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Philadelphia
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The
Philadelphia Eagles are a National Football
League team based in
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. The Eagles were
founded in 1933 by co-owners Bert Bell and
Lud Wray. The Eagles are one of four teams
that play in the Eastern Division of the
National Football Conference. The Eagles had
previously been the Frankford (Pennsylvania)
Yellow Jackets, a team that started in 1924,
when owners the late Bert Bell and Lud Wray
bought the franchise for $2,500 and moved it
to Philadelphia.The name 'Eagles" came from
the symbol of the National Recovery
Administration, which had been created as
part of the New Deal program by new
president Franklin D. |
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Roosevelt to help the country from it's
struggling economy (Great Depression).In
it's first ten seasons the club
suffered;posting losing records in each
season. It wasn't until 1943, when the
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh franchises
combined for one season due to the
manpower shortage created by World War
II, that they showed true promise. The
team was called both Phil-Pitt and the
Steagles. Greasy Neale of the Eagles and
Walt Kiesling of the Steelers were
co-coaches and the team finished 5-4-1.
Things quickly turned around: Led by
running back Steve Van Buren, the Eagles
reached the National Football League
title game in each of the last three
years of the 1940s, winning two of the
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Their next appearance in a league
championship game would take place in 1960,
with quarterback Norm Van Brocklin and
linebacker Chuck Bednarik leading the
offense and defense, respectively (Bednarik
was also the last NFL player to play both
offense and defense, lining up at center
when the offense had the ball). The Eagles
won this game, 17-13 over the Green Bay
Packers, which was played at Franklin Field
on December 26, 1960.In 1961 Van Brocklin
was replaced at quarterback by another
eventual Hall of Fame member, Sonny
Jurgensen. In his first full season
Jurgensen threw for a league-record 3723
yards, breaking the previous mark by more
than 600 yards. (The record is now held by
Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins, who threw
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Nearly a third of Jurgensen’s yards went
to McDonald, who led the league in
yardage (1144) and touchdowns (13).Armed
with the world-renowned Philadelphia
Cheesesteak and alcoholic beverages,
Philadelphia Eagles fans are often
considered to be among the most hostile
and violent in professional sports,
prompting a courtroom to be built inside
the stadium to deal with law-breaking
fans immediately. Yet interestingly this
factor does not seem to have provided
the team with any additional home-field
advantage: From 2000 through 2003, all
inclusive, the Eagles actually had a
better record in regular-season away
games than in home games, going 25-7 on
the road (best in the NFL over that
period) but only 21-11 at home.Among fan
lore, the Santa Claus Incident has
perhaps the most symbolism for
fans.Philadelphian Ed Rendell led fellow
Eagles fans in a mass snowballing of
Cowboys' coach Jimmy Johnson and later
became mayor of the city. He is
currently the governor of the state. |
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The
Eagles made one Super Bowl appearance XV
which they lost 27-10, to the Oakland
Raiders. The teams uniform consists of the
colors midnight green, black, silver and
white, with their helmet design a white wing
on a green helmet. The Philadelphia Eagles
mascot is Swoop. The Philadelphia Eagles
Hall of Famer's include Chuck Bednarik
(1967) - 1949-1962, Bert Bell (1963) -
1933-1940, Bob Brown (2004) - 1964-1968,
Mike Ditka (1988) - 1967-1968, Tommy
McDonald (1998) - 1957-1963, Pete Pihos
(1970) - 1947-1955, Steve Van Buren (1965) -
1944-1951,Earle Greasy Neale (1969) -
1941-1950 and Sonny Jurgensen (1983) -
1957-1963. Retired numbers are #15 Steve Van
Buren, #40 Tom Brookshier, #44 Pete Retzlaff,
#60 Chuck Bednarik, #70 Al Wistert, and #99
Jerome Brown. The Eagles play at the Lincoln
Financial Field, which was opened on
September 8, 2003 and seats 68,532. |
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NFL: Big names on the sidelinesOnline Athens (subscription), GA - 3 hours agoAll-Pro guard Shawn Andrews is out indefinitely and tight end LJ Smith aggravated a sports hernia, adding to the list of injured Philadelphia Eagles. ... |
Why McNabb Must SitEvening Bulletin, PA - 23 hours agoEverywhere you turn there's unbridled optimism about the 2007 Philadelphia Eagles. Veteran team, lots of experience, blah, blah, blah. ... |
Bucs lose Alstott to neck injuryWhittier Daily News, CA - 1 hour agoAll-Pro guard Shawn Andrews is out indefinitely and tight end LJ Smith aggravated a hernia, adding to the list of injured Philadelphia Eagles. ... |
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