Chet Bulger
| Position: | Offensive tackle |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | September 18, 1917 |
| Place of birth: | Rumford, Maine |
| Date of death: | February 18, 2009 (aged 91) |
| Place of death: | Fairfax, Virginia |
| Career information | |
| College: | Auburn |
| Career history | |
Chester Noyes Bulger (September 18, 1917 – February 18, 2009) was an offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals.[1] Bulger was born in Rumford, Maine, and after graduating from Stephen's High School, he attended Auburn University on a track and field scholarship, where he then walked onto the football team. Bulger played for the Chicago Cardinals from 1942–1949, where he was part of the All-Pro offensive line that helped lead the Cardinals to the NFL Championship in 1947.[2] After retiring from football in 1951, Bulger remained in Chicago and became a teacher, coach, and eventual athletic director at De La Salle Institute. He remained there until 1982 and was subsequently an integral member of the school's development office into the early 1990s.[3] In 2007, De La Salle honored Bulger's contributions to the school by renaming the main athletic field in his honor.[4]
Bulger died of natural causes on February 18, 2009, at his home in Fairfax, Virginia. He was 91.[5]