Dale Meinert (December 18, 1933 – May 10, 2004) was a professional

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

player. He played ten seasons in the

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for the

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St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...

. Meinert was a three time pro bowler at middle linebacker. Previously he played three seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos of the

Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...

. He died after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

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* 1933 births 2004 deaths People from Lone Wolf, Oklahoma Players of American football from Oklahoma American football linebackers Oklahoma State Cowboys football players Chicago Cardinals players St. Louis Cardinals (football) players Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players American players of Canadian football Canadian football linebackers Edmonton Elks players Deaths from Alzheimer's disease {{linebacker-1930s-stub