Bert Askson

American football defensive end and tight end

PersonDied aged 80humanQ4894961

Born: December 16, 1945
Died: July 24, 2026
Birthplace: Houston
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: American football player
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1.Stated in nasljerseys.comRetrieved 2025-07-18
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Education: Texas Southern University
, Kashmere High School

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Bert H. Askson was an American professional football player who was a tight end and defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints, and Green Bay Packers. He played college football for the Texas Southern Tigers and was selected by the Steelers in the 14th round of the 1970 NFL draft. Askson played in the NFL from 1971 to 1977, most notably with the Packers from 1975 to 1977, playing in 42 games over three seasons. Askson died on July 24, 2026, at the age of 80.

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Member of sports team: Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Sex or gender: male
Given name: Bert
Sport: American football
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1.Stated in databaseFootball.comRetrieved 2022-05-02
2.Stated in nasljerseys.comRetrieved 2025-07-18
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League: World Football League
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1.Stated in nasljerseys.comRetrieved 2025-07-18
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Family name: Askson

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7 identifiers linking Bert Askson across the web's reference databases

DatabaseFootball.com player IDASKSOBER01
Freebase ID/m/04f48mf
HAND ID3788-DBFE-2441-3A60-B157
Nasljerseys.com player IDWFL/Players/A/Askson.Bert
NFL.com player IDbert-askson
Prabook ID2466449
Pro Football Reference player IDA/AsksBe20

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