Dick Lucas, a member of the Philadelphia Eagles’ 1960 NFL championship team who settled in West Chester after his football career, has died at the age of 86 from COVID-19 complications, writes Reuben Frank for NBC Sports.

The Eagles, with Lucas as their starting tight end, stunned Vince Lombardi, Bart Starr, and the Green Bay Packers with a 17-13 victory in the 1960 NFL Championship Game at Franklin Field. It was the Eagles’ only NFL title until they won Super Bowl LII in 2018.

“We believed in ourselves as a squad, and it paid off,” Lucas said at the time.

Lucas grew up in Boston and married the former Barbara Dunn of West Chester. Following his football career, he became a merchandising and sales promotions manager for Merit Oil Company.

He was also a season-ticket holder who tailgated before home games out of a rented RV in the parking lot.

Additionally, he served as president of the Philadelphia Eagles Alumni Association and made several charity appearances on the behalf of his former team.

Read more about Dick Lucas at NBC Sports here.

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