kɚɹˈɪɹ, æt ðə hˈaɪt ʌv wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, sˈɪɹz plˈeɪd æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə "stˈiːɡəlz", ɐ tˈiːm ðæt wʌzðə ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌvðə tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi mˈɜːdʒɚ bᵻtwˌiːn hɪz ˈoʊn fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə ˈiːɡəlz ænd ðə pˈɪtsbɜːɡ stˈiːlɚz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə lˈiːɡwˈaɪd mˈænpaʊɚ ʃˈɔːɹɾɪdʒᵻz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː bɹˈɔːt ˌɔn baɪ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː.
-career, at the height of World War II, Sears played as a member of the "Steagles", a team that was the result of the temporary merger between his own Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers during the league-wide manpower shortages in 1943 brought on by World War II.