NFL draft](/source/1936_NFL_draft).[1] Originally selected by the [Chicago Bears](/source/Chicago_Bears), following the [1936 season](/source/1936_Chicago_Bears_season) he moved to the [Washington Redskins](/source/Washington_Redskins) for [1937](/source/1937_Washington_Redskins_season), where he was part of the [1937 NFL Championship](/source/1937_NFL_Championship) team, playing primarily in a reserve role.[2]

He also played for the [Wilmington Clippers](/source/Wilmington_Clippers) from 1938 to 1942, and 1947. From 1948 to 1950 he played in Canada for the [Ottawa Rough Riders](/source/Ottawa_Rough_Riders).[3]

Michaels also played on the "[Steagles](/source/Steagles)", a merged team consisting of the Eagles and [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) in [1943](/source/1943_NFL_season). The team was the result of a league-wide manning shortage brought on by [World War II](/source/World_War_II). Many of the "Steagles" players were labeled [4-F's](/source/4F_(military_conscription)), those deemed physically unfit due to ailments such as [ulcers](/source/Ulcers), [flat feet](/source/Flat_feet) and even partial blindness. Michaels was labeled a 4F because he was nearly deaf.

Michaels died in Wilmington on January 21, 1976. He was inducted into the [Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame](/source/Delaware_Sports_Museum_and_Hall_of_Fame) later in the year of his death.

## References

1. ["1936 NFL Draft Listing"](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1936/draft.htm). *Pro-Football-Reference.com*. Retrieved 2023-03-20.

1. ["Eddie Michaels stats,"](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MichEd20.htm) Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com

1. ["Eddie Michaels Stats - Pro Football Archives"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200930064950/https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/mich00800.html). Archived from [the original](https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/mich00800.html) on September 30, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.

## External links

- [Steagles: When the Steelers and Eagles were One in the Same](http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2008/9/17/616457/steagles-when-the-steelers)

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