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1944 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 7-1-2, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 267 points (26.7/g), 1st of 11 in the NFL.
Allowed 131 points (13.1/g), 3rd.
Differential of 136 points (13.6/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 8.4-1.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.5/g), 4th.
Coached by Greasy Neale (7-1-2)
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1944 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Roy Zimmerman | 26 | 4 | 10 | 39 for 105, 785 yards, 8 td, 10 int, & 26 rushes for -84 yards and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 7th / 58th pick / 1940 |
| FB | Ben Kish | 27 | 4 | 10 | 22 rushes for 96 yards, 0 td, & 5 catches for 73 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 61st pick / 1940 |
| LH | Steve Van Buren+ | 24 | Rook | 6 | 80 rushes for 444 yards, 5 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 |
| RH | Jack Hinkle | 27 | 4 | 7 | 92 rushes for 421 yards, 2 td, & 2 catches for 34 yards and 0 td | |
| LE | Jack Ferrante | 28 | 3 | 4 | 3 catches for 66 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Bob Friedman | 23 | Rook | 8 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 18th / 162nd pick / 1943 |
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| LG | Enio Conti | 31 | 3 | 5 | ||
| C | Bap Manzini | 24 | Rook | 6 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 21st / 192nd pick / 1943 |
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| RG | Bruno Banducci | 24 | Rook | 9 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1943 |
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| RG | Eddie Michaels | 30 | 8 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 14th pick / 1936 |
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| RT | Al Wistert+ | 24 | 1 | 7 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943 |
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| RE | Larry Cabrelli | 27 | 3 | 9 | 14 catches for 169 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -2 yards and 0 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Roy Zimmerman | 26 | 4 | 10 | 4 of 8 field goals & 32 of 34 extra points | Washington Redskins / 7th / 58th pick / 1940 |
| P | Roy Zimmerman | 26 | 4 | 10 | 39 punts for a 39.3 average, 0 blocked | Washington Redskins / 7th / 58th pick / 1940 |
| PR | Steve Van Buren+ | 24 | Rook | 6 | 15 punt returns for a 15.3 average and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 |
| KR | Steve Van Buren+ | 24 | Rook | 6 | 8 kick returns for a 33.2 average and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bruno Banducci | 24 | G | 10 | 9 | 216 | 5-11 | Stanford | 11/11/1920 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1943 |
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| Jack Banta | 27 | HB | 7 | 2 | 191 | 5-11 | USC | 11/19/1917 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 110th pick / 1941 |
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| Mel Bleeker | 24 | HB | 9 | 3 | 189 | 5-11 | USC | 8/20/1920 | Rook | ||
| Larry Cabrelli | 27 | E-DB | 9 | 9 | 194 | 5-11 | Colgate | 3/28/1917 | 3 | ||
| Rocco Canale | 27 | T-G | 9 | 1 | 240 | 5-11 | Boston College | 5/1/1917 | 1 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 9th / 72nd pick / 1943 |
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| Enio Conti | 31 | G | 8 | 5 | 204 | 5-11 | Arkansas,Bucknell | 2/15/1913 | 3 | ||
| John Durko | 30 | E | 6 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Albright | 7/23/1914 | Rook | ||
| Carl Fagiolo | 27 | G | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | none | 4/26/1917 | Rook | ||
| Jack Ferrante | 28 | E-DE | 10 | 4 | 197 | 6-1 | none | 3/9/1916 | 3 | ||
| Bob Friedman | 23 | T | 10 | 8 | 215 | 6-2 | Washington | 9/11/1921 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 18th / 162nd pick / 1943 |
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| Charlie Gauer | 23 | FB-E | 7 | 4 | 213 | 6-2 | Colgate | 9/24/1921 | 1 | ||
| Jack Hinkle | 27 | B | 10 | 7 | 195 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 10/31/1917 | 4 | ||
| Toimi Jarvi | 24 | HB | 5 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Northern Illinois | 2/28/1920 | Rook | ||
| Bucko Kilroy | 23 | G-MG-T-DT | 10 | 4 | 243 | 6-2 | Notre Dame,Temple | 5/30/1921 | 1 | ||
| Ben Kish | 27 | B | 10 | 10 | 207 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 3/31/1917 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 61st pick / 1940 |
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| Ted Laux | 26 | HB-DB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | St. Joseph's (PA) | 3/1/1918 | 1 | ||
| Vic Lindskog | 30 | C | 7 | 4 | 203 | 6-1 | Stanford | 12/3/1914 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1942 |
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| Art Macioszczyk | 24 | FB | 10 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Western Michigan | 10/19/1920 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 27th / 252nd pick / 1943 |
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| Mike Mandarino | 23 | T-C-G | 8 | 0 | 240 | 5-11 | La Salle | 3/16/1921 | Rook | ||
| Bap Manzini | 24 | C | 10 | 6 | 195 | 5-11 | St. Vincent | 8/27/1920 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 21st / 192nd pick / 1943 |
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| Duke Maronic | 23 | G | 9 | 0 | 209 | 5-9 | none | 7/13/1921 | Rook | ||
| Flip McDonald | 23 | E | 5 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 2/12/1921 | Rook | ||
| Eddie Michaels | 30 | G | 10 | 6 | 205 | 5-11 | Villanova | 6/11/1914 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 14th pick / 1936 |
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| Tom Miller | 26 | DE-E | 10 | 3 | 202 | 6-2 | Hampden-Sydney | 5/23/1918 | 1 | ||
| Walt Nowak | 29 | E | 2 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Villanova | 6/2/1915 | Rook | ||
| Allie Sherman | 21 | QB | 10 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Brooklyn | 2/10/1923 | 1 | ||
| Ernie Steele | 27 | HB-DB | 9 | 2 | 187 | 6-0 | Washington | 11/2/1917 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 81st pick / 1942 |
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| Steve Van Buren+ | 24 | HB | 9 | 6 | 200 | 6-0 | LSU | 12/28/1920 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 |
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| Al Wistert+ | 24 | T-G-DT | 8 | 7 | 214 | 6-1 | Michigan | 12/28/1920 | 1 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943 |
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| John Yovicsin | 26 | DE | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Gettysburg | 10/17/1918 | Rook | ||
| Roy Zimmerman | 26 | QB-WB-K | 10 | 10 | 201 | 6-2 | San Jose State | 2/20/1918 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 58th pick / 1940 |
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| Team Total | 25.7 | 10 | 204.5 | 6-0.2 | 1.3 |