Former Detroit Lions offensive lineman and four-time Pro Bowl selection Ed Flanagan passed away on May 10 2023, according to the team.
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Ed Flanagan passed away on May 10 at the age of 79 after being hospitalized in Altoona with heart problems on May 8, 2023.
“Today the Detroit Lions mourn the passing of Ed Flanagan,” the team said in a statement on Twitter.
Today the Detroit Lions mourn the passing of Ed Flanagan.
A member of the Detroit Lions All-Time Team, Flanagan appeared in 139 games (139 starts) for the Lions from 1965-74 and was a four-time Pro Bowl selection. pic.twitter.com/BN9hKBbcVN
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) May 10, 2023
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Ed Flanagan joined the Lions as a rookie in 1965 after being drafted in the fifth round out of Purdue.
He spent ten seasons in Detroit, where he was named to the Pro Bowl three years in a row from 1969 to 1971.
“He was a Pro Bowl centre and a member of what was widely regarded as the best offensive line in the NFL at the time,” former NFL coach Chuck Knox told The Detroit News in a 2015 interview.
“He was a fantastic centre.” He had wrestled in high school and college and had excellent balance. He was also tough and intelligent.”
Ed retired after two seasons with the San Diego Chargers. Flanagan has only missed one start in his 165-game career. As of 2013, he was an assistant coach with the Cedar Rapids Titans of the Indoor Football League.
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